Nathan Hager

Senator Mark Kelly spoke with Bloomberg from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the launch window opens at 6.24 p.m.

for the 10-day flyby of the moon, potentially ushering in a lunar landing in about two years.

That's news when you want it.

With Bloomberg News Now, I'm Nathan Hager.

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I'm Nathan Hager.

The first trading day of the second quarter of 2026 is officially underway on Wall Street with stocks on the rise.

That is the sound of the opening bell from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

The S&P 500 at the open is up six-tenths of 1%, a gain of 40 points.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is higher by about seven-tenths of 1% or more than 300 points.

The Nasdaq Composite opens in the green as well by seven-tenths of 1%.

as investors assess the latest signals on the war with Iran.

In a social media post this morning, President Trump said Iran's, quote, new regime president has asked for a ceasefire, but that he won't consider it until the Strait of Hormuz is open.

This comes less than a day after the president told reporters in the Oval Office that the war could wind down in two to three weeks without mentioning the Strait.

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi has more from Dubai.

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi also notes the U.S.

has a third aircraft carrier group, the George H.W.

Bush, on its way to the Middle East.

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Defense Research Analyst Wayne Sanders says that suggests one of two things.