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Stocks post back-to-back gains as traders remain optimistic for U.S.-Iran deal: Live updates

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 408 words · By Sean Conlon; Fred Imbert
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What to know about Stocks post back-to-back gains as traders remain optimistic for U.S.-Iran deal: Live updates

Stocks rose on Tuesday following a strong session in which traders shrugged off a breakdown in peace talks between the U.S.

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What happened

Stocks rose on Tuesday following a strong session in which traders shrugged off a breakdown in peace talks between the U.S.

Why it matters

and Iran, yet were optimistic that a deal between the two countries was still possible.

Common ground

The S&P 500 gained 1.18% and closed at 6,967.38.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “U.S.-Iran negotiations broke down over the weekend.”
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Multiple sources confirm the breakdown of negotiations. One source explicitly mentions 'failed negotiations in Pakistan over the weekend', and another mentions negotiations have been 'stalled for weeks'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and Iran could resume talks "over the next two days", President Donald Trump has said, following the failed negotiations in Pakistan over the weekend. The US said no ships have passed through i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp9vm5ezxz4t
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web search NEUTRAL — The current negotiations between the United States and Iran are being misread as a chaotic exercise in brinkmanship.The United States has imposed sustained economic and maritime pressure, degrading Ir…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/reality-behind-us-ira…
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web search NEUTRAL — Negotiations between the United States and Iran have been stalled for weeks.The turmoil over the strait has roiled markets and sent the price of oil soaring. On Monday, Iran said it had handed yet ano…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/middleeast/trump-ir…
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Claim 2: “Oracle, for example, rose 4.7%, building on the more than 12% gain it saw in the prior trading day.”
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The evidence provided consists of general company descriptions of Oracle from Wikipedia and official sites. There is no mention of specific stock price movements (4.7% or 12%) for the dates mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. [5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — Oracle provides industry specific cloud application suites for more than two dozen industries. These are modern SaaS applications with built-in AI, machine learning, and analytics.
https://www.oracle.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Known for innovation and aggressive marketing, the company, renamed Oracle in 1982 for its flagship product, grew rapidly throughout the 1980s, going public in 1986. In 1987, Oracle becam…
https://www.britannica.com/money/Oracle-Corporation
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Claim 3: “Nvidia and Palantir Technologies also notched a winning session.”
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The evidence provided contains general company descriptions for Nvidia and Palantir (via Nvidia's site/Wikipedia), but does not contain any information regarding their stock performance on the specific Tuesday mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia ... Nvidia Corporation[a] (/ ɛnˈvɪdiə / en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia
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web search NEUTRAL — Artificial Intelligence Computing Leadership from NVIDIA: inventor of the GPU, which creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, PCs, and more.
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html
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web search NEUTRAL — NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ powers the world’s fastest GPUs and the ultimate platform for gamers and creators. Enjoy beautiful ray tracing, AI-powered DLSS, and much more in games and applications, on your de…
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/
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Claim 4: “President Donald Trump also said Monday that, "We've been called by the other side." He also said: "They'd like to make a deal very badly."”
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While evidence confirms Trump's involvement in Iran negotiations and his statements about a ceasefire being on 'life support', the specific quotes 'We've been called by the other side' and 'They'd like to make a deal very badly' are not present in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump had given Iran a series of increasingly ominous warnings in the days since his return from a trip to China to meet President Xi Jinping. Late Sunday he said the "clock is ticking" and threatened…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/18/trump-i-called-off-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said Monday that the monthlong ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support.” While Trump said the ceasefire remains in place, he said it is “unbelievably weak.…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/11/world/live-news/iran-war-…
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Claim 5: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 317.74 points, or 0.66%, to close at 48,535.99.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and dictionary entries about the day 'Tuesday' and an IMDb movie entry. No financial data regarding the Dow Jones Industrial Average was provided in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuesday is the usual day for elections in the United States. Federal elections take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November; this date was established by a law of 1845 for presidential…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuesday, named after the Norse god Tyr, is the second day of the week in most countries, but some count it as the third day of the week.
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/days/tuesday.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Tuesday: Directed by Daina Oniunas-Pusic. With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Leah Harvey, Arinzé Kene. A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an as…
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14682800/
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Claim 6: “The S&P 500 gained 1.18% and closed at 6,967.38.”
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The claim states the S&P 500 closed at 6,967.38. However, the provided web search evidence explicitly states the S&P 500 closed at a record 7,412.84, which directly contradicts the figure in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500)[11] is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,412.84, adding $9.6 trillion since March. Bitcoin holds above $78K, but crypto's muted response raises key questions.
https://cryptobriefing.com/sp500-all-time-high-crypto-implic…
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web search NEUTRAL — View live S&P 500 Index chart to track latest index dynamics. SP:SPX ideas, forecasts and market news are at your disposal as well.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/SPX/
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Claim 7: “Brent crude shed 4.6% and settled at $94.79.”
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Claim 8: “The broad market index now stands less than 1% below its 52-week high.”
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The web search result 'Morning Wrap: ASX 200 futures flat, S&P 500 rallies within 1% of...' explicitly confirms that the S&P 500 is within 1% of its record close.
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web search NEUTRAL — Understanding 52-Week High/Low: Definition, Trading Role, and Examples.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/52weekhighlow.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 Today: Get all information on the S&P 500 Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/s&p_500
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 at a fresh four-month high and within 1% of its 19-Feb record close, Nasdaq also 1.3% away from its December all-time high. Brent crude fell 3.7%, now down 15% from its brief US$80.34 peak.
https://www.marketindex.com.au/news/morning-wrap-asx-200-fut…
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Claim 9: “JPMorgan Chase reported better-than-expected Q1 figures, but it cut its net interest income guidance.”
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Claim 10: “Wells Fargo posted disappointing numbers, pushing the stock down more than 5%.”
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Claim 11: “The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.96% and ended at 23,639.08.”
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The evidence provides general information about the Nasdaq and a current index value (26,247.08), but does not provide the specific closing value of 23,639.08 or the 1.96% gain mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Real time data on Nasdaq 100 including charts, technical analysis, NDX 100 stocks components and more.
https://www.investing.com/indices/nq-100
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web search NEUTRAL — NASDAQ 100 Today: Get all information on the NASDAQ 100 Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_100
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web search NEUTRAL — Get the latest stock market news, stock information & quotes, data analysis reports, as well as a general overview of the market landscape from Nasdaq.Change. COMP Nasdaq Composite Index. 26,247.08. +…
https://www.nasdaq.com/
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Claim 12: “On Tuesday, a White House official told CNBC that a second round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran is under discussion.”
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Claim 13: “West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 7.87% to settle at $91.28 a barrel”
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Claim 14: “the release of March's producer price index reading, as the index rose much less than expected on the month.”
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Claim 15: “Monday's gains erased the S&P 500 losses suffered since the Iran war began.”
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