US stocks were mixed Thursday as President Donald Trump touted trade deal progress with Europe and China and investors digested a threat from the president to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Pointing to data showing run-ups in foreign purchases of U.S. stocks before the 1987 crash, the dot-com bubble in 2000, and the 2008 financial crisis, Ed Yardeni wrote in his eponymous research newsletter, "Their buying has a record of being a contrary indicator. They tend to be big buyers right before bear markets."

US stocks end a choppy day mixed. Intel warns of chip sales licenses. Trump calls for lower rates. UnitedHealth posts weak earnings.

Dow Jones futures plunged as UnitedHealth dived, while techs rallied on Taiwan Semi. President Trump harshly criticized Fed chief Powell.