Stocks finish mostly lower even after the Fed cut interest rates and said it will stop shrinking its balance sheet on Dec. 1. Separately, investors are preparing for earnings from three of the Mag 7 mega-cap stocks after the close.

Federal Reserve trims rates by quarter point, second reduction this year

The next FOMC meeting kicks off today, with the culmination on Wednesday, when the central bank announces its latest interest-rate decision. The Fed is overwhelmingly expected to cut rates by 25 basis points, followed by a press conference from Chair Jerome Powell.

The stock market is getting ever-more reliant on the “Magnificent Seven,” raising the stakes for a jam-packed week of technology earnings that could decide whether Wall Street’s momentum has more room to run.

At Invest, an influential lineup of leaders across business, politics, and finance will convene to discuss what's next in markets, AI, crypto, and more.

Indian stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the Sensex and Nifty tracking weak global cues after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but hinted it may be the final reduction of 2025.

The Nifty heads into the monthly expiry session of the BSE contracts on the back of renewed optimism of a trade deal between India and the US. The index is 200 points shy of its all-time high of 26,277 but Jerome Powell may turn out to be a spoilsport.

Wall Street digested a wave of Big Tech earnings alongside the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate move, while waiting for President Trump's long-awaited summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.