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US stocks
Měi gǔ
美股
consecutive
liánxù
连续
four days
sì tiān
四天
to rise
shàngzhǎng
上涨
market
shìchǎng
市场
looks forward to
qīdài
期待
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火

the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
today
jīntiān
今天
again
yòu
rose
shàngzhǎng le
上涨了
investors
tóuzīzhě
投资者
hope
xīwàng
希望
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
war
zhànzhēng
战争
quickly
kuàikuài
快快
to stop
tíngzhǐ
停止

April 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM

April 6th
sìyuè liùrì
四月六日
the United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
again
yòu
rose
shàngzhǎng le
上涨了
this
zhè
already
yǐjīng
已经
is
shì
consecutive
liánxù
连续
the fourth day
dìsì tiān
第四天
(completion marker)
le
S&P 500
Biāopǔ wǔbǎi
标普五百
rose by
zhǎngle
涨了
0.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī líng diǎn sì
百分之零点四
Nasdaq
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
also
rose by
zhǎngle
涨了
0.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī líng diǎn wǔ
百分之零点五
many people
hěn duō rén
很多人
hope
xīwàng
希望
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
war
zhànzhēng
战争
soon
hěn kuài
很快
to end
jiéshù
结束
oil price
yóujià
油价
compared to
last week
shàngzhōu
上周
lower
dīle
低了
a bit
yīxiē
一些
Netflix
Wǎngfēi
网飞
(possessive particle)
de
stock
gǔpiào
股票
rose by
zhǎngle
涨了
1.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn wǔ
百分之一点五
analysts
fēnxīshī
分析师
said
shuō
market
shìchǎng
市场
conditions
qíngkuàng
情况
compared to
last week
shàngzhōu
上周
better
hǎo

News in English

Business

US Stocks Rise for Fourth Straight Day as Iran Ceasefire Talks Continue

US stock indexes rose for the fourth consecutive day on April 6, lifted by hopes for a ceasefire in the Iran war and a pullback in oil prices.

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美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
5月
to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
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Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
and / also
bìng
with
Amazon
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亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
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60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
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xiéyì
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China
Zhōngguó
中国
April
sì yuè
四月
industrial / industry
gōngyè
工业
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
24.7 percent
24.7%
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Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型

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