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If you pay attention to history, the rate hike doesn't bode well for the markets.

An interest rate hike amid soaring energy costs and rising inflation concerns has weighed on the Dow.

Caterpillar (CAT) delivered the biggest quarter in its history, with a $72 billion order book behind it—59% of which it expects to ship over the next twelve months. The stock has gained 82.8% on a price basis over the past twelve months against 15.6% for the S&P 500, and still sits about 25% below its 52-week high. Neither the record nor the backlog is the number to watch. That would be the roughly $2.2 billion of tariff costs, before the second-quarter recoveries, that Caterpillar expects to ca

On Sept. 18, 2026, Netflix fell on a downgrade, and broader markets digested the possibility of further rate hikes.

By Amanda Cooper and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK/LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Equities around the world fell while Treasury yields rose on Friday, as markets approached the end of a turbulent week marked by

The stock market rebounded from solid losses weekly to turn mixed, with the Nasdaq leading a bullish move in a day two reaction to a hawkish Fed.

US equity futures were slightly higher pre-bell Friday as the major stock averages posted a rebound

Ahead of the bell US stock futures edged higher on Friday morning as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's first interest rate rise in three years against mounting unease over the reach of artificial intelligence. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the S&P 500...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures edged higher Friday as tech stocks extended Thursday's rebound from the Fed's rate increase

The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before the open Friday as investors continued t

Stocks were on course to extend their recent rally on Friday as investors carried on loading up on tech names in particular in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 97 points, or 0.2%.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Sep, 18 2026 US stock futures are higher this morning, with S&P 500 contracts up about 0.8% and Nasdaq 100 futures gaining close to 1%. The move comes after the US Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%, and signalled that borrowing costs could climb further. That rate affects everything from credit card bills to mortgage repayments. At the same time, August retail sales rose 1.2%,...

US stock futures were little changed on Friday morning as investors continued to calibrate to the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years and existential fears about artificial intelligence's capabilities.

U.S. stock futures are posting slight gains early Friday as investors digest targeted geopolitical sanctions, debates over Federal Reserve independence, and the Bank of Japan’s 31-year high rate-hike decision. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is leaning bullish for the Sept....

On Thursday, all three benchmark indexes closed higher after a dip in oil prices and lower long-dated yields following the Fed’s rate-hike move.

A day after the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in three years, stocks ended the day sharply higher. The rally reflected a reassessment from Wall Street, which had been fairly unmoved in the initial hours following the Fed’s move. Having slept on the hike, Wall Street apparently felt better this morning.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded their best day in six weeks.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq regain their 50-day lines and Treasury yields fall in a bullish day two Fed reaction. SpaceX, AMD, Moderna are buys.

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day, and other changes, if any.) US stocks rebounded

Major stock-market indexes rallied, reversing the declines that followed the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike Wednesday. The PHLX Semiconductor Index rose 3.1% after comments from Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan about soaring memory prices. The Securities and Exchange Commission cleared a path for trading venues to offer tokenized stocks in the U.S., a landmark decision that may overhaul traditional equity markets.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Thursday's session in the green — led by the Nasdaq Composite's gain of 1.69% — after the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise interest rates yesterday. U.S. Bank Wealth Management senior investment strategy director Rob Haworth discusses whether the stock market can handle a couple more rate hikes from here on.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Thursday's session in the green — led by the Nasdaq Composite's gain of 1.69% — after the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise interest rates yesterday. U.S. Bank Wealth Management senior investment strategist Rob Haworth discusses whether the stock market can handle a couple more rate hikes from here on.

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Ed Yardeni, one of the biggest stock bulls on Wall Street, talks about why he's slashing his year-end forecast for the S&P 500 Index to 7,900 from 8,400. He also says the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates two more times this year. Yardeni says Iran is likely to wreak havoc and keep oil prices elevated. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Horizon CIO Scott Ladner discusses whether markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) have settled into the "right level" of interest rates, especially as Federal Reserve officials anticipate another rate hike to come in 2026.

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The Federal Reserve's first rate increase since 2023 barely dented crypto prices, but what comes next could change calculations on Wall Street.

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AP is benefiting from firmer steel demand, rising backlog and restructuring gains, but cyclical markets and inflation remain challenges.