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The Deal Is Done: U.S. and Iran End Their War, and the Market Is Throwing a Party

Four stories about the economy and markets that actually affect your wallet. Plain English, no jargon, no hype — just what happened and why it matters.

It's Over: The U.S. and Iran Reached a Deal, and Wall Street Is Loving It

After the three weeks of nightly strikes, oil spikes, and market whiplash we've been tracking together, the U.S. and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Markets reacted exactly how you'd expect after weeks of pent-up tension: the Nasdaq Composite jumped 3% to lead the major indexes, the S&P 500 gained 1.9%, and the Dow rose too. Oil prices, meanwhile, tumbled sharply as the supply-disruption fears that had been building for weeks finally lifted.

Duck it — this is exactly why we kept telling you not to overreact to any single night's headline this whole month. The market that panics hardest on the way down often rallies hardest on the way back up. Today is a textbook example.

Why it matters to you: expect gas prices to start easing over the coming days as the Hormuz risk premium unwinds. If you'd been delaying a summer road trip because of pump prices, this is genuinely good news for your wallet.

Chip Stocks Just Erased Weeks of Losses in a Single Day

Remember the bear market in chip stocks we told you about last week? It just snapped back hard. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped over 4% to a fresh record high. AMD surged 8% to a new record before paring gains, Intel climbed close to its own recent record, and Nvidia and Broadcom both rose about 3%. Hard drive and memory makers led even harder: Western Digital jumped 14%, Seagate rose 7%, and Micron climbed around 10%.

Why it matters to you: this is a strong sign that the recent chip selloff was driven more by geopolitical fear than any real change in AI demand fundamentals. Worth remembering the next time a scary headline tempts you to sell a fundamentally solid position.

Not Everyone's Celebrating: Space Stocks Are Getting Crushed

While chip stocks partied, space-sector stocks did the opposite. Now that SpaceX itself is publicly traded, investors who had piled into other space-adjacent stocks and ETFs as indirect ways to bet on SpaceX are heading for the exits. The Roundhill Space & Technology ETF fell 8%, Virgin Galactic dropped more than 30%, and Rocket Lab fell more than 10%. As one group of analysts put it, traders "bought the rumor" on these proxy stocks for months and are now "selling the news" now that the real thing trades under its own ticker.

Why it matters to you: if you bought any space-themed stock or ETF as a SpaceX proxy before its IPO, this is the exact moment that trade unwinds. Worth checking whether you're still holding one of these names for the right reasons.

Cathie Wood Was Buying the Space Dip Right Before the Rebound

While retail investors sold space stocks into Friday's weakness, Cathie Wood's Ark family of funds was doing meaningful buying in the sector — positioning ahead of what turned into today's broader market rally. It's a small footnote next to the Iran deal, but a useful one.

Why it matters to you: watching what well-known funds do during a panic, rather than just what the headlines say, can sometimes tell you more about where sentiment is heading next than the news itself.

This is a market news summary, not investment advice. Economic and financial conditions are subject to change — please make your own decisions and consider talking to a licensed financial advisor before acting on anything here.

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