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Markets and analysts are abuzz over the first Fed interest-rate hike since the second Trump administration. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised rates by a quarter point, its first hike in three years, as officials sought to curb inflation. Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve Chair, said that the move would not immediately bring down individual…

Dow Jones Today Live: Wall Street is moving in different directions on Wednesday, September 16, as investors weigh interest-rate expectations, elevated oil prices and fresh semiconductor developments. The latest figures provided show the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 51,943.05, down 150.06 points or 0.29% meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 165.37 points or 0.64%, to 26,146.94,…

Arista Networks (ANET) is a highly rated stock that is holding up well during the recent market weakness. Income investors who want to generate some option premium on Arista stock could look at a covered call trade. A covered-call strategy is one way to slightly reduce the risk on a long stock position while also…

The stock market is on shaky ground right now. The 10-year Treasury is at its highest level since 2007, oil is in triple digits, inflation remains high, and AI companies are warning of a potential spending slowdown. These concerns have caused stock market volatility to increase over the past week. However, while the stock market…

Key Points Research from Citizens Bank shows that the S&P 500 tends to gain similar returns no matter which party is in the White House. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has delivered 15% annualized returns for the past 16 years across four different presidencies. The second presidential term of Donald Trump has reminded the world…

Quick Read CVS trades near $94, a 19% discount to the $116 average analyst target and 50% below the model’s $141 base-case price. Management raised 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to a range of $7.90 to $8.10, and Q2 earnings beat consensus by 38%, driving 22 upward analyst revisions with zero cuts. The bull case hinges…

TLDR Ed Yardeni cut his year-end S&P 500 target from 8,400 to 7,900, citing rising bond yields and Middle East tensions The 10-year Treasury yield briefly broke above 5% for the first time since 2007 Yardeni raised his recession probability to 30% from 20% over the next three to six months Wells Fargo also cut…

US Fed Meeting LIVE: The United States Federal Reserve’s two-day meet concludes today, and anticipation is high that the central bank will raise interest rates for the first time in three years. The 12-member committee will announce its decision at 18:00 GMT or 11:30 pm IST on 16 September. What is the market expecting? The…

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will issue a decision on the level of interest rates as the United States weathers a months-long bout of elevated inflation set off by the Iran war. Global oil prices are hovering near a four-month high and the average price for a gallon of gasoline tops $4.30, according to AAA.…

Borrowing is likely to get more expensive for Americans, and soon, according to economists. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than three years as the central bank battles stubborn inflation fueled by high energy prices. Some Wall Street forecasters also pencil in…