Financial stocks had some of the biggest gains among the S&P 500 ‘s 11 sectors Wednesday, as shares of Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. each closed with a jump exceeding 6%. Citi, Wells Fargo, ...

U.S. stocks ripped higher after an encouraging update on U.S. inflation. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8% for its best day in two months Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.7%, and the Nasdaq ...