In the U.S., the month of September is associated with a lot of things, including the start of school and, perhaps more important, football season. It’s also known for being a particularly brutal month for the stock market.

A record-setting week for Wall Street is closing on a quieter note Friday, and U.S. stocks are pulling back from their highs hit during a worldwide rally the day before. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% in late trading,

U.S. stocks drifted around their all-time highs, as a record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note

The Federal Reserve's big rate cut has given investors reasons to be cautiously optimistic about stocks, despite "stretched valuations," according to Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management.

A record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note. U.S. stocks mostly pulled back from their highs hit during a worldwide rally the day before, even as the

Markets on Wall Street were positioned to open at record highs Thursday after the Federal Reserve issued a bigger-than-usual interest rate cut intended to fortify a cooling labor market and prevent a recession.

Wall Street is leaping toward records as a delayed jubilation sweeps markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was 1.9% higher in Thursday