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Gasoline posted a 21% surge in March — the largest monthly gain on record — and rose another 5% in April as the Iran conflict deepened.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 last week notched its largest four-week point gain on record and its largest four-week percentage gain since the week ending May 16, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
The S&P 500 last week notched its largest four-week point gain on record and its largest four-week percentage gain since the week ending May 16, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index’s 13th consecutive gain on Friday is just one of several unusual features of the Iran relief rally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Ever so slowly, Washington began to claw its way back, inch by inch, still keeping the rate low but starting to gain on sheer power.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
