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.

Stocks continue to rally with the S&P 500 up about 26% from its April 8 trough, when equities initially declined on the White House announcement placing higher tariffs.

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The country's largest banks reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street's estimates. Core inflation is calmer than expected.

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Oil Cools Off 9:38 am Citigroup downgraded a pair of oil refinery stocks this morning, cutting both Valero (NYSE: VLO) and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) to neutral.

Welcome to the new week, with plenty on the agenda.

Around 71% of middle-income Americans are invested in stocks, and they've watched their fortunes rise and fall repeatedly since tariffs were announced.

Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. AmEx Downgraded 9:34 am Not all today’s banking news is good. S&P 500 component company American Express (NYSE: AXP) got hit today with a downgraded to neutral from Monness,

The FTSE 100 stock index jumped above the 9,000 level for the first time Tuesday as the U.K. market continued its stellar year. The index has climbed more than 10% in 2025, outperforming the S&P 500’s 6.

Fewer IPOs and a booming private market mean ordinary investors have less access to fast-growing companies. Here's how that shift affects your portfolio.

Investors love buybacks and dividends, but the two forms of capital return aren’t exactly the same. Dividends are a cash payout to a shareholder, while buybacks remove shares, giving remaining shareholders a larger stake of a company.