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Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market Live Updates: Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume.
Dow Jones Today | Nasdaq | S&P 500 | US Stock Market Live Updates: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,359.35 points, or 2.92%, to 47,943.81. The S&P 500 gained 162.13 points, or 2.45%, to 6,778.98, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 675.77 points, or 3.07%, to 22,693.62. Oil prices plunged nearly 14%, lifting global equities while dragging energy stocks lower. Travel and banking shares gained sharply on improved sentiment. However, analysts cautioned that the rally remains fragile, with uncertainty over whether a lasting agreement will be reached after the ceasefire period ends.
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US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Lebanon not part of Iran-U.S. ceasefire deal, White House says
Lebanon is not included in the terms of a two-week ceasefire arrangement between the U.S. and Iran, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Traders place large $950 million bet on oil price falling hours ahead of ceasefire
Investors placed an approximately $950 million bet on oil prices falling just hours before the U.S. and Iran announced a ceasefire, the latest large wager on the direction of the world’s most traded commodity ahead of a major policy announcement by President Donald Trump. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: FedEx trucking spinoff targets 2026 operating margin of 12%
FedEx Freight, the trucking company separating from the overnight delivery firm this summer, is expected to report an operating margin of 12% this year, incoming CEO John Smith told investors on Wednesday. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Why the bond market won’t bounce back to pre-war levels
Global bond markets may rebound but are unlikely to fully recover from the war-driven selloff because, even if there is peace, energy prices and inflation will run hotter for longer.
The U.S. and Iran appeared to have negotiated a ceasefire late on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump announcing a two-week pause in attacks, conditional on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran promising ships safe passage. That set oil prices tumbling and stocks and bonds rallying. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Ex-Rio Tinto CEO’s deep-sea mining firm to merge with Odyssey in $1 billion deal
A transformative merger is on the horizon as American Ocean Minerals, spearheaded by Tom Albanese, partners with Odyssey Marine Exploration to unveil one of the largest collections of deep-sea mineral reserves. This ambitious endeavor focuses on tapping into essential minerals buried beneath the waves and will see the newly formed entity listed on the Nasdaq. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Meta unveils first AI model from costly superintelligence team
Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled Muse Spark, the first artificial intelligence model from a costly team it assembled last year to catch up with rivals in the AI race. Shares of the company extended gains to trade up nearly 7%.
U.S. tech giants are under pressure to prove their massive AI outlays will pay off. The stakes are especially high for Meta after it hired Scale AI CEO Alex Wang last year under a $14.3 billion deal and offered some engineers pay packages of hundreds of millions of dollars to staff a new superintelligence team. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp utility wins ruling that could reduce Oregon wildfire damages
An Oregon appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of PacifiCorp in litigation over a series of Oregon wildfires in 2020, saying a trial judge erred in letting the case against the Berkshire Hathaway-owned utility proceed as a class action.
The decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals in Salem could reduce PacifiCorp’s overall liability, which the utility has estimated could total tens of billions of dollars.
PacifiCorp has denied claims by thousands of Oregon residents and business owners who accused it of causing several wildfires by negligently failing to shut off power lines during a Labor Day weekend windstorm in 2020.
