Political Campaign Dynamics and Financial Legislation Insights

The 5 things you need to know before the stock market opens today: Israel and Iran exchange airstrikes for a sixth consecutive day as President Trump weighs a potential U.S. strike, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says generative AI will lead to a smaller corporate workforce in the future, New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander is released after being arrested at an immigration court protest, the Senate passes the Genius Act to regulate stablecoins, and the Congressional Budget Office estimates Trump’s tax cuts could raise deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade.

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