Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, as investors shifted their attention to the upcoming third-quarter earnings season and inflation data for hints on the Federal Reserve’s future rate decisions.
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U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in September amid mounting worries over the health of the labor market.
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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.
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Wall Street rallied on Thursday with the S&P 500 hitting another intraday record high after the Federal Reserve kicked off its easing cycle with half-a-percentage point reduction.
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At their meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, satisfying investors who had been expecting a strong move given the weakening employment picture.
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