(AP) -- Technology companies and banks helped lift stocks on Wall Street broadly higher Wednesday, enabling the market to claw back some of its losses after a downbeat start to the week.

Oil futures nearest delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Brent crude traded on the Intercontinental Exchange extended lower for a second session Wednesday, pressuring the U.S. crude benchmark by more than $1 toward $61 per barrel (bbl).

The Growing Climate Solutions Act was reintroduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate by a larger bipartisan group of senators, led by members of the Senate Agriculture Committee. The bill would create a program to help farmers qualify for a carbon-credit program and certify...

(AP) -- Stocks were mostly higher in early trading Wednesday as investors continued to work through company earnings reports and closely watch the bond market.

Crude and refined products futures and Brent crude traded eroded further in early trade, sending the front-month West Texas Intermediate June contract below $62 per barrel.

The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that is intended to make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on new carbon emissions targets on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in President Joe Biden's climate summit this week, the government announced Wednesday.