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Wall Street Review: Stocks Extend Rebound Amid Hopes for an End to the Iran War

Healthcare, tech, and leisure stocks led the market gains.
Wall Street Review: Stocks Extend Rebound Amid Hopes for an End to the Iran War
Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 8, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Stocks extended their rebound into the second week of April, supported by a temporary truce in the Middle East that eased pressure on oil prices and improved investor sentiment.

The advance came despite fresh economic data pointing to rising inflation and slower growth, suggesting that investors view near-term risks as having passed and expect both inflation and growth to stabilize.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”