S&P 500 hits record high as markets surge back from Iran shock
Investors turn attention to strong Wall Street earnings and bet on swift end to war
Investors turn attention to strong Wall Street earnings and bet on swift end to war

Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 16.5% in 2025, beating analysts’ forecasts, after markets shrugged off trade turmoil

The world is a mess but markets seem to be shrugging worries over the fallout of the Iran war

The US market is more immune from shocks given still healthy American economic conditions and earnings

Sometimes crises do not blow over as investors might hope

Short positions rise sharply as traders eye economic fallout from Iran war

Strong earnings and AI spending plans help investors shrug off fallout from Middle East conflict