Four Fingers News — Friday, June 5, 2026
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Friday, June 5, 2026
From the Editor · June 4, 2026
Day 97. Yesterday I wrote that Wall Street and the oil market couldn’t both be right. Overnight made the argument for me — Iranian missiles hit Kuwait and Bahrain, Washington answered on Qeshm Island, the biggest exchange since the April ceasefire — and the S&P finally flinched, down three-quarters of a percent while oil pushed toward $96. Trump still promises a deal ‘this weekend.’ Araghchi says there’s been no real progress. The House voted to end the war; the president called the vote meaningless, and on the mechanics he’s probably right, which is the depressing part. Ninety-seven days in, the pattern is almost reliable: the louder the talk of deals, the worse the nights get. I’m still watching the frozen funds, not the podiums. Back tomorrow.
— T.
The Run Down
Sea of Oman
Iran Says It Fired Warning Shots at Two US Destroyers; CENTCOM Says It Never Happened
Tehran says Qadir missiles and Shahed drones drove DDG-103 and DDG-87 out of the Sea of Oman; CENTCOM calls the claim false — dueling accounts on Day 98, with the 60-day MOU still unsigned on Trump’s desk.
Jobs
May Payrolls Double the Forecast at 172K; Ten-Year Yield Jumps as Fed-Cut Bets Thin
Employers added 172K against an 85K consensus, unemployment held at 4.3%, and the 10-year yield pushed toward 4.54% — a hot economy argues for a patient Fed.
Lebanon
Truce on Paper, Strikes on the Ground: Six Dead as Hezbollah Formalizes Its No
Naim Qassem called the Washington framework “a roadmap to annihilate part of the Lebanese people” as Israeli strikes killed at least six and the Lebanese army deployed into Dibbin behind a withdrawing Israeli column.
Diplomacy
What the Unsigned 60-Day Memo Trades: An Open Strait for a Lifted Blockade
The text awaiting Trump’s signature reopens Hormuz — mines cleared within 30 days — while the US naval blockade lifts in step with restored commercial shipping.
Stanley Cup
Jarvis Ends It at 3:56 of Overtime; Hurricanes Erase Two-Goal Hole to Square the Final
Carolina scored three in the third, absorbed Mark Stone’s tying goal with a minute left, and won 4–3 on a Jarvis power-play one-timer; the series moves to Vegas even at one apiece.
Northwest
Northbound I-5 Shuts From I-90 to NE 45th at Midnight; Every Lane Returns Jun 8 for the World Cup
Ramps close at 9 PM and the mainline at 11:59 for a weekend of barrier removal, then WSDOT runs I-5 at full width Jun 8 through Jul 10 for Seattle’s World Cup window.
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