The Transportation Department announced a national framework for autonomous vehicles, a step closer to putting more self-driving cars on U.S. roads.

U.S. stock index futures leapt on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump backed off from his threats to fire the head of the Federal Reserve and raised hopes for a trade deal with China. Shares of Tesla,

U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday, buoyed in part by President Donald Trump’s retreat on the prospect of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the president’s indication that tariffs on China “will come down substantially but it won’t be zero.