New York, March 23, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks surge after Trump says Iran talks 'very good'

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2026-03-23

Wall Street stocks mostly rose early Monday after US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had held "very good" talks on the war in the Middle East -- despite Iran denying negotiations took place. Oil prices -- which have spiked since February 28 when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran -- were sharply down on Monday. Brent crude was trading down 9.8 percent, and its US-equivalent West Texas Intermediate had dropped......

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