Stock Market News for Sep 18, 2025

Stock Market News for Sep 18, 2025

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday in a choppy trading session, with the Dow ending higher after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point as expected. However, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested that the rate cut doesn’t mean the beginning of a long monetary policy easing cycle. The Nasdaq finished…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures jumped on Thursday as investors rotated back into their favorite technology stocks now that the Federal Reserve has lowered rates and signaled more cuts are on the way. S&P…

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Powell on the Gen Z hiring nightmare: 'Kids coming out of college ... are having a hard time'

Powell on the Gen Z hiring nightmare: ‘Kids coming out of college … are having a hard time’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sounded the alarm on what many recent graduates already know—getting a job right out of college is really hard right now. Speaking at his regular press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Powell called it “an interesting labor market.” He said people “kids coming out of college…

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New Trump appointee Miran calls for half-point cut in only dissent as rest of Fed bands together

New Trump appointee Miran calls for half-point cut in only dissent as rest of Fed bands together

Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and US Federal Reserve governor nominee for US President Donald Trump, arrives for a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Newly-confirmed Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran dissented…

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