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U.S. stock indexes are drifting as Wall Street waits for an announcement from the Federal Reserve that could guide its direction into next year

U.S. stock indexes are drifting as Wall Street waits for an announcement from the Federal Reserve that could guide its direction into next year

U.S. stock indexes are edging lower after the Federal Reserve signaled it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than earlier thought

U.S. stock indexes fell after the Federal Reserve signaled it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than earlier thought

U.S. stock indexes fell after the Federal Reserve signaled it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than earlier thought

U.S. stocks sank to their second-worst loss of the year after the Federal Reserve signaled that it may deliver fewer interest rates cuts in 2025 than earlier thought

U.S. stocks sank to their second-worst loss of the year after the Federal Reserve signaled it may deliver fewer interest rates cuts in 2025 than earlier thought

U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought

Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday will likely signal a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year compared with the past few months, which would mean that Americans might enjoy only slight relief from still-high borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, mostly because of still-elevated inflation