Stock Market News From Oct. 29, 2025: Stocks and Bonds Take a Hit Last Updated: 5 hours ago Stocks Tick Lower After Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter-Point By Karishma Vanjani CONCLUDED Wall Street's knee-jerk reaction was to trim its positions on stocks after the Federal Reserve's rate- setting body said it is cutting interest rates by a quarter-point. Remember though, this initial reaction may not hold. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% while the Dow was up 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.5%. All three indexes have ...