The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point and signaled more tightening next year. The half-point increase brings the Fed’s federal funds rate up Read more
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Stocks have seen the smallest percentage of ‘up’ days since 1974 so far this year
One of the most conspicuous characteristics of the bear market of 2022 has been the stock market’s almost unrelenting grind lower. Unlike March 2020, when most of that year’s volatility Read more
Why stock-market investors fear a full percentage point Fed rate hike would ‘unnerve’ Wall Street
With both U.S. stocks and bonds under pressure on Tuesday, some on Wall Street argue that investors are underestimating the possibility that the Fed might deliver a surprise 100 basis-point Read more
Abortion polling: What percentage of Americans support Roe v. Wade?
The United States Supreme Court released an opinion on June 24 that has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling from 1973. And most Americans disapprove, according to a Read more