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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 4/1/2026

3:24 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon

CORRECTS BYLINE TO JOHN GROVER, NOT COREY WILLIAMS - In this photo provided by the Detroit Fire Department, firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Maccabees Building on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (John Grover/Detroit Fire Department via AP)

Brief fire causes evacuation but no injuries at historic Detroit college building

3:08 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Fire caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit

A sign shows the price of gas at a store, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Freeport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Gas prices are high. But do the numbers support suspending state gas taxes?

2:02 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Some federal and state officials are talking about reducing fuel taxes to ease the burden of high gas prices caused by the war in Iran

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at his office in the state capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

Georgia's Brad Raffensperger showcases Ponzi scheme fight as he runs for governor

1:23 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says his office has persuaded a securities firm to return $6.7 million to investors

FILE - The Mid-State Correctional Facility is seen on April 16, 2025, in Marcy, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill, File)

A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmate’s fatal beating

12:46 PM on Wednesday, April 1

A former corrections officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York

After loud booms, authorities say they found at least 25 explosive devices in NY man's apartment

12:25 PM on Wednesday, April 1

Federal prosecutors say officers responding to reports of loud booms in a New York neighborhood this week discovered at least 25 improvised explosive devices inside an apartment and charged a man who lives there

This photo provided by Eli Lilly in April 2026 shows manufacturing of the company's weight loss pill, Foundayo, at a plant in Carolina, Puerto Rico. (Eli Lilly via AP)

FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill for obesity

11:30 AM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. health officials have approved a new weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly

Defense attorneys Hammad Matin, right, and Andrew Jezic, who are representing Dayton James Webber, speak to reporters outside of Charles County District Court in La Plata, Md.,, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Quadruple amputee cornhole player acted in self-defense when shooting car passenger, lawyer says

11:26 AM on Wednesday, April 1

A Maryland judge has denied bail to a quadruple amputee professional cornhole player accused of fatally shooting a passenger in his Tesla last month

FILE - These are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Hershey says it will shift back to classic recipe for all Reese's products after criticism

10:37 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year

Shoppers navigate packed aisles in the new H Mart, in Dublin, Calif., Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Retail sales rose in February before the Iran war, which threatens to derail spending

7:43 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Shoppers increased their spending in February, particularly on cars and clothing, after pulling back at the start of the year due to severe winter storms

People arrive to walk inside the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments over Trump's birthright citizenship order end after two hours

7:43 AM on Wednesday, April 1

The U.S. Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily

FILE - Residents and volunteers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai, file)

AP Exclusive: Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks

3:35 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting

The Indian flagged LPG carrier Jag Vasant transporting liquefied petroleum gas, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, after it arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Attacks persist on Iran and across the Mideast as Trump threatens escalation

1:40 AM on Wednesday, April 1

U.S. President Donald Trump says he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages” if the Islamic Republic doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz

FILE - A AN-26 is seen at a base in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen, File)

Russian military plane crashes in Crimea, killing 29 people on board

12:46 AM on Wednesday, April 1

Russian officials say that a Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board

Maria de Jesús Estrada Juárez, a Sacramento resident who was deported to Mexico by President Donald Trump's administration before returning home, speaks at a news conference, in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)

California woman returns home after the Trump administration deported her to Mexico

11:21 PM on Tuesday, March 31

A U.S. resident of 27 years who was deported to Mexico by the Trump administration has returned home to Sacramento

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters about a funding bill to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began more than a month ago, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown

11:07 PM on Tuesday, March 31

TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on

Pro and anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court, before justices hear oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

11:03 PM on Tuesday, March 31

The Supreme Court seems poised to reject President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by his unparalleled presence in the courtroom

Philip Finale works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Stocks rally worldwide as oil prices ease on hopes for a possible end to the Iran war

8:16 PM on Tuesday, March 31

Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon

FILE - A Jet Blue Airlines jet pushes back from a gate at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa., Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

JetBlue raises its checked bag fees by as much as $9 as the Iran war affects fuel costs

3:52 PM on Tuesday, March 31

U.S. carrier JetBlue has raised its checked bag fees by as much as $9 as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies

Motorists wait in line to fill their tanks at a Costco gas station, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Photos show the effects of the Iran war on global energy worldwide

6:58 AM on Monday, March 30

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