S&P 500 futures are near flat Thursday night as investors analyzed earnings reports from Apple and other well-known companies ahead of the release of a closely followed inflation report. Futures tied to the broad index ticked higher by 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 53 points, or 0.1%.

The S&P 500 added 0.4% on Thursday, Jan. 30, as a report showed consumer spending continued to buoy economic growth.

In its first policy decision after Donald Trump’s return as the President of the United States and after three consecutive rate reductions amounting to a cumulative 1%, the Federal Reserve decided to keep its overnight borrowing rate unchanged at 4.

Anxiety over a Chinese startup's threat to American artificial intelligence dominance eased somewhat Wednesday as focus turned to the Federal Reserve’s rate

The S&P 500 slipped after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its first policy decision of 2025, while Nvidia tumbled.

Stock futures were slightly lower on Tuesday evening, as investors turned toward the first Federal Reserve interest rate decision of 2025. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down by 28 points, or 0.06%. Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures declined nearly 0.2%.

The U.S. economic growth is projected to slow in 2025, stemming from inflation concerns, coupled with uncertainties around changing policies, resulting in overall market volatility. Amid this, investing in defensive stocks like Weis Markets (WMK) is a popular strategy.

We hear a lot of chatter in the business media about productivity these days—specifically how it could decline in the U.S.

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This article was originally published on WealthyVC.com. Core inflation in the US cooled more than expected in December, sparking optimism about the Federal Reserve’s path for interest rates in 2025. The Consumer Price Index (CPI),