New York, April 14, 2026 (AFP) - Stocks rise, oil prices retreat on hopes for Mideast peace deal

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2026-04-14

Stock markets climbed and oil prices tumbled Tuesday on rekindled hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Wall Street's main indices climbed, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq now back at levels from before the US and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28. European equity markets also rose, although London advanced only 0.3 percent as the retreat in oil prices from $100 a barrel weighed on the shares of......

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