Connor Smith

4 days ago | barrons.com | Connor Smith |Karishma Vanjani |George Glover |Joseph Hoppe

Why Wall Street Is 'Buying the News' After U.S. Strikes Iran The stock market spent the past week fretting that the U.S. would join Israel’s war with Iran. Wall Street sold the rumor. Now, traders are buying the news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 155 points, or 0.4%, in Monday morning trading. The S&P 500 gained 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5%.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Connor Smith |Matt Grossman |Karishma Vanjani |Brian Swint

The stock market perked up as oil futures fell sharply in the wake of the latest comments on Iran from President Donald Trump. The Dow rose 250 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.6%. Speaking outside the White House, Trump said Iran wants to negotiate. "I said why didn't you negotiate with me two weeks ago? You could have done fine," Trump said. Asked if it's too late to negotiate, Trump said "nothing is too late."He said the U.S. may meet with the Iranians.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Connor Smith |Karishma Vanjani |Martin Baccardax |Brian Swint

S&P 500 Closes Higher. Traders Are Starting to Look Beyond Israel-Iran Conflict. The stock market bounced back on Monday from its slide in the wake of Israel’s strikes against Iran, as Wall Street began to look through the conflict and ahead to this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 317 points, or 0.8%. The S&P 500 was up 0.9%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.5%.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Connor Smith |Karishma Vanjani |Martin Baccardax |George Glover

Stocks were falling to start the day on Tuesday after President Donald Trump called for an evacuation of Tehran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 170 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4%. “Iran should have signed the ‘deal’ I told them to sign,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply stated, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

2 weeks ago | barrons.com | Connor Smith |Anthony Harrup |Kirk Maltais |Karishma Vanjani

After Israel launched attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and Iranian personnel, Iran retaliated by firing missiles at Israel later in the trading session. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. was not involved in Israel’s strikes, but President Donald Trump said Iran should have made a deal with the U.S. in the 60-day span he offered. “Today is day 61. I told them what to do, but they just couldn’t get there. Now they have, perhaps, a second chance!” Trump said on Truth Social.