US Stocks Defy Mideast War & Oil Spike: Rally Clues Before Fed

Imagine this: bombs falling in the Middle East, oil prices spiking, and whispers of a stock market crash lingering like a bad hangover. Yet here comes Wall Street, strutting up for the second day in a row. Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq—all green. It's like the market's saying, "War? What war?" with a wink toward tomorrow's Fed meeting.

This isn't some blip. According to Yahoo Finance, U.S. indexes rose again Tuesday, eyes glued to the Federal Reserve's next move while dodging risks from a Middle East...