The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 116 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.1%. "After a busy day for data yesterday, the calendar goes dark again this morning, but there is some Fedspeak to fill the void,†writes Bespoke Investment Group co-founder Paul Hickey. Stocks opened modestly higher on Wednesday, as the S&P 500 moved to shake off its latest losing streak. ...

Oil prices surged Wednesday, jumping off multi-year lows after President Donald Trump ordered a "total and complete blockade†of oil tankers into and out of Venezuela. ...

Amazon's investment would be tied to an agreement for OpenAI to use the e-commerce company's in-house Trainium chips, according to a report. ...

The S&P 500 is negative for the month. That doesn't happen often in December. ...

The odds of a Netflix-Warner combination surged to 74% from 29%, according to Polymarket. ...

Nvidia stock rises Wednesday. But the chip maker faces an increasing number of rivals in the U.S. and China. ...

Bostic says Fed should pause rate cuts, Warner Bros. to tell shareholders to reject Paramount bid, Medline set to trade in IPO, and more news to start your day. ...

Tuesday's jumbo jobs report showed unemployment rose to 4.6% in November, the highest level since 2021. Still, the U.S. added 64,000 nonfarm jobs last month, above what economists were expecting. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 88 points, or 0.2%. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were up 0.3%. Stocks looked set to rise on Wednesday, with investors deciding that delayed jobs data would strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to carry on cutting interest ra ...

Core Viewpoint - Investors should closely monitor the central bank's upcoming policy decision, as it has the potential to disrupt the yen carry trade [1] Group 1 - The central bank's policy decision is anticipated to have significant implications for currency trading strategies [1] - The yen carry trade, which involves borrowing in yen to invest in higher-yielding assets, may face challenges depending on the central bank's actions [1]

Investors don't need to worry about the central bank's coming interest-rate decisions. Policymakers have their back. ...