The Fed is the most divided it’s been in more than a decade

Three members of the Federal Open Market Committee didn’t agree with the central bank’s quarter percentage point cut on Wednesday.
U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela: Report

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Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday made its final final interest rate move of the year.
Swiss government says new 15% U.S. tariff ceiling retroactive to mid-November

Switzerland agreed to reduce tariffs on imports from the United States of fish, seafood, and some agricultural products under a trade deal announced last month.
Fed meeting live updates: Markets want Powell to signal multiple rate cuts ahead in 2026

The central bank is widely expected to announce a quarter percentage point, or 25 basis point, cut to its overnight lending rate at Wednesday’s meeting.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Photronics, AeroVironment, Maplebear, GE Vernova & more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.
Oracle set to report quarterly results after the bell

Oracle’s hefty infrastructure costs and rising debt load have weighed on the stock in the past few months.
Student loan borrowers have ‘a limited time’ to leave payment pause. Here are their options

Under the terms of a proposed Education Department settlement, millions of student loan borrowers would soon have to resume payments. Here are their options.
Homeland Security Dept. buying Boeing 737s for ICE deportations

The Trump administration has aimed to deport 1 million immigrants from the United States in President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House.
Small caps to beat large next year as economy broadens out, M&A picks up, Jefferies says

Jefferies sees the Russell 2000 small-cap index rising 12% in 2026.