{"id":2591463,"date":"2026-04-16T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sp-500-smashed-another-record-wednesday-signaling-the-markets-believe-trump-that-the-iran-conflict-is-ending\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:43:56","slug":"sp-500-smashed-another-record-wednesday-signaling-the-markets-believe-trump-that-the-iran-conflict-is-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sp-500-smashed-another-record-wednesday-signaling-the-markets-believe-trump-that-the-iran-conflict-is-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"S&#038;P 500 Smashed Another Record Wednesday, Signaling the Markets Believe Trump That the Iran Conflict Is Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsp-500-smashed-another-record-wednesday-signaling-the-markets-believe-trump-that-the-iran-conflict-is-ending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article portrays a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-find-weapon-and-navigate-midterm-headwinds-at-retreat\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans find weapon and navigate midterm &#039;headwinds&#039; at retreat\">buoyant mood<\/a> in U.S. stocks early Thursday following a volatile session the previous day, with the S&#038;P 500 hitting a new high.futures pointed upward as investors reacted to President Trump\u2019s statements that the war with Iran is nearly over and news that Lebanon and Israel would hold talks,fueling optimism about a calmer geopolitical backdrop. The S&#038;P 500 rose about 0.8 percent to close above 7,000, the Nasdaq-100 and Dow futures also showing gains, and reports from The New York Times and CNBC supported the broader rally.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts suggested the market was pricing in the idea that the worst of the conflict may be behind us, while earnings remained a key positive driver. jpmorgan Chase and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major banks posted strong profits<\/a>, contributing to a broadly higher market where more than 80% of S&#038;P companies were trading above their March 30 levels. The Russell 2000, representing smaller companies, climbed more than 12% since March 30 and approached a new record. Commentators emphasized that a sustained rally would require a broadening of leadership beyond the Nasdaq, but the current habitat reflected resilience in earnings and optimism about geopolitical developments and stabilizing conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The stock market was still in a party mood early Thursday after a raucous Wednesday that saw the S&amp;P 500 hit a new high.<\/p>\n<p>S&amp;P futures, Nasdaq 100 futures, and Dow Jones futures all were pointing upward early in the day, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/15\/stock-market-today-live-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The catalyst for the optimism was a Wednesday announcement from President Donald Trump that he considers the war with Iran nearly over, paired with an announcement that talks between Lebanon and Israel will take place Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The S&amp;P 500 just hit a new all time record high. It is now up 2000 points since last April when the &ldquo;experts&rdquo; told you our economy was collapsing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XwER75ofte\">pic.twitter.com\/XwER75ofte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2044451272057672166?\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re basically back to where we were in late February in terms of the sentiment indicators and the valuation,&rdquo; Tim Hayes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-economic-week-ahead\/\" title=\"This Economic Week Ahead\">chief global investment strategist<\/a> at Ned Davis Research, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we&rsquo;re going to continue higher, I think we are going to have to have a broadening out here and not be just about the Nasdaq,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNBC&rsquo;s Joe Kernen Brutally Confronts Hakeem Jeffries with Data that DESTROYS His Anti-Trump Talking Points<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we&rsquo;re facing a recession, it&rsquo;s unlikely for the stock market to be doing well. We can look at the bond market as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ndash; S&amp;P and NASDAQ back to ALL-TIME HIGHS<\/p>\n<p>-&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g9KEVZPJrw\">pic.twitter.com\/g9KEVZPJrw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2044396420162089292?\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 rose about 0.8 percent to close above 7,000, higher than any previous closing, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/15\/business\/stocks-record-iran-war.html?smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The index had tumbled at one point during the war with Iran, but has since risen 2 percent above the level it was at when the war began.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The market is trading assuming we have seen the worst of the conflict,&rdquo; Stefano Pascale, an equity analyst at Barclays, said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 80 percent of the S&amp;P&rsquo;s companies are higher than on March 30, when stocks were at their lowest.<\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 appears ready for its third straight week of gains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: We&rsquo;re the hottest country anywhere in the world by far, with no inflation, record setting investments coming into the United States, over $18 trillion and the highest stock market ever <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6tYj74VYB\">pic.twitter.com\/x6tYj74VYB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unusual_whales\/status\/2039515155961438686?\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Corporate earnings are also rising.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As corporate earnings are the biggest driver of stock returns, this level of steadfast earnings growth is an incredibly positive sign given that the market has been hammered in the first quarter by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has sent oil prices skyrocketing to some of their highest levels in decades,&rdquo; Hardika Singh, a strategist at Fundstrat, said.<\/p>\n<p>JPMorgan Chase reported a profit of nearly $17 billion in the first quarter of the year. Other financial institutions, such as Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Bank of America, also reported strong profits.<\/p>\n<p>The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies has risen more than 12 percent since March 30 and is approaching a new record high.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Futures for major indices were higher, helped by President Trump\u2019s remarks that the Iran conflict may be nearly over and news that Lebanon-Israel talks would begin soon. The S&amp;P 500 also hit a new all-time high and was up about 2,000 points from last April, despite earlier warnings that the economy was collapsing. Tim Hayes of Ned Davis Research cautioned that further gains would require a broader rally beyond the Nasdaq. The market\u2019s tone was described as sentiment-driven, with earnings a positive support. The S&amp;P rose roughly 0.8% to close above 7,000, its highest closing level ever, having dipped during the war but now around 2% above its pre-war level. More than 80% of S&amp;P components are higher than they were on March 30. Corporate earnings are rising, with JPMorgan reporting nearly $17 billion in Q1 profit and other big banks posting solid results. The Russell 2000 has gained more than 12% since March 30 and is nearing a new record high<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-16T092058.067.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74956,10752,21134,77883,10467],"class_list":["post-2591463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran-conflict-2","tag-markets","tag-record-high","tag-sp500","tag-stocks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-16T092058.067.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591463"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591467,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591463\/revisions\/2591467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}