Disney CEO Bob Iger celebrated the company's 70th anniversary by opening the New York Stock Exchange trading session from Anaheim, California Thursday.

U.S. stock index futures barely budged on Thursday, as results from Taiwan's TSMC failed to shake investors from their cautious mood following a rollercoaster session marked by concerns about the Federal Reserve's independence.

The New York Times said Trump waved a draft letter firing Powell at an Oval Office meeting late Tuesday. Trump had gathered a group of Republicans that had blocked a procedural vote that would have advanced crypto legislation, to convince them to let the legislation advance. Odds of Powell being fired surged to 40% on prediction market Kalshi.