Stocks have seen considerable volatility over the course of morning trading on Wednesday, with the major averages bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line after moving sharply lower over the two previous sessions.
Currently, the major averages are turning in a mixed performance. While the Nasdaq is down 46.13 points or 0.4 percent at 10,968.76, the S&P 500 is up 3.25 points or 0.1 percent at 3,944.51 and the Dow is up 95.37 points or 0.3 percent at 33,691.71.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.