The S&P 500 rose Wednesday as stocks attempted a comeback from the lows of the bear market, and as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his stance against inflation. The broader market index climbed 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 209 points, or 0.7%.

“George.” “George…” “GEORGE!” I can’t tell you how many times a day this happens. I’ll try to get the attention of my youngest son, while he’s completely oblivious to anything occurring around him. It always happens when his eyes are fixated on his iPad, watching YouTube videos. He refuses

In this article AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a portrait next to a line of new MacBook Airs as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on June 6, 2022 . Chris

People walk near a Kohl's department store entranceway on June 07, 2022 in Doral, Florida. Kohl's announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Franchise Group, which is proposing to buy the retailer for $60 per share. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The retail holding

Text size Crude prices fall as the Biden administration takes more steps to try to lower gasoline prices.

U.S. President Joe Biden stands with former President Barack Obama during an event on the Affordable Care Act, the former president's top legislative accomplishment, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters Former President Barack Obama called

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Stocks are still burning off some of that oversold energy to recover the pre-market pullback as Treasury yields and oil prices sink further from their

A man breaks a window as a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 6, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will schedule its final two public hearings in

Investors have been left scrambling to find cover this year as the prospects of a recession grow. Citigroup on Wednesday said it sees a 50-50 chance of a global economic recession , citing a pullback in consumer spending. Goldman Sachs, meanwhile, said Tuesday that there's

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