The latest U.S. economic data was a mixed bag, and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of potential long-term interest rate increases, posing policy challenges.

U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday but closed higher, with the DJIA reversing from a plunge of up to 273 points to soar 271 points or 0.7%, closing at 42,322. The S&P 500 added 24 points or 0.4% to settle at 5,916, marking its fourth day of upswing. The Nasdaq dipped 34 points or 0.2% to rest at 19,112.

Insurance company UnitedHealth (UNH.US) plunged 11% as the U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation into the company.

Techs waned, with Amazon (AMZN.US) and Meta (META.US) both shedding over 2%; Tesla (TSLA.US) down 1.4%; and Nvidia (NVDA.US), Apple (AAPL.US), and Alphabet (GOOG.US) each fading less than 1%.
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