Morning Briefing Americas

Stocks Struggle for Fresh Momentum as Investors Wait for Data

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday, in this photo supplied by Russian state media

Photographer: Alexander Kazakov/Getty Images

Good morning. Markets show (a little) optimism. There’s still no deal in sight in Ukraine. And listen to someone who made asking big questions his life’s work. Listen to the day’s top stories.