Consumers are nervously awaiting the budget, reports data provider GfK, while national debt hits highest level since 1960s. ...

The U.S. stock market’s fear gauge was dropping Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered a large interest rate cut of a half percentage point. The Cboe Volatility Index was down 8.7% ahead of the ...

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is a solid business, but its latest results give another reason to fear that a recession is near. The company underperformed in all metrics, contracting versus an ...

The U.S. stock market’s "fear gauge" was edging up Tuesday, adding to its rise this week ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision on interest rates. The Cboe Volatility Index was increasing more ...

Historically, a dropping VIX indicates less fear in the market, and rising VIX accompanies stock market downturns. However, the lower the VIX, the higher the probability of the market’s downward ...

The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the VIX or the market’s fear gauge, was down 0.8% early Tuesday. Over the past 5 days, it has plunged 10% as investors ramped up expectations for a half ...

Wall Street hit the brakes on its post-Fed rally to start a triple-witching Friday session. The Dow was down 46 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.1%.

Wall Street is leaping toward records as a delayed jubilation sweeps markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big ...