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With the Federal Reserve shifting gears and cutting interest rates by a half point, it’s time for investors, households and ...

Traders betting big on a weaker dollar are facing disappointment — at least for now — as the greenback remains resilient ...

Stocks in September have been negative for four years in a row but momentum from the rate cut could bring change.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point, signaling a shift in monetary policy and boosting ...

The Home Depot Inc. HD has seen its stock waver due to rising interest rates, which led to a slowdown in the housing market. The housing sector has struggled with sluggish home sales, high home prices ...

Additional Fed rate cuts will boost confidence in one overlooked area of the market, a Goldman Sachs portfolio manager said.

Wall Street hit the brakes on its post-Fed rally to start a triple-witching Friday session. The Dow was down 46 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.1%.

Critics on the FDIC's board include Vice Chair Travis Hill and Democrat Rohit Chopra, who is also the director of the ...

U.S. stock markets jumped to record highs on Thursday, as investors belatedly recognized that the Fed’s 50-basis point rate ...

Friday could see a surge in trading activity due to triple witch option expirations and S&P index rebalance trades, NYSE's ...

U.S. stocks are drifting in early trading after leaping to records the day before as part of a worldwide rally.