The appeals court said a trial judge overseeing the litigation erred in instructing jurors they could “assume that the evidence at the trial applies to all class members,” and that the error was prejudicial to PacifiCorp.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Bond rebound seen, but sticky inflation dims rate cut hopes
Global bonds may rebound after the US-Iran truce, but gains could be limited as elevated energy prices keep inflation high. Rate cut expectations are fading globally, with central banks signalling caution or hikes despite easing geopolitical risks and improving market sentiment.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live | Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday kill 112, wound 837: ministry
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US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: US SEC taps Gibson Dunn attorney to be new enforcement director, sources say
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision has tapped a white collar enforcement lawyer and former agency official to be its next enforcement director after the regulator’s top cop abruptly quit last month, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. David Woodcock, a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Dallas, Texas, will replace Margaret Ryan who resigned following just six months on the job after clashing with the agency’s leaders over the direction of the enforcement program, Reuters previously reported. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Exxon signals lower Q1 profit despite higher oil, gas revenue from Iran war price spikes
Exxon Mobil signaled on Wednesday that first quarter earnings could decline from the previous quarter, with an expected multi-billion dollar hit related to financial hedging outweighing higher oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: US stocks climb down as Israel’s ceasefire violations on Lebanon threaten Iran’s withdrawal
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Israeli strikes kill 89, wound 700 in Lebanon on Wednesday, health ministry says
A spokseperson for Lebanon’s health ministry told Reuters that Israel’s strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday had killed “89 martyrs and wounded 700 people.” The spokesperson said 12 medics were among the dead in southern Lebanon.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: WTI crude plunges over 15%, holds steady at $95 amid easing supply concerns
WTI crude drops 15.5% to $95.40, sharply retreating from recent highs. The steep fall highlights heightened volatility, with prices slipping below the $100 mark amid heavy selling pressure.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Dollar falls as US-Iran ceasefire emboldens investors
The dollar sank to its lowest level in a month against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that injected a burst of optimism into markets and boosted risk assets.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: US bond yields plunge as Middle East ceasefire revives rate-cut bets
U.S. Treasury yields fell after a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire triggered a broad market rally. Lower oil prices, now below $100 per barrel, boosted expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The truce, brokered by Pakistan, may reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns and lifting equities.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: S&P 500 reclaims its 200-day moving average amid market recovery
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Iran halts oil tankers in Hormuz after alleging Israel breached ceasefire
Iran’s Fars news agency says oil tankers passing through Hormuz have been stopped after Israel’s “ceasefire breach”.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Trump says in-person talks with Iran will happen very soon, reports NY Post
U.S. President Donald Trump said in-person talks with Iran will happen “very soon”, the New York Post reported Wednesday. In an interview with the Post, Trump said Vice President JD Vance might not attend the talks due to security concerns.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: EU Commission’s oil coordination group sees no urgent supply risk in April
The European Commission’s coordination group on oil, which met on Wednesday to discuss the impact of oil price increases following the Iran crisis, does not see any urgent risk on oil supply during April, a European Union official said after the meeting. The group is preparing “a toolbox of concrete actions” to help member states mitigate the impact of the crisis, the official added.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Delta scraps capacity growth plans as fuel price surge drives up costs, shares up
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday forecast second-quarter profit below expectations and said it would pull all planned capacity growth from the June quarter as soaring jet fuel prices driven by the Iran war squeeze margins. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Iran threatens to withdraw from ceasefire if attack on Lebanon continues: Source on TNA
- Iran’s Tasnim News Agency citing unnamed source: Iran will withdraw from ceasefire agreement if attack on Lebanon continues
- Iran’s Tasnim citing source: stopping war at all fronts including Lebanon was part of the two-week ceasefire agreement with U.S.
- Iran’s Tasnim cites source as saying that country’s armed forces are identifying targets to respond to Wednesday’s attacks by Israel against Lebanon
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Levi Strauss shares jump 10% as pricey denim sales smooth over tariff hit
Levi Strauss’ shares jumped about 10% on Wednesday as investors cheered its strongest quarterly revenue growth in nearly four years, with confidence growing in the denim maker’s ability to stave off tariff hits with more full-price sales. Read more
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Iran threatens ships attempting Hormuz transit without permission, shipping sources say
The Iranian navy threatened ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without Tehran’s permission with destruction, adding that transit through the waterway remained shut, according to several shipping sources.
