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The stakes for investors are running high ahead of a historic rate cut expected from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.

Sales at U.S. retailers barely rose in August in another sign consumers have tightened their spending as unemployment rises and the economy slackens.

Artificial intelligence AI and lower interest rates will boost deals of $100 million or more after drops in 2023 and 2022, EY says.

Polestar Automotive Holding’s stock was up about 1.7% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the electric-vehicle maker said it has satisfied requirements to remain on the Nasdaq.

Ferguson Enterprises’ stock was headed for a fall Tuesday, after the plumbing, HVAC and appliance products distributor missed quarterly revenue expectations, citing “muted” residential end markets as housing activity weakened.

Yardeni: Consumers would welcome a large interest-rate cut, but the Fed’s first step should be small.

Oil futures were trading on either side of unchanged Tuesday morning after gaining three of the past four sessions, with traders looking for direction as they weighed concerns about the outlook for demand a day ahead of a Federal Reserve rate decision.

U.S. small-cap stocks have staged an epic rally over the past month as the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time since 2020. Has the time for small caps finally come?

The challenge: Keep interest rates low enough for the U.S. economy to expand, but not so low as to overheat labor markets.

Some options traders are leaving nothing to chance ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Gold, with its rise to record highs this year, deserves attention — but so does its sister metal, silver, which has outperformed the yellow metal so far this year and may be gearing up for a significant rally that lifts prices toward all-time highs.

A traditionally better fourth quarter and Fed rate cuts should support the stock market rally says Deutsche