Markets News, Apr. 22, 2026: Stocks Finish Higher
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Stocks close higher, with most of the major indexes in record territory, after President Trump said he would extend the cease-fire agreement with Iran.
The Iran war came as an unwelcome shock to the stock market and the global economy. Between Feb. 27 (the day before U.S. military strikes on Iran began) and March 30, the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index lost 8% of its value.
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Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq score record highs on war ceasefire; Tesla shares jump (live coverage)
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Wednesday after Trump extended the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Tesla earnings are due late.
Major stock indexes closed lower Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq setting new all-time highs before turning back, as software shares slumped. Meanwhile, oil prices continued to rise amid continued U.
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally.
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Dow Jones futures: Stocks fall on Iran, ServiceNow, Tesla; Intel soars late
Stocks fell on Iran news, ServiceNow and Tesla. AI plays Intel and Comfort Systems reported earnings late.
Shares slip as the flash memory product supplier joins the benchmark tech index.
Nasdaq said Thursday it is rolling out a new suite of market products to back its plan to stretch U.S. equities trading to 23 hours a day, five days a week. The change would bolt on a night session, leave only a one hour weekday maintenance break,
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Stock market today: Dow slips; Freeport, Oceaneering dive as chip stock breakout cools (live coverage)
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops Thursday after an unexpected result in jobless claims. Tesla stock sells off on Elon Musk's comments.
Tech companies are likely to continue delivering healthy earnings growth, and that could send the Nasdaq Composite significantly higher over the next eight months.
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