Wall Street doesn't seem worried at all about FBI director James Comey's hearing in Congress. The Dow, after initially trading sideways, jumped to a new all-time high Thursday afternoon towards the end of the highly-anticipated testimony.
Matt Zames, the COO of JPMorgan Chase and a 13-year veteran of the bank, is leaving the firm. That means that Wall Street needs to start guessing once more about who could eventually replace Jamie Dimon as CEO.
Trump wants to slash spending on a renewable energy program by 71.9%. Those deep cuts would do "serious harm" to America's energy future, according to former leaders of the program.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's said Qatar's diplomatic crisis with other Middle Eastern nations could prompt investors to yank money out of the country.
The Dow popped 136 points on Thursday to notch its first record close in three months. Market analysts said the rally was fueled by strong economic numbers, not Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate deal.
Trump vowed to roll back some of the Obama-era Dodd-Frank regulations and appointed several Goldman Sachs alums to his administration. But bank stocks have fallen due to concerns that the market is too quiet.
Beijing is in prime position to capitalize on major policy fissures that have emerged between Europe and the Trump administration on climate, trade and defense.