British clothing retailer Next warned the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran would likely impact costs, selling prices and consumer demand, and it could restrain its growth in the ​Middle East.

Investors cheered reports of a plan to end the Iran war. Stocks rallied and oil prices tumbled, though some market pros remained cautious.

Oil prices declined on Wednesday, pressured following news that the U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the conflict in the Middle East, even as reports said Iran has denied that it has been negotiating with the U.

Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street on Wednesday, while oil prices eased. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in its latest flip - flop after the United States delivered a plan to pause the war to Iran.

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and global oil prices fell, as traders and investors were buffeted by constant headlines about the war in Iran.

Global energy leaders have been jolted by the enormity of what President Donald Trump’s war against Iran means for their business — and they’re not liking what they’re seeing. It’s the second time in four years that top White House officials have taken the stage at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference to plead with producers to ramp up their drilling to cover supply disruptions from war-driven oil and natural gas price shocks.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a deal to end the Iran war is near, after Tehran dismissed his 15-point ceasefire plan and issued its own sweeping demands to stop fighting as it launched mo

Iran and the United States seemed at diplomatic odds on Thursday as both sides issued conflicting statements over the progress of diplomatic efforts to end the war, with Tehran putting forth its own proposals even as its military fired missiles at Israel.