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U.S. federal funds futures rose as oil prices fell, with the December contract up 5 points.

Nasdaq futures opened 1.4% higher on Monday, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.76%.

The U.S. Department of Energy has instructed grid operator Southwest Power Depot to dispatch generators as needed to maintain grid reliability.

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a state of emergency for the power grid in 17 states due to high temperatures.

According to the Associated Press: The official death toll of the Iran war announced by the U.S. Pentagon no longer includes the four U.S. soldiers killed in recent battles. They were classified into the new "overseas operations" category together with the 207 wounded.

US President Donald Trump posted a series of AI-generated images on social media, depicting the US military bombing Iran's Hormuz island and seizing an Iranian oil tanker. These posts were published Sunday afternoon local time, coinciding with a reported temporary ceasefire between US and Iranian forces, with no attacks occurring in the past 48 hours. Iran's Press TV commented that, as US media reports indicate depleted US ammunition reserves, Trump appears to be investing in another form of "firepower"—purchasing more AI image generation services for his latest imagined battlefield victory.