Stock Futures Slip as Trump’s Iran Deadline Looms

Stocks looked set to wobble on Tuesday as investors remain on edge ahead of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to agree to end the war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The three major indexes all closed higher in thin trading on Monday as Wall Street hoped for a cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran. “Sentiment has turned more cautious this morning as investors grapple with President Trump’s new deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time tonight,” said Peter Sidorov, an international economist at Deutsche Bank.