NORMAL — The Town of Normal likely will have to consider water and sewer rate increases to offset rising costs for future related infrastructure improvements, the Town Council heard before approving ...

Determining what the S&P 500 will do in 2026 is almost impossible and depends on the fate of the U.S. economy, government policy, earnings growth and other trends. Years of soaring inflation, ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the third time in a row, but left big questions about any additional rate cuts in the future. The Federal Open Market Committee voted to cut its ...

Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect loans, savings accounts and investments—and what financial moves to consider Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...

In our base case, we hit mythical normal levels for rates in 2026. We end at around 4.25% on the 10yr. We expand on two variations. One, where the Fed cuts to 2% on macro angst. The other is where the ...

Chris Impey has received funding from NASA, NSF, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Templeton Foundation. If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which ...

Sentiment has shifted dramatically in favor of an interest rate cut. Top officials at the Federal Reserve have displayed a rare degree of public disagreement over a possible interest rate cut next ...

With economic data being the most consistent source of motivation for rates, the market has been eager for it to return with the reopening of the government. While some higher profile reports have ...

Even though the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice this year, 30-year fixed mortgage rates are still floating above 6% — where they've been stuck since February 2023. Rates currently sit at ...

WASHINGTON – November's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be distributed at 65 percent of their normal rate, according to an official from the Agriculture Department. This ...

After weeks of anticipation, the Federal Reserve trimmed its benchmark interest rate today, dropping the benchmark rate by another 25 basis points, marking its second rate cut of 2025. The move, which ...