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The US stock markets remained closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, due to the Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday. Juneteenth has been an official US federal holiday since 2021, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. As a result, on this day, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq, US bond markets, and many banks and authorities were closed. The DAX futures are trading slightly lower pre-market at -0.21% at 24,979.0 points. Diplomatic Balancing Act on the Brink - Escalation and Sparks of Hope in the Middle East Poker...