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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2026.new york stock exchangeStocks rose on Wednesday after reports the U.S. and Iran were close to a deal to end the war.of Dow Jones Industrial Average Added 463 points (0.9%). of S&P500 Although it rose by 0.7%, Nasdaq Composite It increased by 0.8%.Axios, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the United States and Iran are close to reaching an agreement to resolve the conflict. The report said the agreement would include a moratorium on nuclear enrichment. A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry also told…

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Stephanie Horrigan recruits for Life Alert during the Mega Job News USA South Florida Job Fair held at Amerant Bank Arena on April 30, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Radle | Getty ImagesPrivate sector job creation was stronger than expected in April, providing more evidence that the labor market is stabilizing and reducing the Federal Reserve’s incentive to cut interest rates as inflation remains high, ADP reported on Wednesday.The payroll firm said companies added 109,000 jobs in the month, up from 61,000 in March and above the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 84,000. The total for March was revised downward…

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waters Chief Executive Officer Udit Batra said China is emerging as a key source of innovation in the global pharmaceutical industry, even though some investors remain cautious about the region.”They’re basically leading the biotech industry globally right now,” he said on “Mad Money.” “Currently, approximately one-third of the molecules introduced by major pharmaceutical companies are made in China.”Waters on Tuesday reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.70, beating expectations of $2.31. Revenue also exceeded expectations, coming in at $1.27 billion versus the expected $1.2 billion. This strength was primarily driven by the company’s pharmaceuticals division, which grew 14% due to…

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Uber on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue, but the ride-hailing giant’s booking outlook for the current quarter exceeded analysts’ expectations. The stock price rose 10% following the earnings announcement.Here’s how the company performed relative to Wall Street’s expectations, according to estimates compiled by LSEG.Earnings per share: 13 cents vs. 70 cents expected Revenue: $13.2 billion vs. $13.2 billion expectedUber announced that its net income decreased by $1.5 billion due to a revaluation of its equity investments. The company announced non-GAAP earnings per share of 72 cents in its Wednesday earnings call. Uber is investing in stocks didi and grabboth based…

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US President Donald Trump said Iran would be bombed at a “much higher level” if it did not agree to a peace deal.The president said the war would “end” if Iran agreed to the proposal, meaning the Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all.”His post on Truth Social came after the market reacted to an Axios report that the US and Iran were close to a deal to end the two-month war. The newspaper reported Wednesday that Washington expects answers from Tehran within the next 48 hours on several key points underlying the one-page memo.As a result, oil prices…

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Tuesday that Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran that began on February 28 and sparked a regional conflict, has ended because it achieved its objectives. Rubio said Washington now wants a “path of peace.”On the same day, US President Donald Trump announced that he had suspended Project Freedom, a US military operation launched the day before to escort ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.So does this mean the US-Israel war against Iran is over?What did Rubio say about Operation Epic Fury?At a White House press conference on Tuesday,…

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Beijing — Iran’s top diplomat’s visit to Beijing, days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Chinese capital, shines a spotlight on an important issue: Can China play the role of peace broker in the U.S.-Iranian conflict? Both Tehran and Washington are seeking relief, as a fragile ceasefire and stop-start diplomacy have so far failed to permanently end a war that threatens to cripple the global economy. And in any case, Beijing is theoretically the obvious candidate to take on the task. China has long been a close diplomatic and economic ally of Iran, with its allegiance based on…

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Jamie Carragher described Chelsea as a “broken club” after their side suffered a heavy defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Monday. Here, Sky Sports News chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol breaks down the problems at Stamford Bridge this season and how to solve them…Chelsea have been in limbo ever since Enzo Maresco was allowed to leave the club on New Year’s Eve. They took a big risk by appointing Liam Rosenior, who had no experience managing in the Premier League, as their head coach. That didn’t work. Then they took another big risk and appointed Callum MacFarlane as…

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NVIDIA, a chipmaker at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, partners with a glass manufacturer corning Three new advanced manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Texas focused on optical technology for the world’s most valuable semiconductor company. The companies said in a joint press release Wednesday that the plants will create at least 3,000 jobs and increase Corning’s U.S. optical product manufacturing capacity tenfold. Financial terms were not disclosed. Corning stock soared 15% on the news. Nvidia stock rose nearly 3%.The multi-year agreement brings together two infrastructure players whose fortunes have soared since the announcement of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in…

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