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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 4/8/2026

4:26 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran

Healthy Extracts Reports 2025 Net Revenue Up 45% to Record $4.5 Million

4:05 PM on Wednesday, April 8

FILE - NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell poses for a photo at the 30th annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, April 14, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Paramount president Jeff Shell is stepping down from his post amid a legal battle

3:52 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount

FILE - Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground," in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran's proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms

3:36 PM on Wednesday, April 8

To end the war with the United States and Israel, Iran is demanding the right to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz as a precondition for reopening the waterway vital to world oil supplies

Texas cannabis businesses sue state to block smokeable hemp ban

3:31 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Texas hemp industry leaders and advocacy groups have sued the state to block new regulations on smokeable hemp products

Armita, no surname given, poses for a photo in central Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Photos from Tehran, where daily life continues despite war

3:27 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Brazil's Lula argues for ban on online betting platforms

2:26 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he favors a national ban on online betting platforms, whose revenues in the South American nation are estimated in more than $4 billion per year, one of the biggest markets in the world

More Federal Reserve officials see possible rate hikes this year, minutes show

2:09 PM on Wednesday, April 8

More Federal Reserve policymakers were willing to consider an interest rate hike this year at their March meeting than in January, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months

Southwest Airlines, once known for its free bags perk, hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs

1:48 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Southwest Airlines said Wednesday it is raising its checked baggage fees by $10 less than a year after ending its famous “bags fly free” policy

Mexico’s president weighs fracking to curb reliance on US natural gas

1:21 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy

Guardian Metal Resources PLC Announces Exercise of Options

12:05 PM on Wednesday, April 8

Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule

12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers some remarks as MP for Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong Marilyn Gladu looks on during an event in his office in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney attracts a 5th Conservative lawmaker to Canada's Liberal Party

11:50 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has attracted another opposition Conservative lawmaker to the Liberal Party

At least 21 people are missing after a boat capsizes in eastern Congo on Lake Kivu

11:47 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Authorities in eastern Congo say at least 21 people are missing after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu

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