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Riot Blockchain CEO John O'Rourke defended the company's motives for entering the cryptocurrency industry amid a shareholder lawsuit that alleges the company made "misleading statements" about its business.

In a closely watched report published on Wednesday, the administration of Republican President Donald Trump favored keeping the "orderly liquidation authority" (OLA) created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law, in a win for big banks that had been lobbying to keep it.

The Dow earlier posted triple-digit gains after the central bank eased concern over interest rate hikes.

The net loss attributable to Medtronic was $1.39 billion, or $1.03 per share, in the quarter ended Jan. 26.

The six-day run of gains on the Dow and S&P hit a wall as traders return to Wall Street following the Presidents Day Holiday.

The U.S. stock market on Friday posted one of its best weekly performances in years, recapturing half of the losses from the startling market correction earlier this month and discovering a new "wall of worry" to climb.

This month's sell-off for stocks marked the first big test of investors' mettle in years.

Stocks pare daily advance after Russians indicted in election probe.