Federal Reserve is set to cut rates again while facing a hazy post-election outlook
WASHINGTON — No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict:…
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Weekly commodity wrap-up
Crude completes elevator ride Oil prices gapped down as the week’s trading began, reacting to relief that Israeli missile strikes on Iran avoided oil production…
Stock Market Insights: The stock market’s winners and losers post-election
The number one question I am being asked right now is what will happen to the stock market after the election. While no one knows…
Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song
NEW YORK (AP) — Young musicians looking for longevity would be wise to follow the sensible word of Willie Nelson: Do what feels right, and…
US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and…
Stock market today: Amazon helps pull Wall Street higher, while yields skid after jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and oil-and-gas companies are helping to pull U.S. stock indexes higher on Friday, while yields skid in the bond market…
At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever
TOKYO (AP) — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought museum exhibits,…
Peloton appoints Apple Fitness+ co-founder, now Ford executive, as its next CEO
NEW YORK — Peloton has appointed its next CEO. Peter Stern, co-founder of Apple Fitness+ and a current Ford executive, will soon helm of the…
Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level since early 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation…
Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of high expectations drag Wall Street lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is feeling the downside of high expectations on Thursday, as Microsoft and Meta Platforms help drag U.S. stock indexes…