Stocks were treading water for most of the session before Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's comments.
The three major indexes swung between gains and losses in Monday's session.
The three major indexes swung between gains and losses in Monday's session.
Investors are looking to the busiest period of the first-quarter earnings season, which will see more than 180 S&P 500 companies report results.
The major averages ended Wednesday higher on hopes that trade tensions between the U.S. and China could soon ease.
The major averages ended Wednesday higher on hopes that trade tensions between the U.S. and China could soon ease.
Stocks surged after President Donald Trump said he doesn't plan to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his post as central bank leader.
Stocks surged after President Donald Trump said he doesn't plan to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his post as central bank leader.
Stocks surged after President Donald Trump said he doesn't plan to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his post as central bank leader.
Stocks surged after President Donald Trump said he doesn't plan to remove Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from his post as central bank leader.