let s get down to business, there were no january blues on wall street as the month ended on a high for investors. lets look at the numbers some of the biggest names in corporate america have been reporting their latest earnings. the dow is up 2% in the month, the s&p is up 596. the rally comes as investors also look ahead to the us federal reserve as a two day meeting gets underway. my colleague samira hussain, with more from new york. 2022 was the worst year for the stock market since 2008 year, so far, is proving to be different with financial markets posting strong again for the month of january. markets posting strong again for the month ofjanuary. 0n for the month ofjanuary. on wednesday, all eyes moved to washington for the latest interest rate decision. traders are expecting to see rates increase by 25 points, a far cry from the aggressive interest rate hikes last year when america s central bank raised interest rates by three quarters of a percent four times. but the
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