Dow ends day on historic note as investors rush to buy after Iran ceasefire deal 30%
The Independent - By J.R. Duren - 4/8/2026, 8:08 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 24% - Negativity Bias 19.1% - Pessimism Bias 16.7%
The stock market closed Wednesday on a historic run, the day after news of a ceasefire in the Iran war. The Dow Jones ended the day up 1,326.23 points, the seventh-largest one-day gain in history. On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. Earlier Tuesday, he had... more