U.S. stocks recovered from early losses on Monday to close higher, helped by firmer oil prices, as investors awaited an expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike later in the week.
The S&P 500 benchmark index rallied in the afternoon after falling earlier in the session in a volatile trading day. Concerns about high-yield bonds, oil price swings and the Fed made for a skittish market, said Peter Costa, president of Empire Executions Inc.
"It's a lot of uncertainty," he said.
While investors widely expect the Fed to announce its first rate hike in nearly a decade on Wednesday, they are also waiting for commentary from policymakers about what will happen next.
Traders see an 83-percent chance that the Fed will lift rates by 25 basis points, according to the CME Group's FedWatch program.
Holiday Gifts That Cost Next to Nothing
First, try bringing some joy to old photos with cookie cutter frames. Simply place a cookie cutter on top of your photo. Then, trace the outer edge of the cookie cutter. Carefully cut your photograph along the traced edge, and finally pop your photo into the back of your cookie cutter. For an added festive feel, get some ribbon and turn your cookie cutter frames into Christmas tree ornaments.
Next, try mixing things up with your own hot chocolate mix. Just layer unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered milk, sugar, salt, chocolate chips and mini marshmallows in a jar. This gift also has great decorative possibilities. Try decorating the jar with labels, ribbons, and other crafty things.
Finally, rejuvenate your gift budget with a homemade Sugar Cookie Foot Scrub that calls for ingredients you might already have in your pantry. Just mix brown sugar, white sugar, olive oil and vanilla extract. Then, pour the mix into a jar that you've spruced up with some personal decorations. Adding your personal touch to these gifts will make the holidays especially joyful.
These are just a few of the many great gifts you can make without paying too much. By getting creative with these tips, you can overcome the naughtiness of overspending and be nice to your savings.
The Best Credit Cards for Customer Satisfaction
Lindsay bought a memory foam mattress from a store that guaranteed no interest financing for two years. Fourteen months after the purchase, interest charges surfaced on her bill.
A credit card David did not open showed up on his credit report as delinquent. The debt, which he discovered because he kept getting denied new credit, will remain on his credit history for seven years.
Joyce's son purchased a wedding band on her credit card without her approval. When she contacted the jeweler, the store refused to do anything about it.
Though their names have been changed for this article, these are all real complaints consumers have filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
U.S. News & World Report's Best Credit Card rankings take into account consumer stories like these to evaluate credit cards on the market. One factor of the methodology, customer experience, uses CFPB complaints to determine how satisfied customers are with their credit cards.
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Still, it's not yet clear who will buy the Keurig Kold, which is the size of a very large crockpot. Keurig says the suggested retail price for the machine is $369.99, but that prices could be as low as $299 depending on promotions. Each pod will cost between $1.12 and $1.25 and make an 8-ounce serving. That means it's not really a way to save money, since people can buy 2-liter bottles and 6-pack cans of soda for less, on a per-serving basis.
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Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR) says it will start selling a machine Tuesday that makes single servings of cold beverages including Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper and flavored seltzer waters. The machine is similar in concept to Keurig's brewers, which let people make cups of coffee and tea by inserting a pod into the machine and pressing a button.
Economic Good Tidings for Which We Are Grateful
As Thanksgiving approaches, we think about all of the people and things in our lives that we are thankful for -- but how often do we think about being thankful for our economic good fortune? The 24-hour news cycle can make it seem like we are in a constant state of economic crisis. However, with some holiday perspective, we can see some of the more positive aspects of the US economy.
Do you need some help getting into the optimistic mode? We are here to help. Consider the following bits of good economic news to put you in a thankful frame of mind.
DraftKings, FanDuel Granted Stay, Can Resume NY Business During Appeal
A New York Appeals Court granted an emergency stay on an injunction against daily fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings on Friday, hours after New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez ordered the companies to cease business in the state.
DraftKings will continue operating in New York while the Attorney General’s actions against daily fantasy sports operators are under appeal, a company spokesperson confirmed to FOXBusiness.com. A FanDuel spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether it would resume operating in New York during the stay on the injunction.



