Powell reiterates stronger case for cut amid economic risks
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the downside risks to the U.S. economy have increased recently, reinforcing the case among policy makers for somewhat lower interest rates.
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Local investment adviser facing lawsuit over soured business deal
In the lawsuit, a Pendleton financial adviser says he purchased client accounts from a fellow adviser who then defamed him and persuaded some of those clients to move their money elsewhere.
Fed likely to leave rates alone but signal readiness to cut
Economists say when—or even whether—the Fed eases credit this year will depend on a host of factors that are hard to predict.
DePauw grants $1M from endowment to student investment group
For most of the school year, the DePauw Investment Group oversaw only about $160,000. But the stakes skyrocketed in April when DePauw’s board of trustees added $1 million from the university’s $731 million endowment.
Powell hints Fed will cut rates if needed over trade wars
Expectations are rising that the Fed will cut rates at least once and possibly twice before year's end, in part because of the consequences of the trade war.
U.S. stocks slump after China trade outlook sours
U.S. stock indexes suffered their worst day since March on Tuesday as investors remained on edge over President Donald Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on billions of dollars of imports from China.
U.S. colleges raise $47B in ninth straight record year
U.S. colleges raised $46.7 billion in the 12 months through June 2018 as the lengthy bull market for stocks helped spur contributions. Two Indiana universities were among the top 20 fundraisers.
Stocks rise, clinching S&P 500’s best month since 2015
Wall Street got its mojo back in January after finishing 2018 with its worst December since 1931.
Cash rules as stocks, bonds waver
The steady-and-not-so-slow-anymore returns for cash, plus expectations for even more market volatility in 2019, means strategists along Wall Street are seeing cash as a viable investment option for the first time in years.
Investment experts: Don’t panic; look for opportunities
It’s not clear whether the bull or the bear will prevail in 2019, so financial planners are counseling clients to expect volatility and take advantage of it, if that meets their long-term strategies.
Fed minutes: Growing risks make rate hike path less clear
Federal Reserve officials expressed increasing worries when they met last month, as they grappled with volatile stock markets, trade tensions and uncertain global growth.
Stocks soar as Powell, hiring numbers reinvigorate market
Stocks skyrocketed Friday after investors got good news on the economy, Federal Reserve policy and trade tensions.
Powell pledges flexible rate policy, won’t quit if Trump asks him
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank can be patient as it assesses risks to a U.S. economy and will adjust policy quickly if needed.
Stocks dive after Apple warns of slowdown in iPhone sales
Stocks tumbled Thursday on Wall Street, with technology companies suffering their worst loss in seven years, after Apple reported that iPhone sales are slumping.
Apple drops iPhone bombshell on already-reeling stock market
Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company's most profitable product has lost some of its luster.
Big pharma stocks among top performers in 2018
Pharmaceutical giants Merck & Co. and Pfizer Inc. were kings of the Dow Jones industrial index during the year, while Eli Lilly and Co. was among the 20 largest gainers on the S&P 500.
U.S. stocks end dismal, volatile year on bright note
Wall Street closed out a turbulent year for stocks on a bright note Monday, but still finished 2018 with the worst showing in a decade.
Wall Street faces annual losses despite solid gains for week
Wall Street capped a week of volatile trading Friday with an uneven finish and the market's first weekly gain since November.
‘Completely bizarre’ stock moves leave traders scratching heads
The S&P 500 index posted its biggest single-session upward reversal since 2010 on Thursday, a day after the gauge capped its largest single-day advance since 2009.
Giant one-day stock rally met with hope, skepticism
One thing’s for sure, for investors who had been almost completely starved of good news all month, Wednesday brought it coursing back in a flurry.