Stocks in the U.S. went up a little on Wednesday.

Stock prices went up today. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq went up a little.

Stock markets went up and down.

The U.S. and China had talks. But President Trump will not make the taxes on Chinese goods lower. China wants the taxes to be lower before they talk more.

Sometimes prices go up and down fast.

Jerome Powell said the bank can wait to change interest rates. Trump wants them to change faster.

Powell said, "We don't know many things." He is waiting to see what happens with Trump's trade plan and if the taxes will be big.

This is more true now because of the trade war, Powell said.

The Fed said tariffs are bad for the economy. They can make jobs fewer and prices higher.

Powell said if taxes are high, things will cost more, the economy will not grow fast, and more people will not have jobs.

This is bad for the economy. Prices are high, but the economy is not growing.

Big American companies made a lot of money at the start of 2025.

The company Walt Disney's stock went up a lot, 10.8%. They made more money than they thought. They also got many new people to watch their shows online.

But companies say it is hard to know how much money they will have.

Marvell Technology stock went down a lot. They moved a meeting for people who invest. It was planned for June, but they changed it because the economy is not good.

The stock market went up today.

After the news, the price of bonds went up a little.

Markets in Europe went down. Markets in Asia went up.