The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some easing in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Extreme Fear” zone on Wednesday.

U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points during the session amid solid corporate earnings and growing signs that the Federal Reserve may be nearing another interest rate cut.

The ADP National Employment Report, the key labor gauge in the absence of official government data during the ongoing shutdown, showed that private employers added 42,000 jobs in October, rebounding from the 32,000 jobs lost in September and beating economists' expectations for ...