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Iran wants a full US troop pullout to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Stocks are near records anyway

U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday, but Iran's foreign minister ruled out restarting negotiations with Washington

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U.S. stock futures pointed to modest gains Monday morning as investors weighed a new record-high close for the S&P 500 against renewed uncertainty over a resolution to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

The S&P 500 futures contract rose 0.12% and the Nasdaq $NDAQ-100 equivalent gained 0.38%, with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures hovering just south of unchanged. WTI crude oil climbed more than 1%, and Brent crude futures were trading around $84 a barrel, as investors awaited developments from the........

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