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Banking

2024: The Year the Rates Were Cut

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The Fed’s September rate cut turbo-charged the stock market, but can the market keep up its bull run for 2025?

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Indicators

Inflation Report Will Test Fed’s Plans and Bull Market’s Steam

The market’s sunny optimism, set against wintry December, will face a Game of Thrones-like test this Wednesday: an inflation report is coming.

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Advisor Upside

How ETFs Can Help When Rates Are Going Up or Down

Advisors know exchange-traded funds as a way to invest in broad market indexes, but they are great for bond management, too.

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Economics

The Fed Cut Interest Rates Exactly as Planned. But What’s Next?

The US Federal Reserve continued its interest rate deescalation with a 25 basis point cut — exactly in line with consensus expectations.

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Economics

The Fed Finally Delivers on Promise to Slash Interest Rates

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The Federal Reserve finally slashed interest rates, delivering a half-point cut — the high end of consensus expectations.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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Energy

Oil Markets Show Signs of Resilience and Retreat as 2025 Gets Underway

With the way things are going today, it’s becoming increasingly hard to figure out what’s going on with the oil market.

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