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Wall Street on pace for another winning week as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire boosts hope

Wall Street on pace for another winning week as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire boosts hope

Wall Street was on track to close out its third straight winning week and oil prices slid more than 3% as markets appeared to cheer a truce between Israel and Lebanon while taking in the latest corporate earnings reports
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Trading Day: Nasdaq notches 12-day winning streak as Middle East peace talks progress

Trading Day: Nasdaq notches 12-day winning streak as Middle East peace talks progress

By Stephen Culp April 16 - Wall Street moved higher on Thursday, as traders assessed ongoing Middle East peace negotiations and parsed a mixed bag of corporate earnings.
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Trump says Iran war should end 'soon', both sides may meet at weekend

Trump says Iran war should end 'soon', both sides may meet at weekend

By Humeyra Pamuk, Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S.
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Wall St futures climb on Middle East peace hopes as investors eye strong finish to week

Wall St futures climb on Middle East peace hopes as investors eye strong finish to week

April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, setting the stage for a strong weekly close as investors embraced renewed optimism over de-escalating tensions in the Middle East. Sentiment improved after U.S.
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Macron and Starmer welcome Strait of Hormuz opening but say it must be permanent

Macron and Starmer welcome Strait of Hormuz opening but say it must be permanent

France and the U.K. have welcomed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but insist it must be permanent
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STOXX 600 on track for fourth weekly win on hopes for Mid-east conflict resolution

STOXX 600 on track for fourth weekly win on hopes for Mid-east conflict resolution

April 17 (Reuters) - A subdued STOXX 600 was on track to notch its fourth straight weekly gain on Friday as cautious investors waited for a potentially pivotal weekend that could bring the Middle East conflict closer to resolution.
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Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices fall sharply and Wall Street rallies to a record as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record
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The Latest: Trump and Iran’s top diplomat say the Strait of Hormuz is fully open

The Latest: Trump and Iran’s top diplomat say the Strait of Hormuz is fully open

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels
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Dollar set for second weekly loss on Iran war peace hopes

Dollar set for second weekly loss on Iran war peace hopes

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was headed for a second consecutive weekly decline on Friday in tentative trade, as a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and prospects for fresh Iran talks prompted investors to unwind safe-haven positions.
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Wall St futures edge higher on Mideast diplomacy hopes, strong earnings

Wall St futures edge higher on Mideast diplomacy hopes, strong earnings

April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Thursday as investors grew more confident that the worst of the Middle East conflict had passed, while a wave of solid earnings allayed concerns about the economy.
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European shares flat as investors weigh corporate earnings; Middle East in focus

European shares flat as investors weigh corporate earnings; Middle East in focus

April 15 (Reuters) - European shares were muted on Wednesday following the previous day's rally, as investors evaluated a range of corporate earnings reports while monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East. The pan-European STOXX index edged up 0.05% to 620.24 points as of 0715 GMT.
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Wall Street futures are flat as US and Iran try to restart talks, but oil ticks higher

Wall Street futures are flat as US and Iran try to restart talks, but oil ticks higher

Markets on Wall Street were largely unchanged from a day earlier and oil prices rose modestly Wednesday as mediators moved closer to extending the ceasefire between the United States and Iran and restarting negotiations to salvage the fragile truce