S&P 500 futures edged down 0.1% as of 8:00am ET following the US holiday weekend.
Nasdaq 100 contracts were higher by 0.1%, with chip stocks outperforming.
All Mag 7 companies recorded lower shares, with Tesla (TSLA) down -1.4% and Google (GOOGL) down -1.6% as the biggest laggards.
The article reports that Google's DeepMind VP John Jumper is leaving the company to join Anthropic.
Overseas, Asian markets were mostly higher overnight, with China and Japan identified as big gainers up over 1.5%.
European markets closed higher at approximately 0.3%.
A development reported over the weekend revolved around US-Iran talks in Switzerland, where both sides ultimately highlighted progress following some earlier headline noise.
Donald Trump stated he would threaten strikes on Iran if Hezbollah continues attacking Israel.
The United States and Iran established a communication line to avoid incidents and ensure safe passage of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
In the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation outside 10 Downing Street.
The pound erased losses after briefly touching a 2026 low.
UK gilts rallied as an orderly leadership transition took shape.
Bond yields are reported to be 2-4 basis points higher than previously stated levels.
The USD was largely unchanged.
WTI crude fell $0.58 to trade at $75.27, reversing earlier gains.
Brent traded around $79.
Gold and silver were higher; bitcoin was also up.
The corporate calendar has little activity with scant macro data, leaving traders with little direction until Micron's earnings due Wednesday and the Fed's preferred inflation gauge on Thursday take center stage.
Fed speaker slate includes Waller at 9am; Williams, Goolsbee, Kashkari and Barkin speak later this week.
In premarket trading, SpaceX shares slid more than 5%.