Stock market live updates: The Dow climbed 202 points at the open, hitting a new all-time high.
popped 3.2% and 2.2%, respectively, in premarket trading on Wednesday after Bank of America upgraded the casino stocks to buy from neutral. The firm said the casino companies, which have been hit from heightened fear about the Chinese coronavirus, will rebound as the number of virus cases meaningfully deadline. This is a reversal for Bank of America, which last month downgraded Wynn Resorts due to fear about the virus.
, while sales in the pharmacy unit grew 4.1%. In September, a federal judge signed off on the company's $69 billion merger with insurer Aetna, which CVS has said will lead to double-digit growth. —Jerome Powell is scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day of testimony on monetary policy, the economy and financial statutes. The Senate Banking Committee hearing is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET and include Powell's already-published prepared remarks before a Q&A session. In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, Powell said that the
given tame inflation, low unemployment and modest economic growth. But he cautioned that low interest rates, while a positive for business borrowing, could hamstring the Fed's ability to stimulate the economy in the event of a future downturn. —
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