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Oil Slides as US, Iran Agree Two-Week Ceasefire

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Pro-government demonstrators celebrate the ceasefire announcement in central Tehran.Photographer: Vahid Salemi/AP Photo

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By Hellmuth Tromm

April 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM UTC

Good morning. Markets exhale after the US and Iran agree to a ceasefire, but core issues remain unresolved. And we look at Elon Musk’s push toward a SpaceX IPO as he races AI rivals to market. Listen to the day’s top stories.

— Hellmuth Tromm