Closing Bell Overtime: Markets Close Higher Despite Midday Swoon; Randal Quarles on the Fed 3/23/23

Stocks finish higher despite briefly turning negative in midday trading. G Squared’s Victoria Green and JPMorgan’s Phil Camporeale discuss the market action. Former Fed officials Randal Quarles and Alan Blinder weigh in on this week’s rate hike and why Blinder called the 25bp move a “mistake.” Plus, Evercore’s Mark Mahaney on why this time is different for TikTok and regulation as the CEO gets grilled on the hill. Block shares dropped nearly 15% after a scathing short seller report: SVB Moffetrnathanson’s Lisa Ellis and Empire Financial Research’s Herb Greenberg discuss what to make of the claims.