Calm returns to financial markets worldwide as stocks recover losses and oil prices ease
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 climbed 0. 8% Thursday and more than recovered its loss form the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0. 3%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1. 3%. Oil prices gave back much of their jumps from the day before on worries about increased fighting in the Middle East. That helped Treasury yields ease...
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