Who Made Who? Fed's Decision Puts the Market Front and Center

This rate cut had something in it for everybody.

Investing Strategies

Big News From the Fed! What's It Mean for the Long-Term Investor?

The Smart Money Is Split on What the Fed Move Means

Sector Plays

Semiconductor Prices on a Downward Spiral

Rate Cut May Not Solve Banks' Problems

Fed Panic Rally Masking the Bad News at Dell

Rate Cut Spurs Tech, but Has the Economic Horse Left the Barn?

Fed Who? Inktomi Plunges on Earnings Warning

Networkers Catch Rate-Cut Fire, but Some See Momentum Flickering Already

Biotechs Cheer, Drugs Jeer Rate Cut

Commentary

The Morning After: Hangover or New High?

Cramer Special: The Fed's on Your Side Now

The Mother of All January Effects Won't Give Birth to a Baby Bull

The Fed's Big Mistake ... Too Much Too Soon

Market Reaction

Who Made Who? Fed Actions Put the Market Front and Center

Wednesday's Market: Nasdaq Posts Best Gain Ever After Fed's Surprise Move

Fed Move Slices into Options Prices, At Least for Today

Long End of Treasury Market Battered Following Rate Cut

Pulse: Giddy Tech Investors Give Life to Beaten Up Chip Stocks

Perspective

Fed Moves and the Market: The Charts

Why Did the Fed Cut Rates Today?

Today's 50-basis-point move by the Federal Reserve acknowledged a significant slowing in the economy, one that seems to have surpassed economists' projections. It is also likely to alleviate tight credit conditions, which have made it hard for borrowers to get badly needed cash.

But economists and market observers believe public perception has more to do with the Fed's surprising action today than anything else. Now, when more than half of all American households own stock in one form or another and Alan Greenspan has achieved celebrity status, it's clear that the Fed, while acting prudently and reacting to the economy, is also mindful of its own perception within the economy and investment community. ...