Stock Market News From Sept. 17, 2025: Dow Gains After Fed Decision Last Updated: CONCLUDED Updated 2 hours ago Stocks Stall After Wall Street Finally Gets Its Rate Cut By Connor Smith The Federal Reserve finally cut interest rates, and Wall Street didn't know what to do with itself. The S&P 500 dipped 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 260 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3%. The major indexes initially spiked after the Federal Open Market Committee said it decided to lower the federal ...