Wed Mar 16, 2016/Reuters Wall Street gained on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady as widely expected and signaled fewer rate hikes for the year. The Fed indicated that moderate U.S. economic growth and “strong job gains” would allow it to tighten policy this year with […]
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Wall St. ends flat as investors brace for Fed
Mon Mar 14, 2016/Reuters Wall Street closed little changed on Monday as consumer discretionary gains countered losses in energy shares and investors laid low ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 15.69 points, or 0.09 percent, to 17,229, the S&P 500 .SPX lost […]
Wall St. slips as energy stocks drag; Fed meet awaited
Mon Mar 14, 2016/Reuters By Abhiram Nandakumar Wall Street was slightly lower on Monday as a fall in oil prices weighed on energy stocks and investors paused ahead of the release of a slew of economic data and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. Crude prices, which have dictated […]