The Fed minutes also note that "a couple" members wanted a 50 basis point cut, based primarily on the weak inflation readings.

Stock buybacks have contributed to the market's advance, though perhaps not as much as some believe.

President Trump liked Germany's sale of no-interest, 30-year bonds Wednesday, but investors weren't so eager to buy them.

Names on the move ahead of the open.

Trading volumes this week are well below recent averages, and that means this comeback may be suspect.

J.P. Morgan Chase customers will no longer be able to pay with their phones in stores beginning next year.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is not worried about an economic slowdown, saying the U.S. consumer is still in a strong place.

Hedge funds are steering away from battered tech and semiconductor stocks, while bottom-fishing in health care names, according to Goldman Sachs.

The "Fast Money" traders share their first moves for the market open.

Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg predicts one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy will disappoint Wall Street and lead to a market meltdown.

Toni Sacconaghi said increased competition abroad is responsible for the weakness in Tesla's sales volume.

Names on the move ahead of the open.

Analysts generally doubt how effective the People Bank of China's latest interest rate announcement will be in significantly helping businesses grow.

U.S. and Asian investors poured $3.7 billion into U.K. tech start-ups in the first seven months of 2019, research shows.