Major U.S. indexes surged at midday Wednesday after several big banks reported strong quarterly results and a key measure of inflation came in softer than anticipated.
Most of the meaningful progress in inflation appears to be "behind us at this stage" and price gains "may remain sticky at levels higher than the Federal Reserve would ideally like," said Rick Rieder, ...
Stocks soared Wednesday as investors digested strong earnings reports from several large financial services companies and highly anticipated inflation numbers that came in softer than expected.