Consumer prices increased by the most in seven months, but that is unlikely to discourage the Federal Reserve from delivering a third consecutive interest rate cut next week.
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The S&P 500 and the Dow touched over one-week highs after data showed a still robust economy, while small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap indexes.
Read More S&P 500, Dow touch over one-week highs after business activity data
Retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and electronic goods.
Read More Motor vehicles, electronic goods lift US retail sales in October
Consumer prices rose slightly more than expected in September amid higher food costs, but the annual increase in inflation was the smallest in more than 3-1/2 years.
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Wall Street’s main indexes rose, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, as Micron’s upbeat forecast revived the frenzy around AI.
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Wall Street had another big day with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting another intraday record high, just a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half-a-percentage point and forecasted that more cuts could be coming.
Read More Wall Street: Dow Skyrockets To All-Time High After Fed Delivers Rate Cut