‘Most’ Fed officials backed lower interest rates this year. Here’s what they said at their big meeting.

Most Federal Reserve officials believed they would need to cut interest rates “over the remainder of the year” because of a worsening labor market and diminished risks of rising inflation.

45 of our favorite deals on the last day of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days

It’s the final day of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, a sale that’s offering discounts on household items, technology, appliances, toys and more. The sale ends at 11:59 tonight.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang seems to disagree with Trump on this big AI topic

The Nvidia CEO says he doesn’t think the U.S. is far ahead of China in AI development, while President Donald Trump has suggested no other country poses a serious threat to the U.S.’s lead.

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 sit just below record highs after dip on AI spending concerns; gold extends gains above $4,000; Fed minutes on tap.

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Wednesday here to see if stocks can shrug off some building wariness over AI, recover traction and register fresh record highs.

AMD’s stock builds on its historic rally as the AI trade heats up again

Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s stock hasn’t cooled off in the wake of its OpenAI-fueled rally.
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq on track for records in final hour of trading, as Dow gives up most gains

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were on pace to reach all-time closing highs on Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average went flat after the release of Federal Reserve's September meeting ...
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Tariffs and GLP-1s are keeping people from dining out. An analyst tries to find the positives.

Discount wars, tariff concerns and growing access to weight-loss drugs have made for a tough year for restaurant chains. But a BTIG analyst on Wednesday said investors might be treating some chains — ...
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Strategist says two more Fed rate cuts in 2025 are not necessarily guaranteed

Though most Federal Reserve officials back lower interest rates in 2025, two more rate cuts "aren’t a done deal because policymakers aren’t letting go of their inflation mandate," said strategist ...
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Dow loses most of earlier gains after release of Fed's September minutes

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was losing most of its earlier gains on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting pointed to upside inflation risks in most officials' outlooks.

Most active gold contract rises above $4,070 amid doubt that Fed can push inflation down to 2%

Gold for December delivery was trading near its session high of $4,077 on Wednesday amid rising skepticism about the Federal Reserve's resolve to push inflation down to the central bank's 2% target. " ...

Stock Market News, Oct. 7, 2025: Dow ends lower, S&P 500 snaps 7-day win streak as Wall Street's record-setting run takes a pause; gold brushes $4,000

Stocks on Tuesday fail to extend their remarkably resilient bull run as gold flirts with the $4,000 mark.
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Dow trims gains, S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain higher after release of Fed minutes

U.S. stocks were trimming some of their earlier gains, yet remained mostly higher on Wednesday afternoon, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting showed the majority of ...