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President Trump says the White House’s dealmaking era ends with him: ‘It’s not going to happen again’

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18.05.2026

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump.

President Trump says the White House’s dealmaking era ends with him: ‘It’s not going to happen again’

Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today:

An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump

Markets eye fragile Iran ceasefire

Xi’s ‘grand bargain’ to President Trump

Majority of Americans say U.S. is past its prime

Cash is king for boomers

Chart: Financial stress is easing for households

S&P 500 futures are down 0.32%. 

In Europe, the Stoxx 600 is down 0.25%  in early trading and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 is up a marginal 0.2% before lunch.

Asia: South Korea’s KOSPI is up 0.31%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is down 1%. India’s Nifty 50 is flat. China’s CSI 300 is down 0.5%. 

Brent crude is at $110 a barrel this morning.

Bitcoin is down to $76,901.

Iran ceasefire holds—for now

There may be more market angst ahead this week as investors realize just how fragile the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran could prove to be.

The United Arab Emirates said an unidentified drone strike had caused a fire near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday. 

Officials are still investigating the source of the strike, according to reports, but the potential reescalation of tension in the Middle East is precisely the opposite of Wall Street’s hopes. 

As the Iran conflict hit 80........

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