Nathan Hager

Stocks are getting off to a kind of cautious start.

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

And at the open, the S&P 500 is wavering between gains and losses, trading above 6,900.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens higher by about three-tenths of one percent, a gain of more than 160 points there.

But the Nasdaq Composite opens lower, down about a quarter percent or about 50 points.

We'll get more on what's driving this market in a moment, but we begin with the latest tensions to the south.

Cuba says it does not attack or threaten.

but will defend itself against, quote, terrorist and mercenary aggression.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel posted that on X this morning after his government said it got into a deadly firefight with a group of Cuban nationals off its coast.

We get more from Bloomberg's Laura Davison.

Bloomberg's Laura Davison reports the U.S.

plans to do its own investigation and says it won't base its conclusions on what Cuba says.

A third round of nuclear talks between the U.S.

and Iran has been underway today in Geneva.

And Iranian foreign ministry spokesman tells state television the discussions so far have been intense and very serious.

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi reports President Trump's given Tehran until a week from tomorrow at the latest to reach a deal.

Bloomberg's Jumana Bersetchi in Dubai.

Now, Iran says it hopes the focus of the talks continues to be on the nuclear issue and sanctions relief.

The U.S.

says it's frustrated Iran refuses to talk about its ballistic missiles.