The Russell 2000 Value Index is up almost 12% from the low point it hit in late November, while the Nasdaq has gained 6%.
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Markets continue to price in over two cuts in 2026, betting that labor-market softness will outweigh lingering inflation pressures.
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Investors got only half of what they wanted from two key updates—and now stocks are falling.
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Tariffs are in focus as Trump administration awaits court ruling, Paramount Skydance takes fight to Warner Bros. shareholders, and more news to start your day.
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The Dow had its best Fed Day since 2023. Plus, the Supreme Court is expected to deliver a decision on Trump’s tariffs soon.
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The expected appointment of a Trump-friendly Federal Reserve chair in May could drive stocks higher—but it could also introduce some nasty risks.
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The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates helped moved the 10-year Treasury yield lower—and mortgage rates by extension.
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The 10-year Treasury yield, which informs the direction of mortgage rates, was heading lower after the Fed’s rate cut.
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The European Central Bank is holding, driving increasingly diverging economies, Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier writes in a guest commentary.
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The Federal Reserve’s issues go far beyond its high-profile rate decisions, Mickey D. Levy and Amit Seru write in a guest commentary.
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The outlook for interest rates next year has changed notably over the past month.
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Ethereum, Solana, and other cryptocurrencies are also up.
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What a SpaceX IPO could mean for Tesla shareholders, Pfizer pursuing next weight-loss drug in Chinese labs, more news to start your day.
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The president has long advocated for lower interest rates, saying they’re supercharge the domestic economy, unlock a stagnant housing market and lower borrowing costs for the federal government.
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Home Depot’s guidance reflects a “reality check” that the much-anticipated home improvement spending rebound has not yet begun.
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The JOLTS data had been delayed due to the government shutdown and the agency published September and October data together.
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The home builder earned $4.58 a share on $3.4 billion in revenue in its fourth quarter. Earnings were lower than estimates though revenue beat projections.
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A rate cut from the central bank that is considered hawkish could keep stock market gains muted in December.
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Bitcoin has come crashing down recently and so too have bullish price predictions for the world’s largest cryptocurrency.
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Fed rate decision looms, Trump to outline economic policies, Netflix’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal, and more news to start your day.
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The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to announce a quarter-point interest-rate cut. We’ll also see earnings reports from Toll Brothers, AutoZone, Campbell’s, and more.
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While President Donald Trump this week called concern about the cost of living a “con job,” the strain American households are feeling is real.
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Prognosticators offer up their views on everything from a Swifty marriage boom to the role of affordability in next year’s elections to the fates of the dollar and inflation. Why the foreseeable future is a little foggy.
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Lots of questions, few real answers, but no volatility. It’s weird out there.
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Hassett eyed as Trump’s next Fed chair, Comcast’s cable spinoff could be valued at $10 billion, Hovnanian earnings sank the sector, more news to start your day.
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