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Sell-side analysts have stopped covering U.S. private prison operators as Wall Street has distanced itself from publicly traded GEO Group Inc and CoreCivic Inc .

The U.S. dollar rose as high as $1.063 against the euro <EUR=> on Wednesday, its strongest level since May 2017, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points as expected.

The dollar index rose on Wednesday and stocks tumbled even as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the 25-basis-point cut was not the same as the beginning of a lengthy rate cutting cycle.

Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday following a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories and after the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.

U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated calls for easier monetary policy may not be what drove the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates on Wednesday.

Wall Street turned negative after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in a press conference after the Fed announced its first rate cut since 2008 characterized it as a mid-cycle policy adjustment, adding that the decision was different from the beginning of a lengthy cutting cycle.

Shares of Nordstrom Inc rose 7% on Wednesday after the Wall Street Journal reported that members of the retailer's founding family are in the early stages of discussing a proposal to boost their roughly one-third stake to over 50%, citing people familiar with the matter.

Everything from credit cards to car loans are generally based on a benchmark rate, which in turn is influenced by the Fed's target interest rate.

Two FOMC members disagreed with the central bank's decision to cut interest rates Wednesday.

Lower interest rates on savings accounts and certificates of deposit are now making equity returns seem even more attractive. Here's why you should resist the risk.

Traders now see a bigger chance of another rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September after it lowered interest rates for the first time since 2008.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to lower interest rates may do little to cut some of the costs that matter to many consumers.

Borrowers will have a lot of boxes to check before they can get the $20,000 in student debt forgiveness on the table in Kamala Harris' newly released plan.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy and muted U.S. inflation, and signaled a readiness to lower borrowing costs further if needed.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy and muted U.S. inflation, and signaled a readiness to lower borrowing costs further if needed.