A poor report and 2025 outlook by UnitedHealth soured investors' mood in the stock market today. But oil stocks rallied; few ...

Wall Street’s bulls and bears experienced one of the more turbulent weeks for the U.S. stock market for quite some time. However, by the end of the week, the S&P 500 ( SPX) closed at 5,371.96, up ...

U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 surging more than 1% during the session. The Federal Reserve maintained the federal funds rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% ...

That decision leaves the benchmark federal funds rate parked at a range of 4.25% ... or nearly 400 points. The S&P 500 gained 1.1%, and the Nasdaq closed up 1.4%. Stocks rose even though the ...

The Federal Open Market Committee voted on Wednesday to keep the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 4.25 ... tariffs versus other factors. The S&P 500 moved higher as Powell spoke, and ...

If inflation or the jobs market deviate from where they should be, the Fed adjusts the federal funds ... rate cuts can be a sign of trouble ahead in the economy, which certainly impacts the S&P 500.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted on March 19 to keep the benchmark federal funds ... S&P 500 index rose following the release, while Treasury yields fell and the dollar pared gains. New ...

As expected, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee kept rates steady at its ... cost averaging, index funds, and a few blue-chip stocks.” The S&P 500 has yet to lose in any 20-year ...

The central bank penciled in two rate cuts for 2025, but President Trump’s sweeping agenda has injected “remarkably high” uncertainty into the outlook. 8 Federal funds target rate 6 No ...