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Economy adds 256,000 jobs in December, with Biden boasting of 16.6m jobs created during presidency

Prices for used cars are finally dropping, just in time for consumers to take advantage of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cuts that affect car loans.

The FTSE 100 failed to keep up the momentum on Friday, dropping 36.11 points, or 0.44%, to close at 8,223.98.

Stocks soared in 2024, and 2025 could be even stronger. Let's look at key trends, government policies, and sectors poised for growth in the year ahead.

Brian Blank is a finance scholar and Fed watcher who researches how companies navigate downturns and make financial decisions, as well as how markets process information. Brandy Hadley is a finance professor who leads a student-managed investment fund and studies corporate decision-making and incentives. Together, they’re also the resident economic…

What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors

Since the Great Recession, the Fed has mandated banks keep capital on hand in case of another crisis

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year.

"For investors, it is starting to look similar to 2022—too high inflation, rising interest rates, and falling stock prices."