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U.S. Market Close

• 🔥 Wall Street Ends Higher on US-China Trade Talks: The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday, lifted by a rally in Tesla as...

Micron (MU) steals midday spotlight:

• Among biggest moves with WSM, M, SLG
• Rallied 360% YOY to all-time highs
• High earnings bar with revenue...

• Rate decision: FOMC voted 11-1 to keep federal funds rate at 3.5%-3.75%
• Key challenges: Navigating higher-than-expected inflation, mixed labor signals, and a war
• Powell speaks: Post-meeting remarks following two-day policy session

• European stocks edged lower with Iran war fallout in spotlight ahead of Fed decision expected to hold rates at 3.5-3.75%.
• Standout gainer:...

Dual drivers fueled Tuesday's gains in Wall Street indices:

• Fed buildup: Traders focus on the central bank's two-day policy meeting start
• Travel...

Today's big movers:

• Airlines climb after bullish forecast updates ahead of JPMorgan Industrials Conference.
• Uber +4.9%, Lyft +3.1% on separate...

U.S. Market Rebound

• 🔥 Major Indexes Close Higher: Wall Street snapped a four-day losing streak with Dow up 0.8%, S&P 500 up 1.0%, and Nasdaq up...

Daily close highlights amid Hormuz tensions:

• Dow +0.8% (388 pts to 46,946), S&P +1% (to 6,699), Nasdaq +1.2% (to 22,374) snaps four-day skid
• Oil...

Timeline of today's market pivot:

• Premarket: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures climbed amid surging oil's impact on Fed rate path.
• Midday rebound:...

• Premarket leaders: Micron Technology, Nebius Group, and Dollar Tree top the biggest moves
• Midday shifts: Nvidia, Peloton, Meta, and Dollar Tree...

Microsoft surges in carbon credit purchases to offset AI-driven emissions, up 247% FY22-23 to 5M credits and 337% FY23-24 to 21.9M.

• Big Tech...

Ulta Beauty shares plummet after mixed quarterly earnings, emerging as a key post-earnings loser in retail. CNBC's Angelica Peebles analyzes on Closing Bell Overtime.

Stephanie Link (Hightower CIO) and Joe Terranova (Virtus Senior MD) shared their latest portfolio moves in energy stocks SLB, Petrobras, and Canadian Natural Resources on CNBC's Halftime Report.

Major Index Declines

• 🔥 Dow Drops Sharply: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9%, or more than 400 points, after stocks closed Tuesday's...

Reserve dump fails: Crude surges past $100/bbl and +4% Wednesday, shrugging off IEA's record 400M barrels and U.S. SPR's 172M amid Iran Strait...

• Dow drops 0.9% (400+ points), S&P 500 & Nasdaq slip
• Driven by fresh inflation data, continued Iran fallout
• After Tuesday's volatile session closed little changed

Oil Market Pressures

• 🔥 G7 Reserves Limited: G7 emergency oil reserves will only plug the supply gap for a few weeks amid Middle East tensions,...

Legacy giant's bold shift: Oracle, founded 1977 by Larry Ellison and known for databases, is undergoing massive transformation into AI cloud...

• Drastic 95% value loss from 2021 IPO ($25 open, peak $29.41) to now <$1.50/share, market cap ~$1B
• Reputation scarred by dismissed 2023 hair loss...

• Oil rockets 35% after U.S.-Israel strike on Iran, peaking at $119.50/bbl; gas hits $3.50/gal, up 21% MoM
• Prices stoke inflation fears, lift 10Y...