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Stocks stage a big comeback Monday with the S&P 500 wiping out Iran war losses: Live updates

Cnbc · · 535 words · By Sean Conlon; Sarah Min
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17 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The broad market index jumped 1.02% to end at 6,886.24”
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The provided evidence for the S&P 500 consists of general Wikipedia descriptions and live chart links, but no specific data point confirming a close of 6,886.24 or a 1.02% jump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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“The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.23% to 23,183.74.”
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The evidence provided contains general information about the Nasdaq Composite and historical charts, but does not mention the specific closing value of 23,183.74 or the 1.23% gain.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Nasd…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 (NDX) is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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“The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 301.68 points, or 0.63%, to settle at 48,218.25.”
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The Motley Fool explicitly reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at $48,218.25, an increase of +$301.68 (0.63%).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average daily closing value plotted on a log-10 scale.On January 22, 2024, the Dow Jones crossed 38,000 points for the first time; a month later it surpassed 39,000; and in Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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web search NEUTRAL — Dow Jones today: Live dow jones data including live quotes and data, charts, news and analysis covering the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-30
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web search NEUTRAL — $48,218.25. (+0.63%)+$301.68. S&P 500 Index Stock Quote.*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close. Premium Investing Services. I…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/06/09/what-happened-in-t…
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“The 30-stock index came back from a decline of more than 400 points, or about 0.9%, earlier in the session.”
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While there is a mention of a drop on March 5, 2026, the evidence provided does not specifically corroborate that the index recovered from a 400-point (0.9%) decline during the specific session in question.
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web search NEUTRAL — However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but not those before, and it represent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_daily_changes_…
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web search NEUTRAL — But on days when the Dow Jones Industrial Average suddenly drops hundreds of points, the calm doesn’t last long. On March 5, 2026, the Dow fell roughly 784 points, closing near 47,954. At one moment d…
https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2026/03/why-the-dow-jones-industr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Based on reports from CNBC, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen for nine consecutive trading sessions, marking its longest losing streak since 1978 and a decline of over 1,600 points from its …
https://www.perplexity.ai/discover/arts/dow-s-losing-streak-…
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“The S&P 500 was down 0.4% at its session low, while the Nasdaq had fallen 0.5%.”
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One source mentions the Nasdaq traded 0.5% lower, but there is no comprehensive corroboration for both the S&P 500 (-0.4%) and Nasdaq (-0.5%) session lows in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — an inflation-adjusted chart of the S&P 500's value.
https://www.macrotrends.net/2324/sp-500-historical-chart-dat…
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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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web search NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) traded 0.5% lower. The 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) climbed above 4.6% on Monday, indicating that the Federal Reserve may need to hike rates to tame inflation.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/live/stock-market-t…
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“software stocks such as Oracle and Palantir Technologies rising nearly 13% and more than 3%, respectively.”
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The evidence discusses Palantir's general growth and AI contracts, but does not provide the specific percentage gains (13% for Oracle, 3% for Palantir) for the day in question.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir's current stock performance bears little resemblance to the company's financials. Investors are right to ponder how much future growth is priced into Palantir's stock today.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/02/09/palantir-technolog…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies' shares rose, pushing its market cap over $300 billion, driven by AI contracts with government and commercial clients, solidifying its position in the AI sector.
https://www.ibtimes.com.au/palantir-technologies-ai-expansio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir — американская компания, разработчик программного обеспечения анализа данных для организаций; основные заказчики — военные структуры, спецслужбы, инвестиционные банки, хедж-фонды.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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“President Donald Trump said, "We've been called by the other side."”
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The evidence mentions Trump pausing an assault at the request of Gulf states, but does not contain the specific quote 'We've been called by the other side.'
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump. 11,091,895 likes · 27,607 talking about this. 45th & 47th President of the United States. The Golden Age of America Begins...
https://www.facebook.com/POTUS/
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web search NEUTRAL — Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst reports that President Trump paused a major planned assault on Iran for a few days at the request of Gulf states to give diplomacy one last shot. Israeli forces and …
https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump4President/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Team Trump. 7,825,202 likes · 3,585,590 talking about this. www.DonaldJTrump.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialteamtrump/
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“Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple independent news sources (Flipboard, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, CNBC) all report that President Trump announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The new strike comes a day after US President Donald Trump announced the continued, full-force naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/iran-closes-strait-of-hormu…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, announced by President Donald Trump shortly after talks with Iran in Islamabad at the weekend collapsed, took effect on Monday.
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-us-blockade-of-hormuz-tests-c…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Two days later, US President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz to put economic pressure on Tehran, which had until then been able to ship its own export…
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/4/28/when-will-strai…
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“The blockade of all maritime traffic in and out of Iran's ports went into effect Monday.”
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Both CNBC and Al Jazeera confirm that the blockade of maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports went into effect on Monday.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The blockade of all maritime traffic in and out of Iran's ports went into effect Monday
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/stock-market-optimism-is-baf…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — On Monday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces began implementing the blockade of maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports at 10am ET (14:00 GMT), in line with Trump’s presidential orde…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/how-many-ships-have…
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“U.S. Central Command said the U.S. will not block vessels using the strait to get to non-Iranian ports.”
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Both CBC and BBC News report that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated they would not block vessels transiting the strait to and from non-Iranian ports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian-flagged vessels cross Hormuz Strait ahead of US blockadepublished at 23:41 BST 12 April.It also says that it will not block vessels in the Strait of Hormuz if they are heading "to and from non…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.CENTCOM said in a post on X that its forces will not block vessels that are transiting through the Strait of…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/trump-vows-to-blocka…
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“West Texas Intermediate crude oil advanced 2.6% to settle at $99.08 per barrel.”
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“International Brent popped 4.37% to settle at $99.36 a barrel.”
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“Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad without a deal with his Iranian counterparts”
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“Mediators from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey will continue talks with the two nations over the coming days, Axios reported”
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“Trump... is weighing resuming military strikes, the Wall Street Journal reported”
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“The S&P 500 rallied 3.6% last week, while the Nasdaq jumped about 4.7%. The Dow gained 3%.”
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“BlackRock has raised its outlook for U.S. equities”
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