The stock market had a surprisingly good year. What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the ...

The U.S. stock market seems determined to defy the Federal Reserve. While the Fed has cut interest rates by a total of 100 ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve has issued their final rate cut of 2024, saying that what happens next year will depend on the actions and policies of the incoming Trump administration. Some at the reserve ...

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve expects to cut its influential federal funds rate at a slower pace in the new year than ...

After ebbing slightly at the end of last week, 30-year mortgage rates surged to a five-month high. Rate movement was mixed ...

Home prices are set for a modest rise as mortgage rate uncertainty remains. Little relief is expected for renters.

Continuing claims, the total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits, climbed by 46,000 to 1.91 million for the week ...

Deciding where to put your hard-earned money can be complicated, but there is a strong argument to be made that at least some ...

Count us as two financial economists hoping only certain inflation measures fall slower than expected, and everyone’s ...

The effects of the Fed’s half-point rate cut in September and its quarter-point cut in November have largely been passed through to auto loans, which fell on average from a peak of 7.3% in July to 6.8 ...

With much of the globe celebrating Christmas, bitcoin (BTC) quietly appeared set to retake the $100,000 level after having fallen to below $93,000 just ahead of the holiday. The rally, however, ...