U.S. stocks mostly rose after getting some relief from an encouraging inflation update
U.S. stocks mostly rose after getting some relief from an encouraging inflation update. But even on a rare up day for the market, President Donald Trump’s trade war still knocked stocks around.
The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% Wednesday after skidding between an even bigger early gain and a later loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also pinballed between gains and losses, and wound up 0.2% lower. The Nasdaq composite added 1.2%.
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