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Stocks Hit a Record High

Also, Pakistani mediators arrive in Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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Source: LSEG Data & Analytics. The New York Times

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Matthew Cullen

April 15, 2026,

5:49 p.m. ET

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The stock market has bounced back after a monthlong sell-off during the war in Iran. The S&P 500, widely viewed as a barometer of the health of the U.S. market, rose about 0.8 percent today,

reaching a new all-time high

.

The market confidence comes even as energy prices remain elevated and economists warn of lasting effects from the war in the Middle East. “The market is trading assuming we have seen the worst of the conflict,” one analyst said.

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Karoline Leavitt at the White House today.

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U.S. officials ‘feel good’ about possibility of Iran deal

Pakistani mediators arrived in Tehran today in an attempt

to salvage peace talks

between the U.S. and Iran before their cease-fire expires next week.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said, “We feel good about the prospects of a deal,” but pushed back against reports that President Trump wanted to extend a cease-fire. An Iranian official said there was still no timetable for another round of negotiations.

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