2026-01-29
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Our Top Stories Donald Trump said that a, quote, massive armada is heading to Iran.
He wrote on his true social platform that the fleet was ready to use violence, if necessary.
America's president said he hoped Iran would negotiate.
but was clear that it would have, quote, no nuclear weapons.
The country should act quickly or suffer an attack worse than the American strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in June,
he threatened.
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected after issuing three consecutive cuts beginning in September.
Two of the central bank's governors voted for a quarter point reduction.
The Fed noted that America's unemployment rate showed, quote,
signs of stabilization and that economic activity had expanded at a,
quote, solid pace, but did not suggest when it might next cut rates.
The S&P 500 reached an all-time high, briefly passing 7,000.
Investors had anticipated correctly strong earnings reports from Metta and Microsoft,