Jun 19, 2026 · QQQ/SPY Market Review · 9 headlines
U.S. markets were closed for Juneteenth, so QQQ and SPY remained at Thursday's regular closes of $739.66 and $746.56. Delayed U.S.-Iran talks, recovering Hormuz shipping, and later warnings over Lebanon kept geopolitics prominent. AI headlines included a Google-Microsoft standards initiative, Google and Broadcom financing plans, JPMorgan's Hong Kong restriction, and a change in Anthropic's stated U.S. security status.
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U.S.-Iran talks were postponed after Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. Hormuz shipping was recovering but had not normalized, while later reports tied the next diplomatic steps to a Lebanon ceasefire and warned that Israeli political pressure could threaten the accord.
Google and Microsoft introduced an enterprise AI protocol, while Google and Broadcom outlined financing for AI deployments. JPMorgan restricted Hong Kong staff access to Anthropic models, and Trump later said Anthropic was no longer a security concern after it complied with U.S. restrictions.
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