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Wall Street stocks mostly fell Monday after fresh inflation data raised questions about US monetary policy, while gold prices shot to a fresh record.

Investors are looking beyond the massive growth and technology stocks that have fueled gains

Experts assess economic signals for 2024.

NEW YORK, March 23 — A reassuring economic outlook and dovish signals from the Federal Reserve are encouraging investors to look beyond the massive growth and technology...

Investors in the coming week will be watching Fridays personal consumption expenditures price index that will offer the latest read on inflation. The end of the first quarter also could prompt volatility as fund managers adjust their portfolios.

With the vast majority having reported, S&P 500 companies were on track to increase fourth-quarter earnings by 10% from the year-earlier period, according to LSEG IBES data, which would be the biggest rise since the first quarter of 2022.

Strong corporate results have helped fuel the S&P 500’s climb to new highs this year, taking the focus away from the Federal Reserve’s tortuous path towards lower interest rates. As earnings...

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Strong corporate results have helped fuel the S&P 500’s climb to new highs this year, taking the focus away from the Federal Reserve’s tortuous path towards lower interest rates. As earnings season winds down...

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There's a new mantra on Wall Street: Underpromise, overdeliver. After profit reports helped drive the S&P's 500 Index up, executives speak cautiously.