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By Niket Nishant and Utkarsh Hathi May 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes recovered on Tuesday as oil prices fell despite renewed Middle East tensions that threatened to upend a fragile truce

Stocks were back near their highest levels on record after Wall Street turned its attention away from Iran and back to earnings season. The Dow rose 305 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 was up 0.7%. The Nasdaq was up 0.

The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) opened higher Tuesday, with the tech-heavy benchmark riding a familiar trio of tailwinds: a fresh wave of strong earnings, a sharp pullback in crude oil, and a pause in Middle East escalation. Risk appetite is back, and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) is riding the bullish wave. Google parent company Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL), ... Alphabet, Intel, Micron Lead Nasdaq Higher as Oil Drops on Paused Mideast Tensions

European and US stocks advanced Tuesday as investors weighed first-quarter corporate earnings alongside uncertainty over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire. "First-quarter corporate earnings have largely been robust so far which has helped to sustain global equities despite the uncertain backdrop," said AJ Bell head of markets Dan Coatsworth.

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Tuesday as traders kept a close watch on the potential re-esc

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4% and the actively trad

The Dow Jones index rose Tuesday amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions. Palantir stock sold off on earnings.

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Tuesday as traders kept a close watch on the potential re-esc

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Stocks were set to edge higher on Tuesday as investors looked past rising tensions in the Middle East and took the opportunity to buy the dip in equities following another batch of solid earnings reports. S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%. The three major indexes all dropped on Monday after the United Arab Emirates said Iran was attacking it with missiles, sparking fears that the Middle East conflict could escalate after weeks of relative calm.

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Oil prices rose sharply and major stock indexes fell as military tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz. Fighting in the Iran war flared for the first time in weeks, and strikes on a crucial United Arab Emirates oil port and several ships tested a shaky cease-fire. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 6% to about $114 a barrel.

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Stocks in Asia slid on Tuesday while oil prices eased but remained well above $100 a barrel, as the U.S. and Iran continue to work towards a truce while at the

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Oil prices fell as wary markets monitored a fragile US-Iran ceasefire in the wait for the latest rush of earnings.

Oil prices fell as wary markets monitored a fragile US-Iran ceasefire in the wait for the latest rush of earnings.

The S&P 500 is sitting above 7,100. The Nasdaq just logged 13 consecutive days of gains, its longest streak since 1992. By almost every surface measure, the market looks healthy. Bank of America is not so sure. And the way it is framing its concern is worth paying close attention to. Bank of ...

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<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended lower after a South Korean ship was hit by an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p>The Dow fell more than one percent, the S&P 500 dropped four tenths of one percent after hitting a record high Friday and the Nasdaq slid about two tenths. It also climbed to a new high Friday.</p><p>Energy stocks rose after reports of the latest confrontations which appeared likely to persuade commercial shippers the strait was still unsafe after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would open it.</p><p>Also, the United Arab Emirates reported a fire at an oil installation following an Iranian drone attack.</p><p>Meanwhile, in the U.S., earnings continue to far outpace predictions. S&P 500 companies are expected to post aggregate earnings growth of 28% year-over-year for the first quarter, double the expectation of 14% at the start of April, according to LSEG.</p><p>Brad Bernstein, managing director at UBS Private Wealth Management remains optimistic about stocks.</p><p>"I think markets look great going into the rest of the year. As long as this war with Iran ends, because we have incredible earnings."</p><p>(FLASH)</p><p>"Revenue growth is the best it's been in five years.&nbsp;Consumer spending, if you look at bank earnings, continues to be better than expected.&nbsp;And when you look at the underpinnings of the economy, such as manufacturing growth, we're seeing a lot of new order spend and increase&nbsp;in the underlying economy of manufacturing, which is very bullish."</p><p>:: Ebay</p><p>Individual stocks on the move Monday included GameStop which fell 10% after the video game retailer offered to buy much larger eBay for about $56 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. Shares of Ebay advanced 5%.</p><p>:: Amazon</p><p>Amazon shares gained after the e-commerce giant said it was rolling out "Amazon Supply Chain Services," opening up its logistics network for other businesses to use.</p><p>That hurt shares of UPS which plunged 10.5%, and FedEx which fell 9%.</p></body>

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