Wall Street ends higher as Middle East peace talks lift sentiment - Reuters
Wall Street ends higher as Middle East peace talks lift sentiment Reuters
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Notable Quotes
""There's an increasing recognition that this administration is more bark than bite, and willing to make grand statements about world destruction.""
— Oliver Pursche , Executive
"The truce may have bought some time, but it does not fully remove the risk of renewed escalation."
— Dr. Murat Ulgen , Academic
"The Iran conflict happened and software stocks didn’t sell off as much as others… maybe there’s just some profit-taking and repositioning in those names."
— Dustin Thackeray , Executive
"Whether these early ‘risk-on’ moves are sustainable or not is another matter… If shipping starts to move through the Strait of Hormuz again, and there’s strong evidence that things can return to pre-war normality, that will embolden investors."
— David Morrison , Executive
"It’s an expected move today and there’s still a lot of work to do, but I think the market is quite relieved."
— Mike Dickson , Executive
"Most other countries were more exposed to an energy shock and a food shock than the US."
— Ross Mayfield , Executive
Key People
CEO of Amazon.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
David Morrison is a senior market analyst at Trade Nation.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Dr. Murat Ulgen is the global head of macro strategy at HSBC.
Dustin Thackeray is a partner and head of portfolio management at Crewe Advisors.
Mike Dickson is the head of research and quantitative strategies at Horizon Investments.
Oliver Pursche is a senior vice president at Wealthspire Advisors in New York.
Investment strategy analyst at Baird in Louisville, Kentucky.
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US stocks advanced on Thursday, as ongoing negotiations toward a peaceful resolution to the six-week Middle East conflict helped ease worries over the fragile US-Iran truce.
US stocks advanced on Thursday, as ongoing negotiations toward a peaceful resolution to the six-week Middle East conflict helped ease worries over the fragile US-Iran truce.
Wall Street’s main indexes gained broadly across sectors on Thursday as investors assessed developments in the Middle East conflict that improved risk appetite.
US stocks closed sharply higher on April 8 after a last-minute, two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran lifted investor sentiment.
Wall Street’s main indexes climbed to near one-month highs 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.
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