Everything Americans thought they knew about personal finance was upended when the Federal Reserve started aggressively hiking interest rates to cool post-pandemic inflation.
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Following a series of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in the final months of 2025, which also followed a series of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in the final months of 2024,
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NEW YORK, Jan 5 : Major stock indexes and oil prices gained on Monday, with energy shares climbing and investors reacting mostly calmly to potential market ramifications after a U.S. military strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high. The S&P 500 energy index rose to its highest since March 2025,
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This steep increase was far-reaching and impacted many industries. There were spikes in the prices of the basic goods, such as Christmas trees. Moreover, the small business felt the pressure even more. The changes in trade policy affected planning, hiring, and investment.
A turnaround is expected by Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan.
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Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley is seeking regulatory approval to launch exchange-traded funds tied to the price of cryptocurrency tokens, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
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