Fed, Stock Market
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq book biggest weekly jump of 2024 ahead of Fed meeting
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the S&P 500 and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite each posting its biggest weekly jump since November ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 297.01 points Friday, or 0.7%, to close at 41,393.78.
Stock market today: S&P 500 notches 5-day streak of gains ahead of next week's Fed meeting
Odds of a 50 basis point interest rate cut next week have surged as investors worry about a slowdown in the job market.
The Fed Is About to Give the Stock Market What It Wants. How to Play the Moment.
But after all of that buildup, the actual event may fall short of expectations, at least when it comes to the stock market’s reaction. The futures market, after all, has not just factored in the September cut,
Stock market today: Stocks end banner week with big gains as jumbo Fed cut odds rise
The stage is set for strong weekly wins after Wall Street's expectations for a 0.5% rate cut by the Fed shot up.
Stock Market Today: Stocks on record watch amid flip on big Fed rate cut bets
Stocks ended higher on Thursday, taking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq into a four-day winning streak, following a muted reading of factory gate inflation for the month of August that paired with the lowest headline CPI reading since February of 2021 the previous day.
Opinion
Commentary: Don’t hold your breath for a stock market rally if the US Fed cuts rates
Many are eager to see the Fed slash interest rates, expecting a market boom to follow. You’d do best to temper your expectations, says OCBC’s Samuel Wong.
Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week of 2024 closes with indexes near their records
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The stock market risks keeping Wall Street's biggest bulls up at night
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Nvidia's stock market dominance fuels big swings in the S&P 500
Nvidia's huge stock rally is still exerting an outsized influence over the S&P 500 index , reinforcing concerns that broader ...
Stock market today: Wall Street climbs closer to its record high
U.S. stocks rose closer to their all-time highs following a couple reports on the economy that came in close to expectations.
Toronto’s Stock Market Overtakes Paris as French Crisis Bites
The total value of stocks listed in Toronto overtook that of Paris for the first time since 2022, highlighting both the rally ...
Stock Market News: Stocks Rally After PPI
Gains were helped by the passage of Hurricane Francine across the oil patch, temporarily shutting in about 40% of Gulf of Mexico production. The IEA lowered its demand growth estimate for this year to ...
Prediction: This Tech Stock Could Take Off After the iPhone 16 Launch (Hint: It's Not Apple)
Apple points out that its latest smartphones are "built for Apple Intelligence." To make that happen, the company developed a ...
Stock market rotation drives rebound from summer selloff as tech giants lag
Investors love to look at companies that are going from earnings declines to earnings gains." ...