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Wall Street's main indexes and the S&P 500 neared its record closing high as investors were optimistic about prospects to resolve the Middle East conflict while they assessed the latest batch of bank earnings and U.S. inflation readings. Talks to end the Iran war...

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Monday as investors appeared hopeful that a resolution to the Middle ​East war could be found while they looked past the failed weekend talks between the U.S. and Iran and monitored the start ‌of the earnings reporting season. After...

U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday, as signs of ongoing negotiations toward a peaceful resolution to the six-week Middle East conflict helped ease worries over the fragile U.S.-Iran truce. All three major U.S. stock indexes were higher, having rebounded from an earlier...

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday after a last-minute, two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran lifted investor sentiment. All three major U.S. stock indexes surged at the opening bell, muscled higher by a broad relief rally after a...

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to the US President's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. All three major U.S. stock indexes pared during the last hour of trading when Pakistan's Prime...

U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as investors looked for signs of progress toward a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated the US President's progressively heated threats of escalation should Iran fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has rejected the U.S. proposal...

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with strong gains in Alphabet and other heavyweights, after the White House suggested an end to the Middle East conflict could be close. The U.S. will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed,...

Wall Street's main indexes fell sharply on Thursday and the Nasdaq confirmed a correction as investors worried about escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring and exacerbated inflation concerns. The US President said Iran must...

Wall Street's main indexes closed higher on Wednesday as oil prices fell while Iran reviewed a U.S. proposal to end the war in the Middle East, feeding investor hopes for de-escalation in the fourth week of a war that has disrupted global energy flows and stoked...

Wall Street's main indexes were volatile on Tuesday as oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields rose, while investors reacted to the latest reports on the Middle East conflict a day after the market had a relief rally following the U.S. postponement of strikes on Iranian...