cease-fire

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The U.S. airline industry could face an annual fuel-cost headwind of close to $40 billion, Deutsche Bank analysts warned last week, albeit hours before the cease-fire was agreed.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The IMF didn’t assign probabilities to the three scenarios, which were completed before the U.S. and Iran reached a cease-fire last Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“At this point, we assume a headwind to consumption, inflation and Fed rate considerations, probably manageable so long as the current cease-fire trends to a wind down of hostilities over the next several weeks.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Delta’s guidance was based on forecasts made on April 2—before the U.S.-Iran cease-fire was announced.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

On the morning of November 11, 1918, Major Keith Officer, an Australian, was watching the minutes go around on his large, old-fashioned hunting watch as he waited for the cease-fire to begin.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman