Episode

Major averages rally amid growing optimism around the conflict in the Middle East 5/20/26

Podcast: Power Lunch
Published: May 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 2570
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://www.cnbc.com
Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cnbc.simplecastaudio.com/9c1a7910-3bc1-4b12-9f5e-bd6526e7fe1d/episodes/d1a61ba5-897e-411f-bec0-636f81858646/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=9c1a7910-3bc1-4b12-9f5e-bd6526e7fe1d&awEpisodeId=d1a61ba5-897e-411f-bec0-636f81858646&feed=_qvRgwME
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/power-lunch-5474893/episodes/major-averages-rally-amid-growing-optimism-around-the-conflict-in-the-middle-east-5-20-26
Markdown: /podcast/power-lunch-5474893/major-averages-rally-amid-growing-optimism-around-the-conflict-in-the-middle-east-5-20-26.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-lunch-5474893/episodes/major-averages-rally-amid-growing-optimism-around-the-conflict-in-the-middle-east-5-20-26/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-lunch-5474893/major-averages-rally-amid-growing-optimism-around-the-conflict-in-the-middle-east-5-20-26.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

Stocks jump higher as oil prices and bond yields move lower on reports that the Iran War could soon be resolved. Brian Sullivan & Kelly Evans also react to the latest Federal Reserve minutes and live radar map of the Strait of Hormuz as investors look ahead to Nvidia’s anticipated quarterly earnings report expected out after the markets close.