Stock Market Today: Dow Hits Record as Wall Street Rallies After Fed Signals Rate Cuts in 2024

Stock Market Today: Dow Hits Record as Wall Street Rallies After Fed Signals Rate Cuts in 2024
A Christmas tree stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Dec. 11, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—A powerful rally across Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated that the cuts to interest rates investors crave so much may be coming next year.

The Dow jumped 512 points, or 1.4 percent, to top 37,000 and surpass its prior peak of 36,799.65 set at the start of last year.