Nathan Hager

And at the open, stocks are wavering.

S&P 500 is little change to the downside to start down about five points.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is lower by about three-tenths of one percent.

That's a drop of about 170 points.

The Nasdaq Composite opens just barely in the green, up 15 points.

The 10-year Treasury yield is little changed at 4.29%.

A tenuous feel in the market with a tenuous ceasefire still holding between the U.S.

and Iran.

President Trump is promising to keep troops in the Middle East ahead of direct talks set to begin this weekend in Pakistan.

But Iran's president says negotiations are meaningless if Israel keeps attacking Lebanon.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett is disputing that.

In an interview with Fox Business, White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said he hopes this weekend's talks lead to a final deal.

And he's sticking with his forecast of four to five percent economic growth for the U.S.

despite the war.

But Israel's attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon could complicate negotiations, as we hear from Bloomberg's Ethan Bronner in Tel Aviv.

Bloomberg Israel Bureau Chief Ethan Brawner in Tel Aviv.

And after yesterday's massive attack that left more than 200 dead across Lebanon, Israel's military is telling residents of eight neighborhoods in suburbs of Beirut to leave ahead of strikes today.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains essentially blocked.

Just seven vessels made it through yesterday.

Compare that to 135 in normal times.