NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market bounced back Wednesday after pressure eased on Wall Street from the bond market and oil prices gave back some of their big gains.
The S&P 500 climbed 1.1% for its first rise in four days and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 645 points, or 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.5%.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm$E@4 62D:?8 J:6=5D 😕 E96 3@?5 >2C3D E92E 925 C2EE=65 DE@42C c]efT =2E6 %F6D52J[ H9:49 😀 2 D:8?:7:42?E >@G6 7@C 2 >2C62DFC6D E9:?8D 😕 9F?5C65E9D @7 2 A6C46?E286 A@:?E]k^Am
kAm%96 `_\J62C %C62DFCJ J:6=5 925 366? C:D:?8 7C@> =6DD E92? cT 367@C6 E96 H2C H:E9 xC2? 3682?[ 2=@?8 H:E9 @E96C J:6=5D 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5[ 3642FD6 @7 H@CC:6D E92E E96 7:89E:?8 H:== @?8 @E96C 724E@CD] %96 :?7=2E:@? 4@?46C?D ?@E @?=J D66>65 E@ 6=:>:?2E6 E96 492?46D 7@C 2 4FE E@ :?E6C6DE C2E6D 3J E96 u656C2= #6D6CG6 E9:D J62C[ E96J 2=D@ 96:89E6?65 E96 C:D2J 92G6 E@ C2:D6 C2E6D 😕 a_ae]k^Am
kAmw:89 J:6=5D D=@H 64@?@>:6D 2?5 H6:89 @? AC:46D 7@C DE@46?ED] q6D:56D 5C:G:?8 FA k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^>@CE8286D\9@FD:?8\:?E6C6DE\C2E6D\ee63`h23237be2fdff_2decgf763g_64QmC2E6D 7@C >@CE8286Dk^2m[ E96J 4@F=5 2=D@ 4FCE2:= 4@>A2?:6D’ 3@CC@H:?8 E@ 3F:=5 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^2CE:7:4:2=\:?E6==:86?46Qm2CE:7:4:2=\:?E6==:86?46k^2m 52E2 46?E6CD E92E 92G6 366? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]DE=@F:D765]@C8^@?\E96\64@?@>J^a_ae^;2?^EC24<: e96="">J’D 8C@HE9k^2m C646?E=J]k^Am
kAm*:6=5D 62D65 (65?6D52J 2D @:= AC:46D AF==65 3246 >@C6] %96 AC:46 7@C 2 32CC6= @7 qC6?E 4CF56 76== d]eT E@ D6EE=6 2E S`_d]_a[ E9@F89 :E C6>2:?D H6== 23@G6 :ED C@F89=J Sf_ =6G6= 7C@> 367@C6 E96 H2C] !C:46D 92G6 366? J@\J@:?8 @? C:D:?8 2?5 72==:?8 9@A6D E92E E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 xC2? 42? C6249 2? 28C66>6?E E@ 2==@H @:= 56=:G6C:6D E@ 7F==J C6DF>6 7C@> E96 !6CD:2? vF=7 E@ 4FDE@>6CD H@C=5H:56]k^Am
kAmp C6A@CE D9@H:?8 =6DD 325 :?7=2E:@? 😕 E96 &?:E65 z:?85@> E92? 64@?@>:DED 6IA64E65 2=D@ 96=A65 42=> J:6=5D H@C=5H:56]k^Am
kAm(:E9 E96 62D:?8 @7 J:6=5D[ E649?@=@8J DE@4
kAm}G:5:2 C@D6 `]bT 29625 @7 :ED =2E6DE AC@7:E C6A@CE[ H9:49 2CC:G65 27E6C EC25:?8 6?565 7@C E96 52J[ 2?5 H2D E96 DEC@?86DE 7@C46 =:7E:?8 E96 $U2>Aj! d__] %96 49:A 4@>A2?J C6A@CE65 2?@E96C BF2CE6C @7 3:886C 8C@HE9 😕 AC@7:E 2?5 C6G6?F6 E92? 2?2=JDED 6IA64E65[ H9:=6 :E 2=D@ 82G6 2 36EE6C\E92?\6IA64E65 7@C642DE 7@C C6G6?F6 😕 E96 4FCC6?E BF2CE6C]k^Am
