Stocks have largely powered through a wall of worry this month, though rising bond yields, geopolitical risk in the Middle East, and AI jitters have given investors reason to pause

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell as the stock market grappled with sky-high Treasury yields and reported talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Wall Street futures dropped on Thursday as the Middle East conflict remained far from a resolution while investors also exercised caution ahead of a keenly watched summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Inflation fears and rising bond yields outweighed hopes for Middle East diplomacy and for the artificial intelligence boom to continue its run.

Dow and S&P 500 futures are rising in premarket trading, the Nasdaq is flat as the stock market digests President Donald Trump's threat to 'annihilate' Iran.

Editor’s Note: The ETFs tracking benchmark indices, lede, economic data, and the headline were updated in the story. U.S. stock futures declined on Thursday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 indices fell,

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President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had a ‘very good meeting.’