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Flight to Cash and Utilities Following Fed Announcement

Markets tipped their hand investors moved to safety. Utilities attracted buyers, with Dominion Energy in the lead.
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    What to Watch After the Fed Decision
  • Image of gold bars

    Gold ETFs Hold Steady Ahead of Interest Rate Decision
  • Image of concerned traders on exchange floor

    Quiet Market Shows Frayed Nerves Ahead of Fed Statement
  • Image of oil rig

    Crude Oil Prices Jump Along with Small-Cap Stocks
  • Image of oil rig and stock chart

    Weak Hands Could Limit Energy Upside After Drone Attack
  • Image of technical trading chart

    Small Caps Squeeze Higher as Momentum Unwinds
  • Image of concerned investors

    Fears Nag Investors as Stocks Reach High-Water Mark
  • currency globe

    The $250 Trillion Debt Problem Could be Catastrophic
  • Image of charts and graphs

    Micro Caps Surge as S&P 500 Hesitates at Historic Highs
  • china flags

    Why T. Rowe Price Says Dump US, Buy China Stocks
  • Image of Amazon building

    Why Markets Think Tariffs Will Help Apple and Hurt Amazon
  • weed flower

    Cannabis Short Sellers' YTD Losses Have Reduced 60% Since July

  • How Crypto Star Bitcoin Is Losing Its Luster As Retail Trades Fade
  • Image of stock chart on mobile phone

    Risk-On Sentiment Resumes
  • Cannabis

    Why Cannabis Suppliers Can Soar As Sector Pulls Back Sharply
  • eggs in a basket

    Why Diversified ETFs Are Becoming Increasingly Risky for Investors
  • Image of candlestick chart

    Small Caps Shine
  • Image of natural gas pipeline

    Natural Gas Heading Higher in Seasonal Rally
  • Image of tablet with chart showing growth

    Big Buying in Stocks Should Lift Markets in Near Term
  • Wall Street

    U.S. Banks Dominate After 2008 Crisis Amid Uncertain Growth Outlook
  • Bitcoin

    How Bitcoin Has Become a Classic Hedge for U.S.–China Trade War
  • Image of stock trader

    Markets Struggle to Extend Rally
  • Image representing breakout to new highs

    Can the S&P 500 Hit New Highs?
  • Bomb

    Why 'Big Short' Investor Says Passive Funds Are Next Subprime Crisis
  • Image of dial representing risk appetite

    Investors Signal Preference for Risk-On Trades
  • Image of Hong Kong

    3 ETFs to Play Hong Kong's Withdrawal of Extradition Bill
  • ethereum

    Crypto ETFs on the Horizon Amid Rising Risk for Investors
  • chip

    Why Chip Stocks' Big Declines Are Far From Over
  • Image of candlestick chart and oil rig

    Oil Price Jump Hints That Investor Worries May Subside
  • Image of oil rigs

    Crude Oil Could Break Below $50 in the Fourth Quarter
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    How a Profits Recession Will Wipe Out Consumer Confidence
  • Chart showing U.S. dollar and economic chart

    Markets Show Worry as Investors Sell Amazon to Buy Walmart
  • Image of silver coins and bar

    Silver Outpaces Gold as Investor Flee to Safe Havens
  • Image of candlestick chart and stock prices

    Markets Are Primed to Fall
  • Image of stock board

    Basic Materials ETFs Poised for a September Bounce
  • Image of gold mine

    If the Market Tanks, Look for Help From These Stocks
  • Image of candlestick chart

    Small-Cap Stocks Show Stealth Buying Pattern
  • Image of stock chart showing uptrend

    Markets Gap Higher on Broad Rally
  • Image of stock board

    Consumer Discretionary Inspires Investors
  • Image of stock chart with peak

    Big Money Selling Is Increasing
  • Image of investor pondering risks

    Markets Become Quiet Place as Investors Tiptoe to Safety
  • Image of volatile candlestick chart

    Volatility Weighs on Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Others
  • Trump pointing

    Trade War Seesaw Continues As National Emergency Worry Emerges
  • Image of Donald Trump

    Trade War Talk Triggers Sellers to Flee Uncertainty
  • Banking

    Banker's Remarks Roil Markets, but Buyers Respond
  • Image of stock charts and U.S. currency

    Market Shrugs off Pessimistic Reading of Fed Minutes
  • Image of chart showing volatility

    Get Ready for a Volatile Fourth Quarter
  • Image of home and key

    Falling Yields Fuel Housing Market Demand
  • Image of gold

    Good Time to Sell Gold
  • Image of stock chart

    Bonds Retreat but Market Still Shows Anxiety
  • Image representing time value of money

    A Few Reasons an Inverted Yield Curve Is Bullish
  • Image of stock board showing gains

    Sharp Rally Ends the Week's Roller Coaster Ride
  • Image of General Electric building

    Nervous Investors Punish GE, Netflix, and Viacom
  • Image of oil refinery

    Inverse Energy ETFs Soar Amid Global Slowdown Fears
  • Image of concerned traders on exchange floor

    Recession Fears Reverse Market Gains
  • Image of night and day

    Stunning Overnight Reversal Traps Complacent Bulls
  • Image of U.S. dollar and Chinese yuan

    Markets Rally as US Relents on Tariffs
  • Image of palladium

    3 Ways to Trade the Move in Precious Metals
  • Image of downtrending stock chart

    Yields and Stocks Resume Slide
  • Image of volatile stock chart

    3 VIX ETFs to Trade Heightened Market Volatility
  • Image of oil refinery and stock board

    Last Week Saw Big Selling in Stocks, Especially Energy
  • Image of stock chart and board

    Markets Pause Going Into Weekend
  • Image representing growth of bonds

    Long Bond Fund Poised to Hit New Highs
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