Stocks were mostly lower, with the 30-year bond yield up, after conflicting reports about whether President Trump is looking to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell soon.

Bloomberg, WSJ others report Trump plans to fire the Fed chairman soon. The president then backed off the idea.

Trump’s tariffs and the trade war continue to roil global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

U.S. stocks were giving back most of their earlier gains in late-morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was rising less than 0.1%, leaving it nearly flat, at around 44,044 as of 11:05 a.m.

US stock market rises as Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly on Wednesday, gaining 88 points (0.3%) as investors ...

Johnson & Johnson is leading the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average after the drugmaker slashed its estimate for the impact of tariffs in 2025 and raised its outlook. The company’s stock is ...

Wall Street digested a surprisingly cool wholesale inflation reading and more big bank earnings, with one eye on Trump's ...

In the early hours of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose by 136.35 points, or 0.31%, reaching 44,159.76. The S&P 500 (.SPX) was up 8.43 points, or 0.14%, to 6,252.19, while the ...

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Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes were mostly higher Wednesday, as Wall Street digested cooler-than-expected inflation data. Meanwhile, chip stock ASMLASML plunged on ...