• US stocks sputter despite $2 trillion coronavirus rescue deal

    US stocks sputter despite $2 trillion coronavirus rescue deal

    US stocks struggled to continue their midweek rally Wednesday even after Congress and the White House agreed on a massive stimulus package to address the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 736.37 points, or 3.5 percent, in early trading after lawmakers reached an overnight deal for a $2 trillion spending …