Liz Ann Sonders and Collin Martin unpack the Fed's rate hold and explore how higher borrowing costs are creating pockets of market stress.

Investors face a full plate today, mulling the Fed pause along with strong Microsoft and weak Alphabet results. The PCE and GDP reports are due early today, with Amazon later.

Equity factor analysis can help explain market leadership, reveal portfolio concentrations, and compare strategies, but note that factor definitions and performance vary.

All the majors, sans the Russell, are trading in the red today as earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet, ServiceNow, and others deliver mixed results.

December lean hog futures (/HEZ26) continue to fall further, hitting a low of 58.225 cents per pound midday on Wednesday the 28th

The Federal Reserve decided to wait for more data rather than raise rates at its October meeting. Two policymakers dissented, favoring a rate hike of a quarter percentage point.

Jevons Paradox helps explain how lower blockchain costs may boost adoption—and why token value depends on usage growth outpacing supply.

A key day of the quarter is here as the Fed decides on rates and investors await Microsoft and Alphabet results after the close, focused on cloud growth. No rate hike is expected.

A look at the latest developments in Washington, including what to watch in the midterms, Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment, and companies saying no to tokenized shares.