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Here is what you need to know. The Federal Reserve meets. The US central bank is widely expected to raise its key interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.25% to 1.
Here is what you need to know. It's jobs day in America. The US economy is expected to have added 195,000 nonfarm jobs with the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%, according to Wall Street economists...
Here is what you need to know. The IMF warns on China's debt. "Credit growth has outpaced GDP growth, leading to a large credit overhang," the International Monetary Fund wrote.
Here is what you need to know. Congress is planning to punt on the government-shutdown deadline. Republican leaders in Congress released plans to extend government funding by two weeks, to December...
Here is what you need to know. The Dow soars above 24,000. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 331.67 points on Thursday, vaulting above the 24,000 level for the first time.
Here is what you need to know. The US economy registers its strongest growth in 3 years. A second estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy grew at a 3.
Here is what you need to know. A bunch of Chinese data misses. Industrial output, retail sales, and fixed-asset investment all missed to the downside in October, according to data released Tuesday...
Here is what you need to know. Gary Cohn is reportedly out of the running to head the Fed. Cohn is no longer being considered for the position of Federal Reserve chair, according to Bloomberg,...
Here is what you need to know. China's national congress kicks off. Chinese President Xi Jinping told Communist Party officials that China will be a leading nation in terms of national power and...
Here is what you need to know. Sign up here to get "10 Things" delivered directly to your inbox. North Korea fires another missile. The missile, which flew for nearly 2,300 miles, was fired less...
Here is what you need to know. Traders are getting worried the government may soon run out of ways to pay its bills. Tuesday's four-week bill auction drew a high yield of 1.
Here is what you need to know. The jobs report is coming. The US economy is expected to have added 180,000 jobs in August as the unemployment rate held at 4.3%, according to Bloomberg data.
Here is what you need to know. The S&P 500's streak of going nowhere is over. The benchmark index fell 1.45% on Thursday, making for the biggest one-day drop since May 17 and the first time in...
Here is what you need to know. The GOP healthcare vote is on hold. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to delay the vote until Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot...
Here is what you need to know. The Fed talks balance-sheet reduction. Minutes from the May Federal Open Market Committee meeting released Wednesday show the Federal Reserve plans to unwind its...
Here is what you need to know. Oil nears $51. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is higher by 0.7% at $50.70 a barrel ahead of OPEC's Thursday meeting in Vienna. Bitcoin - Cryptocurrency - % - Coin -...
Here is what you need to know. Here comes the Fed. The Federal Reserve will release its latest policy decision at 2 p.m. ET. While expectations are low for the Fed to raise rates at Tuesday's...
Here is what you need to know. The US strikes Syria. The US launched 59 cruise missiles on Shayrat airfield and nearby military infrastructure controlled by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in...
Here is what you need to know. Euro area unemployment hits an 8-year low. The region's unemployment rate fell to 9.5% in February, its lowest print since May 2009, according to Eurostat data...
Here is what you need to know. Stocks end their streak. Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 fell by more than 1% on Tuesday, the first time they suffered a loss of that size on...
Here is what you need to know. The Fed is expected to hike rates. World Interest Rate probability data provided by Bloomberg shows a 100% chance the Fed hikes at Wednesday's meeting.
Here is what you need to know. The Bank of Japan raises its growth forecast. Japan's central bank kept policy on hold with a 7-to-2 vote but raised its 2017 real gross-domestic-product growth...
US stocks closed mixed amid a lackluster session. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average booked small losses while the Nasdaq eked out a gain. The Dow closed above the psychologically...
Here is what you need to know. Friday is jobs day in America. The US economy is expected to have added 170,000 nonfarm jobs as the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.
Here is what you need to know. Inflationary pressures are stirring in China. Data released on Friday by China's National Bureau of Statistics showed consumer prices jumped 2.
Here is what you need to know. The bond market rout is abating. Heavy selling that has engulfed bond markets around the world over the past couple of days appears to be letting up.