kAm~E96C E649 DE@4
2C
kAm$>2==6C 4@>A2?:6D 42? 766= 6G6? 3:886C C6=:67 7C@> =@H6C J:6=5D E92? E96:C 3:886C C:G2=D 3642FD6 >2?J ?665 E@ 3@CC@H E@ 8C@H] %96 #FDD6== a___ :?56I @7 E96 D>2==6DE &]$] DE@4
A65 a]eT[ >@C6 E92? 5@F3=6 E96 82:? @7 E96 $U2>Aj! d__[ H9:49 >62DFC6D E96 3:886DE &]$] DE@4
kAmp=D@ 96=A:?8 E@ 5C:G6 E96 >2CA2?J 369:?5 %y |2II[ |2CD92==D 2?5 @E96C DE@C6D[ H9:49 4=:>365 d]fT 27E6C 56=:G6C:?8 DEC@?86C AC@7:E 2?5 C6G6?F6 7@C E96 =2E6DE BF2CE6C E92? 2?2=JDED 6IA64E65] %y)’D rt~[ tC?:6 w6CC>2?[ D2:5 E96 4FCC6?E BF2CE6C 😀 @77 E@ 2 8@@5 DE2CE[ 2?5 E96 @77\AC:46 C6E2:=6C C2:D65 :ED 7@C642DED 7@C C6G6?F6 2?5 AC@7:E E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAm#65 #@3:? v@FC>6E qFC86CD ;F>A65 `g]aT[ 2?5 r2G2 vC@FA C@D6 b]`T 7@==@H:?8 E96:C @H? 36EE6C\E92?\6IA64E65 AC@7:E C6A@CED] $F49 C6DF=ED C2:D6 9@A6D E92E 9@FD69@=5D 42? J[ 6G6? E9@F89 E96J’C6 4@?E6?5:?8 H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^FD\:?7=2E:@?\4@?DF>6C\:C2?\H2C\b7“3f755a_62de5a7_ghd6dac`27f3eQm9:89 82D@=:?6 AC:46Dk^2m 2?5 H:56DAC625 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^4@?DF>6C\4@?7:56?46\4@?76C6?46\3@2C5\AC:46D\:?7=2E:@?\h`6gbd763_37c7hhg4g3a7c54“a4ag3Qm5:D4@FC286>6?Ek^2m 23@FE 64@?@>:4 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAm|@DE 3:8 &]$] 4@>A2?:6D 92G6 =:^2CE:4=6^DE@4]k^Am
kAm~? E96 =@D:?8 D:56 @7 (2== $EC66E H2D %2C86E[ H9:49 76== b]hT 6G6? E9@F89 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^E2C86E\DE@C6D\D2=6D\7:CDE\BF2CE6C\62C?:?8D\6h43_g4433fd`dhcebc4`b57bf_gg_d3QmC6E2:=6C C6A@CE65 36EE6C AC@7:Ek^2m 2?5 C6G6?F6 7@C E96 =2E6DE BF2CE6C E92? 2?2=JDED 6IA64E65] p ?6H rt~[ |:4926= u:556=^2CE:4=6^E2C86E\62C?:?8D\D2=6D\BF2CE6C\3b272e5_fh`ad“7gf6__27dh4__g5`gQmEFC? 2C@F?5 E96 4@>A2?Jk^2m 2?5 3@@DE :ED C6G6?F6]k^Am
kAmtIA64E2E:@?D H6C6 9:89 7@C E96 4@>A2?J’D A6C7@C>2?46 27E6C %2C86E’D DE@46 :?E@ E96 52J H:E9 2 82:? @7 >@C6 E92? b_T 7@C E96 J62C D@ 72C[ BF25CFA=6 E96 $U2>Aj! d__’D 82:?]k^Am
kAmp== E@=5[ E96 $U2>Aj! d__ C@D6 fh]be A@:?ED E@ f[cba]hf] %96 s@H y@?6D x?5FDEC:2= pG6C26 ;F>A65 ecd]cf E@ d_[__h]bd[ 2?5 E96 }2D52B 4@>A@D:E6 C2==:65 bhh]ed E@ ae[af_]be]k^Am
kAmx? DE@42C365 😕 tFC@A6 7@==@H:?8 H62
kAm%@6?E 3@?5 D=:AA65 3FE C6>2:?65 ?62C :ED 9:896DE =6G6= D:?46 `hhf]k^Am
k9C ^m
kAmp! qFD:?6DD (C:E6CD |2EE ~EE 2?5 t=2:?6 zFCE6?3249 4@?EC:3FE65]k^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
