An Ohio man weighing how to spend a sizable bonus is getting a blunt piece of financial advice from Dave Ramsey: Stop the “stupidity” and pay off student loans first. The caller to The Ramsey Show said he expects a $60,000 gross bonus (approximately $40,000 after taxes), and he and his wife currently hold around…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on Oct. 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell wasn’t kidding a couple weeks ago when he said a December rate cut wasn’t in…
A landscaped Sunset shot over Osaka toward the Dojima River, we see the modern city skyline of Osaka in the shot, this is a beautiful shot of the sunset with beautiful orange colors, over the modern city. ©Fitopardo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday, reversing earlier gains and breaking ranks with…
SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday, tracking Wall Street declines on persistent concerns over lofty valuations in artificial intelligence…
Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.45%, while the Topix index climbed 1.11%. Japanese artificial intelligence-related companies rose: Advantest, which supplies testing equipment to Nvidia, was up 3.73%,…
Stocks rose on Wall Street Wednesday as more U.S. companies turn in their latest quarterly reports and several economic updates shed some light on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62 points, or 0.1%, as of 11:35 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.8%. The gains…
Welcome to the Wall Street Week newsletter, bringing you stories of capitalism about things you need to know, but even more things you need to think about. I’m David Westin, and this week special contributor Larry Summers of Harvard took us through the results of the summit between President Trump and President Xi, and Nobel…
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the end of a Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on Oct. 29, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its second straight interest rate cut, though Chair Jerome Powell rattled markets when he threw…
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday for the second meeting in a row, even as the government shutdown has left policymakers without key data to guide monetary policy. The central bank voted in a split decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%….
What to expect from the Fed’s interest rate decision – CBS News Watch CBS News The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will announce its decision on if it will cut its benchmark interest rate again. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady explains what to expect. Source link