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US stocks: Wall Street ends higher on speculation about end to Iran war

WALL Street ended higher on Wednesday, with strong gains in Alphabet and other heavyweights, after US President Donald Trump suggested an end to the Middle East conflict could be close.

The US will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” and could return for “spot hits” if needed, Trump told Reuters, hours before he was scheduled to address the nation about the war.

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