Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. TeslaTSLA and Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL headline a big earnings week, with both showing positive stock action.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to achieve a golden cross today, a potentially bullish sign for the index. Golden crosses happen when the short-term moving average of a stock or index passes its long-term moving average,

Dow Jones pulled back as 3M declined by 4.2%. The stock found itself under pressure despite the strong earnings report. Traders decided to use the report as an opportunity to take profits near yearly highs.

Nvidia and Microsoft are leading the tech sector to new heights for all the right reasons. Honeywell is an industrial leader that could benefit from AI integration. American Express cardholders continue to spend despite overall consumer pressures.

U.S. stocks were higher in afternoon trade, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average up about 120 points, as investors cheered relatively robust economic data emerging in the weeks before President Trump's next tariff deadline.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) wobbled on Friday, testing fresh weekly highs on consumer sentiment and inflation expectations data. However, the Dow backslid after earnings misses in key overweight companies dragged the index sharply lower to round out the trading week.

Major stock indexes weren't moving much in the stock market today, but several top stocks made big moves Friday.