U.S. stock futures fell on Tuesday following Monday’s advances. Futures of major benchmark indices were lower.The indices dropped as the possibility of a government shutdown neared, with the lawmakers having until Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET to reach an agreement.Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance stated outside the White House that “I think we're headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won't do the right thing,” placing the blame on Democratic leaders for linking government funding to healthcare negotiat ...

The Russell 2000 index (i.e., the small-cap stock index) is up about 2.5% in the five days ending September 19. It’s not a surprise that this is coming during a time in which the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates. This cut does not matter much, but many are optimistic that it is the beginning of a deeper rate cut cycle in the next 12 months. That’s typically bullish for small-cap stocks that are frequently unprofitable and, in some cases, have little to no revenue. Companies like these that require deb ...

New office building in suburban Maryland, United States. Parking lot in front of the building with several cars. - See lightbox for moregettyThe Fed has finally cut rates, and if the “dot plot” is any indication, it won’t be the last. This is fuel for real estate investment trusts (REITs)—they thrive when borrowing costs fall and their fat dividends shine next to shrinking bond yields.Today we can lock in payouts between 6% and 13% from landlords set to surge as Powell’s long-awaited pivot plays out.Why do ...

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Over the summer, many of the home builders started rallying in anticipation of rate cuts from the Fed. But now the Feds start cutting and the group keeps rolling over. So what's going on here.Didn't we want rate cuts to jolt the industry out of the doldrums. Well, let's look at what happened when some of the key home builders recently reported. First, we got Lenar, the Miami based developer that's become one of the largest home builders in the country.Lenar kicked these off last Thursday when they reported ...

US stocks fell on Thursday for the third session in a row as Wall Street weighed an unexpected drop in jobless claims and a sharp upgrade in GDP growth, developments that complicate the outlook for rate cuts amid uncertainty about Federal Reserve policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped 0.4%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) lost roughly 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also around 0.5%. Big Tech stocks took hits, with Oracle (ORCL) adding to recent losses and Tesla (TSLA) off over 4%. ...

A week after the Federal Reserve resumed rate cuts after a nine-month pause, stocks were reversing their uptrend with a three-day losing streak, leaving investors wondering whether the bull-market rally has run out of steam. ...

[Music] I'm Yao Finance executive editor Brian Saz and you're taking a look at a live shot of the opening bells on Wall Street on this Thursday morning. A little rainy in New York City. Guest of the South Korean government ringing the bell of the New York Stock Exchange Kodak AI getting things popping over there at the NASDAQ.Indeed, a lot of a little bit of everything so far this morning, friends. Some strong economic data, much of this may of the rate cut seeking bulls, but some negative news out of corpo ...

Wall Street traded lower on Wednesday, extending the previous day's risk-off mood sparked by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks.At midday in New York, all major indexes were in the red: the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, the Nasdaq 100 lost 0.5%, and the Russell 2000 fell 0.6%.FCX is taking a hit from negative sentiment. Get the inside scoop here.Investors bristled at Powell's comments that further rate cuts are not a given, underscoring a data-dependent stance, while also calling equity markets "fairly h ...

All right. So, JP Pal says the market seems uh a little frothy. I'm going to just translate what he's trying to say.I think everybody's saying that, but people keep putting their money into the markets and it keeps moving to highs. Do you think that this is sustainable, specifically with so much money pouring into the AI trade. >> Look, I think Jay is clearly trying to manage expectation around how many rate cuts we should be expecting, not only for the balance of this year, but as we move through 2026.The ...