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Some sectors are more likely to pick up hiring as borrowing costs fall. Here’s what that could look like.

The Federal Reserve finally gave stock-market investors what they wanted this week by cutting interest rates for the first time since March 2020, making a soft landing for the economy more likely now inflation has fallen.

This summer, shares of Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp. each took a hit after the technology giants reported quarterly results. But heading into the third-quarter earnings season, they’re still among the most-liked stocks by Wall Street analysts.

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Many 5% CDs are going away in the weeks after the Fed’s first interest-rate cut. Some have already disappeared.

‘There’s this debate between a hard landing, a soft landing or no landing that continues,’ says Lerner at Truist Advisory Services

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Homeowners looking to leverage lower mortgage rates can ask their lenders for a “rate modification,” financial experts say.

September has historically been the worst month for U.S. stocks — but not this year

Some analysts warn the pool of potential gold buyers could begin to run dry.

Boeing Co. said that Ted Colbert — its head of defense, space and security — would leave the company on Friday, as the beleaguered aviation giant’s new chief executive aims for big changes following a string of safety concerns and a deep slump in its financials.

One fund manager sees “more cons than pros” if the companies were to combine, after the Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm approached Intel about a possible deal.