Talk about the Fed possibly pausing its rate hikes at its meeting Wednesday has picked up.

The home-goods competitor says it’s accepting ‘a competitor’s blue coupon’ through the end of May.

Activision Blizzard’s stock fell even as results topped expectations after U.K. regulators said they would block the videogame publisher’s acquisition by Microsoft Corp.

A U.K. regulator said it would block Microsoft’s mega-deal for videogame publisher Activision Blizzard, citing potential competitive impacts in cloud gaming.

Bitcoin rallied more than 8.6% Wednesday to its highest level in a week, after renewed selling of First Republic stock revived concerns about the health of the U.S. banking sector.

The world’s second-largest asset manager, Vanguard, expects headwinds for the U.S. housing sector in the second half of this year. 

The outlook for crypto has never looked worse amid a broad regulatory crackdown led by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler.

Boeing’s stock got a boost Wednesday after yet another wider-than-expected loss was offset by revenue and free cash flow that beat forecasts.

Oil futures fall Wednesday to turn lower for the month, as recession worries continued to shadow the market.

First Republic stock resumes its steep drop as banks and regulators ponder their next backstop moves after a disastrous Q1 update from the stricken lender.