Stock Market Today: Dow scores new record close as expectations grow for jumbo rate cut
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, as traders’ expectations for the Federal Reserve to deliver a 50-basis-point rate cut on Wednesday continued to grow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 228.30 points or 0.
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We concluded that this was the right thing for the economy and the people we serve,” the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, said, referring to the central bank’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point.
S&P 500, Dow hit record highs after Fed cuts rates. What it means for your 401(k).
Good news for those building up their 401(k)s: the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at record highs after the Fed's rate cuts.
Stock Market Today: Dow finishes above 42,000 for first time in history after Fed's big rate cut
The blue-chip Dow was on pace to ink a milestone, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in a big way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.3%, at last check, trading near 42,030. Should that level hold,
Stock market today: Most of Wall Street edges lower after Fed delivers a big cut to rates
The momentous move by the Fed helps financial markets in two big ways. It eases the brakes off the economy, which has been slowing under the weight of higher rates, and it gives a boost to prices for all kinds of investments.
Stock market today: Wall Street holds near records after Fed delivers a jumbo-sized cut to rates
Wall Street is holding near its records after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was
Stock Market Today: Dow futures eye record high after Fed's big rate cut
Medium- to long-term Treasury yields turned higher Thursday morning, after weekly initial jobless claims reached their lowest level in months and one factory gauge reflected improving conditions. The rise in rates was led by the so-called long end of the curve,
Stock market today: Global shares trade mixed ahead of Federal Reserve rate decision
Global shares are trading mixed as investors await an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years.
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