This amid reports theyre following in wall streets footsteps with a minimum wage hike. The sec paves the way to vote on a potential spin off. And welcome to Worldwide Exchange. The fed did it again. Removing the word patient but saying the rate rise would not come as likely. The nasdaq composite breaking 5,000 briefly in yesterdays session. Lets take a look at u. S. Futures right now. They are pointing to a lower open despite the rally that we saw yesterday so it does seem like theres a little bit of nervousness in the market. Investors still trying to assess what that fed statement means for Global Markets. The dow down 53 points in todays trade and premarket but back to the rally we saw yesterday utilities moving higher and lower Interest Rates makes dividend yields look relatively more attractive. In response we saw the dow utilities gain 2. 6 in yesterdays trade. Energy stocks also gained ground in yesterdays trade and a surprise by many janet yellen addressed the negative impact o
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