US stock market rises as Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly on Wednesday, gaining 88 points (0.3%) as investors reacted to better-than-expected bank earnings from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley,

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

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.

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This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

The Dow Jones index wavered Tuesday after the CPI inflation report. Nvidia stock surged on AI chip sales to China.

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.

June inflation data released Tuesday represented an increase from May levels, despite the headline numbers matching expectations.

Futures on Wall Street reversed early losses and are trading with gains, particularly those on the Nasdaq. Futures on the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 are currently above the flat line, having recovered losses of close to 70 points in early trading.

The Dow Jones and other key indexes pulled off lows on reports that President Trump considered firing the head of the Federal Reserve. ASML stock plunged on this warning.