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Stocks posted a tame session on Wednesday with all three major indexes finishing near the prior day's closing levels. 

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE WED, JUN 23, 2021 EVENING BRIEF AS OF WED, JUN 23, 2021 • 05:23 ET DJIA 33874.24 -0.21% -71.34 S&P 500 4241.84 -0.11% -4.60 NASDAQ 14271.73 +0.13% +18.47   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 133.70 -0.28 -0.21% INTC 55.26 -0.61 -1.09% MSFT 265.27 -0.23 -0.09% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG F 15.42 +0.51 +3.42% AAPL 133.70 -0.28 -0.21% GE 12.95 -0.08 -0.61% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 133.70 -0.28 -0.21% CMCSA 55.48 -2.15 -3.73% TSLA 656.57 +32.86 +5.27%   EDITOR'S NOTE Stocks posted a tame session on Wednesday with all three major indexes finishing near the prior day's closing levels.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the relative underperformer, dropping 71.34 points or 0.2%. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite, which posted a modest gain of 0.1%, managed to eke out another record close. Facebook added nearly 0.5%, while Applied Materials rose 1.5%, and Tesla rallied about 5.3%.   Brent crude prices topped $75 a barrel. Energy stocks went along for the ride, as Devon Energy added nearly 2%, Occidental Petroleum rose about 3.2% and Exxon gained 0.7%. This week's solid performance among the major U.S. stock indexes comes as a rebound to last week's sell-off triggered by the Federal Reserve's surprise policy shift.  For June, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are in the green, rising 0.9% and 3.8%, respectively. However, the Dow is negative for the month.   Still, inflation and the Fed remain of utmost importance in the months ahead, says UBS senior economist Brian Rose. "As the economy recovers, we are seeing more examples of demand exceeding supply side capacity. This extends to the labor market, where more and more businesses report that they are struggling to find workers and job openings are at record highs," he wrote. Thomas Franck | CNBC Markets and Policy Reporter @tomwfranck TOP NEWS  S&P 500 closes slightly lower, snaps two-day winning streak CDC safety group says there's a likely link between rare heart inflammation in young people after Covid shot Warren Buffett gives away another $4.1 billion, resigns as trustee at Gates Foundation Amazon's Prime Day results were more muted than usual this year Bitcoin surges 18% after a wild day that saw the cryptocurrency briefly drop below $30,000 What to expect from Microsoft's next version of Windows Southwest Airlines CEO Kelly stepping down in 2022, will be replaced by company veteran Peloton disabled a free running feature on its treadmills, forcing owners to pay up Cathie Wood bought 1 million shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust during crypto's drop below $30,000 A new ETF is trying to make a movement out of activist investing   TOP VIDEO GlaxoSmithKline CEO on spinoff of consumer health-care business   CNBC PRO Here are Bank of America's favorite small stock picks for the second half   SPECIAL REPORTS Vimeo gets analyst love, and two traders weigh in on whether it's a buy The national eviction ban will likely be extended through July. What that means for renters   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS