Economy

3 reasons the Federal Reserve's interest rate pause is worrying investors

Updated on: March 19, 2026 / 2:31 PM EDT / CBS News

3 Gold Investments to Consider Now, While the Price Is Lower

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Why DuPont is proposing a reverse stock split

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

33-year-old NYC teacher had $92,000 in student debt—she's using a $55/hour side hustle to pay it off

Ashley Alicea earns $90,000 a year as a charter school teacher in NYC and has a $55 hourly side hustle in mental health counseling.

Copper Joins Gold in Broad Commodities Sell-off. There's a Worrying Reason Behind It

After major rallies, metals were under pressure on Thursday as rising oil prices increased both inflation and growth worries.

'Dangerous territory': Strikes on Qatari LNG facilities threaten global supply

Iranian retaliatory strikes on Qatar’s liquefied natural gas infrastructure sent prices soaring, as they threaten to further tighten supply in Europe and Asia.

Eli Lilly's new shot shows solid weight loss in study

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Stocks Making the Biggest Moves Midday: NextDecade, Cheniere, Micron, Rivian, APA & More

Here are some of the stocks making headlines in midday trading.

CEO of $5B startup once took 'shortcuts' to grow business—until 'alarm bells' went off: Without change, we wouldn't 'have a company'

Faire risked never turning its sky-high valuation into sustainable business — until a moment that caused CEO Max Rhodes to change his approach, he says.

JPMorgan cuts official S&P 500 forecast, noting rising recession risk from oil shock

Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, the firm's head of global markets strategy, now expects the S&P 500 will end the year at 7,200, instead of 7,500.

The market remains heavily oversold, so we're snapping up more of 2 stocks

We don't typically see the Oscillator, our favorite market gauge, get this oversold

What is the South Pars gas field in Iran threatened by Trump?

An Israeli airstrike on the world’s largest natural gas field in South Pars, Iran, has raised fears of escalatory attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East.