“Any vessel trying to travel into the sea … will be targeted and destroyed…” the message said.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Dow Jones Industrial Average climbs over 1,200 points in early trading
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: S&P 500 jumps over 2% at the open as geopolitical tensions ease
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Germany’s Merz speaks with Trump after Iran ceasefire, sources says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone on Wednesday afternoon after the latter’s ceasefire with Iran, two German government source told Reuters. According to Germany’s Bild newspaper, which first reported the call, the conversation was brief and friendly, with Merz looking to get an overview on the current state of diplomatic affairs. The two leaders did not address Germany’s possible involvement in securing the Strait of Hormuz, reported Bild.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Nasdaq jumps nearly 3% in early trade as tech stocks lead market gains
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Iran plans $1 per barrel crypto toll for ships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran plans to charge a $1 per barrel toll on oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz, to be paid in cryptocurrency, according to reports. Tankers must notify authorities in advance and obtain clearance, with warnings of force against non-compliant vessels, tightening control over the key global oil transit route.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Dow Jones rockets 1,300 pts, S&P 500 up 2%, Nasdaq 3% after US-Iran ceasefire
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,359.35 points, or 2.92%, to 47,943.81. The S&P 500 gained 162.13 points, or 2.45%, to 6,778.98, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 675.77 points, or 3.07%, to 22,693.62. Read more
Gold climbs to near three-week high after US, Iran agree to ceasefire
Gold rose to a near three-week high on Wednesday as oil prices and the dollar fell sharply after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Spot gold was up 2% at $4,795.28 per ounce, as of 1123 GMT. It rose more than 3% earlier in the session to its highest level since March 19. U.S. gold futures for June delivery gained 3% to $4,822.70.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Lebanon undergoes heaviest Israeli bombardment since war began, Lebanese security source says
Israel’s latest round of bombardment is the heaviest Lebanon has witnessed since the war between Hezbollah and Israel started early last month, a Lebanese security source told Reuters.
Consecutive bombs shook the capital Beirut and smoke enveloped its skies. One of the strikes on a crowded neighborhood killed at least 12 people, a security source said. Bloodied and injured, people in the capital Beirut abandoned their cars in traffic and headed to the nearest hospital, according to Reuters’ witnesses.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Global energy shares drop as oil plunges after US-Iran ceasefire
U.S. and European energy stocks slid on Wednesday as oil prices tumbled after a two-week Middle East ceasefire raised hopes for a resumption of oil and gas supply through the Strait of Hormuz.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Iran could open Strait of Hormuz in a controlled way ahead of meeting with US, senior Iranian official says
Iran may reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a limited, controlled manner later this week ahead of U.S.–Iran talks in Pakistan, a senior official said. Any move depends on agreement over a negotiation framework, with shipping subject to Iranian military coordination. The ceasefire remains fragile, though Tehran signalled preference for lasting peace while warning it is ready to resume conflict if tensions escalate.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Trump says countries that supply weapons to Iran to face 50% US tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned against supplying weapons to Iran, threatening immediate 50 percent US tariffs on any country that does so. “A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no exclusions or exemptions,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. He also said in a separate post that his administration is “talking Tariff and Sanctions relief with Iran,” several hours after he announced a temporary ceasefire with Tehran which had agreed to temporarily reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Shift in rate-cut expectations as focus turns to Fed signals and inflation data
Investors now see rate cuts pushed to 2026, awaiting Fed commentary and inflation data to assess impact of prior oil surge, while Levi Strauss shares rose after upbeat forecasts.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Sector rotation emerges as energy stocks fall and travel, banks gain
Energy shares declined tracking oil, while airlines, cruise operators and major banks advanced, supported by easing cost pressures and improved economic outlook.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Analysts warn rally sustainability depends on lasting diplomatic progress
Market participants remain cautious as the relief rally hinges on a durable agreement, with risks of a sharp reversal if negotiations fail after the two-week ceasefire period.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Equities surge across regions while crude slides sharply on supply optimism
Asian and European markets rallied 4–5% and oil dropped nearly 14% to around $94 per barrel, reflecting expectations of restored energy supply and reduced geopolitical risk premium.
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: Ceasefire triggers broad-based global relief rally across equities and oil markets
Wall Street futures jumped over 2% after a two-week U.S.–Iran ceasefire eased fears over disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing crude prices lower and lifting investor sentiment globally.
