All three major stock indexes remained higher heading into Wednesday afternoon trading, buoyed by optimism that the U.S.-Japan trade deal could lead to progress with more countries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 394 points,

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.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded near all-time highs at midday as a strong earnings report from Alphabet lifted big tech stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased a small loss to trade near unchanged Monday morning, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ticked higher to build on their record finishes from Friday. The Dow was up around 23 points,

Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH slipped 0.3% while fellow MarketSurge 250 name and rival cruise line Carnival CCL turned higher, rising less than 0.1%. Early movers on the stock market today were Broadcom AVGO, Palantir Technologies PLTR, Tesla TSLA and Uber Technologies UBER.

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Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Stocks Drop Near the End of Trading 4:10 pm Stocks lost momentum near the end of trading with the Dow Jones closing down slightly while the Nasdaq posted the best gains among major indexes.

Whereas the average S&P 500 bear market has resolved in 286 calendar days (about 9.5 months) over a nearly 94-year period, the typical bull market endures for approximately 3.5 times as long -- 1,011 calendar days (roughly two years and nine months).