Today: October 27, 2026
Today: October 27, 2026

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S&P 500, Nasdaq advance as oil eases ahead of Fed decision

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq advanced on Tuesday as easing oil prices supported risk appetite ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision this

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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as oil pulls back ahead of Fed decision

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as easing oil prices supported risk appetite ahead of a raft of key corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate

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Bond investors are thinking less about the Fed and more about AI, deficits

Wall Street considers it settled that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady this week.

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5 things to watch from the Federal Reserve's next meeting

Federal Reserve policymakers are likely to keep their key interest rate unchanged Wednesday when they finish what may seem like an uneventful meeting

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Musk's grim outlook hits neoclouds as debt concerns mount

Shares of neocloud companies declined on Monday after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the sector could face consolidation and failures, adding to concerns over a widening gap between AI

Economy|Finance

Fed to hit pause on rate hikes, but maybe not for long

Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,

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Lula land

A potentially pivotal week for US and world markets kicked off with an election surprise in Brazil, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confounded forecasts to win

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Why Wall Street banks want Democrats to back their capital relief

Wall Street banks are poised to score significant regulatory relief thanks to US President Donald Trump's Republican regulators, but ensuring the changes survive long-

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Stocks fall, but tech shares steady after selloff; oil hits highest in nearly six months

Major stock indexes ended lower on Friday even as tech shares mostly steadied, while Brent crude oil rose to its highest

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Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices

Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices

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US business activity cools in October; strong demand fueling price pressures

US business activity slowed modestly in October, though robust demand allowed companies to raise prices for goods and services, a sign that inflation

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Brazil mid-month inflation undershoots forecasts ahead of presidential runoff

Brazil's IPCA-15 consumer price index rose 0.32% in the month to mid-October, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, down from 0.70% in the previous month and

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US weekly jobless claims near 57-year lows, underscore labor market stability

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to near 57-year lows last week amid low layoffs, suggesting a modest pickup

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Brookings paper offers broad plan to shrink Fed balance sheet

By Michael S.

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Fed to skip October but raise rates again in December, nearly all economists say: Reuters poll

The Federal Reserve will skip raising interest rates this month and deliver a hike in December, according to nearly all economists polled by Reuters, as

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Korean canary in the AI coalmine

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift A rocky start for a South Korean startup cast a shadow over highly anticipated announcements by AI hyperscalers this week.

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Fed sees AI boom adding to inflation headache, but others may pay for the medicine

The artificial intelligence boom, increasingly acknowledged at the Federal Reserve as helping drive inflation, has left central bankers faced with

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Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh

Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology

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Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings

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Fed's Hammack warns inflation expectations deterioration could require Fed response

By Michael S.

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Fed's Warsh sees US resilience, mum on rate-path view

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh voiced optimism on Friday about US economic strength and surprise about how well global economies have

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Global stocks flat as AI and rate fears hit tech

An index of global equity markets ended flat on Thursday as concerns about AI spending and higher interest rates fueled further selling in technology and

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S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, springing back from early losses as investors concerned about AI stocks shifted into Eli Lilly,

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Fed's Goolsbee on inflation: discouraging, but still some optimism

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday that data this week showing stronger-than-expected consumer and producer price inflation has been "