STOCKS DO NOTHING: Here's what you need to know
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Stocks were little changed on Wednesday as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.
All three major indices moved less than 0.2% as stocks stayed mired in a tight trading range. The S&P 500 nudged higher, sitting just below a record reached on Friday, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed slightly from the all-time high it hit on Tuesday.
First up, the scoreboard:
3. There's one big trading company that's loving all this uncertainty. CBOE Holdings, the world's largest provider of volatility instruments, beat first-quarter earnings forecasts largely because of heavy VIX trading.
4. The Korean won ticks up after President Moon Jae-in is sworn in. Moon's victory could lead to a shift in the Pacific Rim's dynamics. He previously stated he supports dialogue with North Korea.
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