Dow ends nearly 200 points higher after Powell concludes Capitol Hill testimony with vow to battle inflation
US stocks closed higher Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell concluded a second day of congressional testimony with a vow to battle inflation, even if it risks a recession. What happened with stocks? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 194.23 points, or 0.6%, to end near session highs at 30,677.36, after flipping between…