Dow Jones, major indices rise as Fed holds rates steady, Powell warns of trade and inflation risks

U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged growing uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook.  The S&P 500 edged up 0.43%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.27% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 284 points, or 0.7%. Disney helped lift the Dow after reporting better-than-expected…

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