Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Joseph Simons, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The Federal Trade Commission should be open to …

Paul Zimmerman | EMILY’s List | Getty Images Senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren Sen. Elizabeth Warren says President Donald Trump disrespects Native Americans by referring to her as “Pocahontas,” and she says that while she’s not enrolled in any tribe, “I never used my family tree to …

Getty Images Adult film actress Stormy Daniels appears during an autograph signing for Wicked Pictures at the 2012 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino January 20, 2012 in Las Vegas. Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump’s personal attorney acknowledges …

Bitcoin topped the psychologically key $9,000 level to hit a 10-day high Wednesday amid improved sentiment about government regulation. The cryptocurrency climbed 9.7 percent to $9,346, its highest since Feb. 4, according to CoinDesk’s bitcoin price index, which tracks prices from four major exchanges. As of 12:50 p.m. ET, Bitcoin …

Christophe Archambault | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watch the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017. The White House budget director says a military parade envisioned by President Donald Trump could cost between $10 …

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on October 4, 2017. Wells Fargo again finds itself on the hotseat for mistakes it made trying to repay customers hit by improper loan fees. Sen. Elizabeth …

Jonathan Nackstrand | Getty Images Japan’s Yuka Seto competes in the women’s normal hill individual ski jumping event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. But losing sleep comes at a cost. When you’re asleep, your lymphatic system removes toxins from your blood throughout your body, while cerebral fluid removes …

Heinz-Peter Bader | Reuters Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih listens during a news conference after an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2017. Saudi Arabia will restrain its oil exports in March despite lower domestic need for crude as OPEC’s leader is pushing to eliminate fully the global …

Boeing was among the top performers in the Dow Wednesday, while the rest of the market bounced between gains and losses. The Kensho study found that the major stock indexes do tend to waver around releases of faster-than-expected inflation data. The S&P 500 returns an average 0.05 percent one week …

Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), left, waves as Nigel Dodds, deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), looks on as they pose for photographers on the steps of number 10 Downing Street, during their arrival for a meeting …