U.S. stocks opened moderately higher on Wednesday, boosted by a tamer-than-expected inflation reading and blowout quarterly results from big banks.

ASML falls sharply after issuing a growth warning, while Wall Street awaits earnings from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America.

European shares fell on Wednesday, with chip stocks hit hard after ASML flagged a hit to its revenue growth, while reports of U.S. President Donald Trump considering firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell also hit sentiment.

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It took some 15 years for the Nasdaq to get back to its highs after the dot-com bubble burst. Even tech bulls admit that the Nasdaq’s performance is eerily similar to that of the late 1990s. That’s led some strategists to warn that things are looking frothy.

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Fastenal (FAST) kicked off Q2 earnings this morning with a solid beat: $2.08B in revenue, $0.29 EPS. It’s a small name, but it opens the floodgates for a week that includes JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and tech giant Netflix.

Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Pfizer and more pharma stocks shrug even amid Trump's fresh pharma tariff threats.

European stocks ticked up on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump indicated he is open to more trade negotiations with the European Union and Nvidia Corp. said it planned to resume sales of its H20 AI chip to China after securing Washington’s backing.

After leading market gains last year, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are at it again. These high-growth stocks resumed their trek higher as investors became more optimistic that President Donald Trump's import tariffs won't represent as much of a headwind for companies as initially expected.