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Wall Street climbs after strong profit reports wrest the spotlight from US-China trade tensions
Stocks are climbing following strong profit reports from big banking and technology companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Wednesday, coming off a roller-coaster day where it careened between a sharp loss and modest gain.
Wall Street’s biggest banks are taking advantage of rising stock underwriting after a powerful equity rally reignited the IPO market, fueling double-digit percentage gains in advisory revenue.
The server maker, focused on new AI opportunities, forecast weaker-than-expected revenue growth for the coming year. It also boosted its dividend by10%.
Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Wednesday here as stocks look to recover their poise after some trade-talk volatility and earnings season continues apace.
Trump’s tariffs and the government shutdown continue to affect the global economy. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq, gold and other markets.
US stocks jumped Monday in a broad rebound, bouncing back from Friday's rout after President Trump played down the escalating US trade standoff with China and said it "will all be fine!" Stocks recouped some of Friday's hefty losses after Trump dialed back his Friday threat to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods from Nov.
In the latest quarter, the largest U.S. banks led by JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), Goldman Sachs (GS.N), and Bank of America (BAC.N) flagged big profits from the booming business of prime brokerage, which involves lending cash and securities to hedge funds to help execute large trades.