Sticky inflation creates rift at Fed over how much to cut rates
Federal Reserve leaders are unified in their resolve to quash the worst bout of inflation in four decades. They just no ...
Stock market’s December performance in balance as ‘Santa Claus rally’ begins
Stocks have seen a stellar 2024, but the S&P 500 is in danger of a rare December loss. It’s all riding on the so-called Santa ...
Consumer discretionary stocks buoy the S&P 500 in shortened Christmas Eve trading session
U.S. stocks were higher in the final hour of trading on Tuesday, on pace to finish the holiday-shortened session on a positive note. The S&P 500 was rising 0.9% as of 12:15 p.m. Eastern time, aided by ...