Ozan Kose | AFP | Getty Images A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighter stands guard at a checkpoint in the Syrian town of Azaz on a road leading to Afrin, on February 1, 2018. Clashes raged between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin region on January 31, 2018, as …

Getty Images House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., walks out to speak with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March. 22, 2017. President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed vindication from the wide release …

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 31, 2018. U.S. stocks lost nearly $1 trillion in this week’s sell-off, according to Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P 500 fell 3.85 …

Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference December 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve said Friday it is restricting Wells Fargo’s size in response to “widespread consumer abuses.” As a result, Wells Fargo plans to replace three directors by April and a fourth …

Technical analyst Carter Worth of Cornerstone Macro said he expects further declines after Friday’s stock market drop. Worth pointed to a trendline from the market’s lows in 2016 that stocks have since tested and held above. To reach that line, Worth said the S&P 500 would have to fall 222 …

Joshua Roberts | Reuters Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testifies to the House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2017. A White House official on Friday told CNBC there were no talks about possibly firing Deputy Attorney General …

The sell-off: Is there a catalyst for a deeper correction? The S&P is only 3.9 percent from its historic high, but traders are already debating whether there could be a deeper correction coming. For the moment, the bears have the upper hand. They cite: 1) The surge in wages (up …

The stock market plunged after a better-than-expected jobs report sent interest rates higher. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 666 points on Friday. Investors are concerned the Federal Reserve may reduce its monetary stimulus and increase interest rates more aggressively as the economy continues to strengthen. Using Kensho, a hedge …

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images K.T. McFarland, nominee to be ambassador to Singapore. K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump as his nominee to be U.S. ambassador toSingapore, asked him on Friday to withdraw the nomination. “I am asking that you withdraw my nomination to be …

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A customer unloads a cart at a cash register at a Costco Wholesale store in Naperville, Illinois. Costco’s recent success won’t stall anytime soon with Walmart closing more Sam’s Club stores, according to J.P. Morgan. The wholesaler has the potential to open 15 …