U.S. Stock Futures Rise, Oil Jumps on Fresh U.S.-Iran Hostilities

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By Dow Jones Newswires Staff U.S. stock futures point to an extension of May’s record-setting rally, even as oil prices rose after the U.S. and Iran exchanged a fresh round of strikes. Brent crude oil prices rose 3% after the U.S. said it struck Iranian air-defense sites in response to Tehran’s downing of an American drone. Meanwhile, Israel expanded its invasion of Lebanon, further complicating efforts to agree on a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that would remove blockages in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. U.S. technology stocks look set to follow their Asian peers higher, as…

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