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Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott indicated Wednesday that he expects the Department of Justice will resolve its criminal probe of current Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, clearing a path for the panel to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top Fed job, Kevin Warsh.

Home builders are reportedly pitching affordable-home policies to the Trump administration, and their shares were rising Wednesday.

The “indiscriminate” chip selloff is reminiscent of DeepSeek fears that were “proved unfounded,” a Bank of America analyst said.

The industrials sector has been a big beneficiary of the rotation out of tech, with a number of defense and transportation stocks hitting new highs on Wednesday.

“I do have a decent 401(k) and also should be able to benefit from my husband’s Social Security.”

The U.S. employment report for January originally due on Friday has been rescheduled for the middle of next week — and the consumer price index was also pushed back a couple of days.

Every American’s personal data is at risk of fraud after DOGE’s alleged mismanagement, Social Security’s former chief data officer tells MarketWatch.

Enphase’s stock was soaring Wednesday after the company’s upbeat earnings report and a view that residential solar demand has bottomed as consumers look for relief from higher electricity costs.

The largest part of the economy expanded again in January and pointed to decent growth early in the new year, as businesses grapple with the lingering effects of highs tariffs and how to adopt artificial intelligence.

AMD’s beat wasn’t as strong as it seemed, and high operating expenditures also clouded a strong report.

Sales of new cars and trucks — a barometer for the economy — sank in January to the lowest level in three years after a major winter storm. Yet it could be a tough year for automakers even after the weather gets warmer.

The upshot of Glencore selling a stake in its DRC business to a U.S. government backed entity is a cash injection and a potential derisking of its mining operations.