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US equity futures were marginally higher pre-bell Thursday as hopes for a finalized peace deal betwe
US stocks are tipped to open modestly positively on Thursday as markets await a response from Tehran to Washington's proposed peace plan. Dow Jones futures were up 0.1% while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered just above flat, paring earlier pre-market gains. The muted tone follows...
Wall Street futures edged up from all-time highs pre-bell Thursday as traders awaited clarity on Teh
The current U.S. rally, which has taken the more than 16% higher from its March nadir, seems built on a combination of both: facts, in the form of soaring corporate earnings, a solid labor market, and a supportive underlying economy; and faith, in the form of a long-awaited peace deal in the war with Iran. On the hope side, reports of fresh talks between Washington and Tehran have driven a good portion of the market’s overall sentiment, while impressive earnings, a robust job market, and the underlying mechanics of President Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act have supported its fundamentals. “The shape of the current war is largely in Iran’s hands (and) investors have few insights into Iranian policy making.”
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The prices of Bitcoin and other digital assets were sliding on Thursday, even as stocks looked set to extend their record-breaking rally on hopes that the U.S. and Iran could agree a peace deal soon. Bitcoin was down 0.6% over the past 24 hours to $81,453. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down 7% for the year and is trading 55% below the record high it hit in October.
Stocks were on track to rise again Thursday, as the twin catalysts of artificial intelligence earnings and a potential peace deal between the U.S. and Iran continued to lift the market. S&P 500 futures added 0.1% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were 0.2% higher. The S&P and the Nasdaq both closed at record highs the previous session, while the Dow exited correction territory.
(Updates with response from the White House in the seventh paragraph.) The US and Iran are close
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Japan's Nikkei returned from holiday and jumped onto the scorching AI rally, joining South Korea and Taiwan equities at
Japan's Nikkei 225 tops 62,000 first time as major tech, materials stocks post double-digit gains in broad rally.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally joined the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 in exiting correction territory, but it ended the day just short of a major milestone. The Dow rose 612 points, or 1.2% after briefly crossing the symbolic 50,000 level. The S&P 500 ended up 1.5% while the Nasdaq jumped 2%.
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Major gauges held steady as markets adjusted to the potential of peace in Iran.
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US equity indexes jumped while crude oil futures sank on Wednesday amid a growing likelihood of Iran
Oil prices sank, and stock markets burst higher worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again. The price for a barrel of Brent fell below $102 Wednesday. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and reached another record.
US equity indexes ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite reaching new