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Investors pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high this week, and September will kick off a new month ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave investors an end-of-summer surprise, setting markets up for what could be a hot September. And the race for the White House has kicked into high gear.

Stock investors celebrated the best week of the year even with twists and turns on inflation, a CEO shake-up at Starbucks and nonstop news from the 2024 race for the White House.

It was a roller coaster of a week for U.S. investors as stocks saw big swings and fresh economic data eased some, but not all, worries about the possibility of a recession.

The Dow and S&P 500 had the worst session since September 2022 as U.S. stocks spiraled for a third session. This time, Japan factored into the equation. Here's what to know.

Stock market analyst and author Robert Prechter says he believes the Federal Reserve will implement a rare emergency rate cut before its September meeting.

Wall Street wrapped a wild week that saw big swings for U.S. stocks as investors went from celebrating Fed Chair Jerome Powell to worrying about a potential recession.

Stocks are ripping higher as investors go all in on when the Fed may decide to cut interest rates. At the same time, the 2024 election is heating up with the economy front and center.

After the assassination attempt on former President Trump, the RNC went on as planned, making for a packed week of policy updates, promises and inspiring speeches.

Investors continue to digest the Trump-Biden debate with the future of the White House hanging in the balance. 

Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple are racing against each other to hold onto the world's largest company title. As tech rockets higher, new signals suggest the U.S. consumer is facing tougher times.

GameStop shares remain volatile after the company's annual meeting and amid updates from "Roaring Kitty" on the value of his stake in the troubled video game retailer.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq kept climbing this week on the heels of the AI boom after Apple upped its game and even after the Federal Reserve delivered some sobering news to investors on its rate-cutting timeline.

GameStop's main meme trader "Roaring Kitty" posted an update on where his holdings of the video game maker stand, and despite a two-day downturn in the shares, he's still in the green.

Gyrating GameStop shares and meme investor 'Roaring Kitty' captivated Wall Street this week, as did Nvidia believers. The stock continued it climb heading into its massive stock split.

Americans say economic conditions in the U.S. are fair or poor. But concerns over the economy are not stopping Americans from taking risks and opening their own businesses.

Investors wrapped up a busy week of earnings, economic data and more oil mergers. Despite lots of mixed headlines, U.S. stocks registered big gains for the month.

Wall Street wrapped up a busy week with earnings from Nvidia and Target, as well as a historic partnership between News Corp. and OpenAI, and a potential move by the SEC promising to juice crypto investing.

Investors wrapped a busy week of inflation data, new records for the stock market and the return of wild trading in the so-called meme stocks led by GameStop and AMC.

Investors pushed stocks higher following another week of big earnings reports, including Disney's. Inflation also remained front and center ahead of key reports coming next week.