# Markets Soar as Iran Talks Heat Up Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/markets-soar-as-iran-talks-heat-up Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/markets-soar-as-iran-talks-heat-up.md Podcast: [Business News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192) Published: 2026-05-25T22:13:49+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/62f77f0a-a7ae-4ace-a51a-4e20f5027c68.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/62f77f0a-a7ae-4ace-a51a-4e20f5027c68.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/episodes/markets-soar-as-iran-talks-heat-up Duration seconds: 109 ## Resource Stock futures surged Monday night as optimism around a potential U.S.-Iran deal lifted markets, with the Dow up 440 points, S&P 500 rising 0.9%, and Nasdaq climbing 1.3%. Oil prices plunged 6% on hopes for de-escalation, while President Trump signaled progress in talks but warned of possible military action if negotiations collapse. Markets have shown strong resilience, with the S&P 500 on its longest winning streak since late last year, fueled by solid earnings forecasts. Yet, high oil prices are tempering expectations for Fed easing—traders now see a higher chance of a July rate hike. With diplomacy and earnings driving sentiment, the week ahead remains pivotal. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c19f675e69be6f3b ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/episodes/markets-soar-as-iran-talks-heat-up/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/markets-soar-as-iran-talks-heat-up.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.