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Wall Street Cheers Prospect of an End to the Iran War

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Mar. 31. The U.S. stock market caps off a tough quarter with a huge rally. WSJ markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang says there’s one big factor driving the turbulent trades. Plus, businesses paid $166 billion in illegal tariffs. WSJ legal affairs reporter Louise Radnofsky explains how uncertainty over refunds is leaving many companies in a cash crunch. And Unilever and McCormick strike a deal to create a giant new condiments company. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.0

The S&P and the Dow had their worst quarter in nearly four years. But today, stocks rallied.

0:38.9

We'll get into why.

0:40.1

Plus, thousands of businesses have no idea when they'll get a refund of President

0:44.2

Trump's tariffs.

0:45.2

It's very clear at this point that the best case scenario is still some months before refunds do

0:50.4

start flowing.

0:51.6

And for some businesses, that is this existential question of whether they're able to remain open or not.

0:55.9

And Unilever and McCormick are combining their food businesses, creating a sauces and spices grocery giant.

1:02.5

It's Tuesday, March 31st.

1:04.5

I'm Alex O'Sullough for the Wall Street Journal.

1:06.9

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:19.0

Hey, I'm Yomani Mouise, host of What's News and Markets, and I'm kicking off the show today.

1:23.7

Stocks closed out the quarter today with a big rally, but even with that, it was still the worst quarter in nearly four years.

1:29.8

WSJ markets reporter Hannah Aaron Lang joins me to break down how we got here.

1:34.2

So Hannah, when did the mood shift in markets and why?

1:36.9

What really dampened the mood on Wall Street was this war breaking out with Iran.

1:42.1

This posed a huge threat to global energy markets. Investors were

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