WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / Industry Perspective Lithium batteries are the new oil. - Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (publicly reported statement regarding the strategic importance of battery materials). Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite are crucial to battery performance, longevity and energy density. - International Energy Agency (IEA), Global EV Outlook. Elektros Inc....

07:43 AM EDT, 06/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity markets were mostly pointing lower before the opening bell Thursday as Middle East uncertainty continued to weigh on sentiment. The S&P 500 declined 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell 1.2% in premarket activity, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%. The indexes finished the previous trading session in the red, with...

07:54 AM EDT, 06/04/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Thursday as traders watched tech giant Broadcom ( AVGO ) stock drop after the company posted its fiscal Q2 financial results and attacks continued in the Middle East. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% higher, S&P 500 futures were down 0.5%, and Nasdaq futures were 1.4%...

* Futures: Dow up 0.81%, S&P down 0.36%, Nasdaq down 1.16% * U.S. chipmakers dip after Broadcom's ( AVGO ) quarterly revenue miss * CrowdStrike ( CRWD ) slumps on rise in quarterly operating expenses * Weekly jobless claims data, Fed speakers on deck (Updates prices) By Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit June 4 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq...