cease-fire

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Dow CEO Jim Fitterling warned the conference that it could take as long as nine months to get ships moving, supply chains functioning, and production back on track after a cease-fire.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Dow CEO Jim Fitterling warned the conference that it could take as long as nine months to get ships moving, supply chains functioning, and production back on track after a cease-fire.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Gold prices fell more than 2%, but remained above $4,400 a troy ounce as investors assessed conflicting signals about cease-fire talks between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Iran has reportedly rejected the U.S. cease-fire proposal, and oil prices were moving higher, reversing some of a decline from earlier in the week.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 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