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Two money managers discuss what lies ahead for a reviving sector.

Stocks that directly benefit from investment in manufacturing and infrastructure are trading at a discount relative to the S&P 500, according to BofA Global Research.

How Trump’s chances in the PredictIt betting market affect the U.S. stock market.

Reddit clinches deals for video content and player engagement with major U.S. sports organizations.

“I am in my 50s and still renting. I cannot afford to buy a house.”

The Kamala Harris campaign has raised $49.6 million in grassroots donations since President Joe Biden exited the White House race on Sunday afternoon and then endorsed her, a spokeswoman for her campaign told MarketWatch early Monday.

Analysts worry that the outages sparked by a CrowdStrike software update will lead to delays of new deals.

Bank of America’s largest shareholder trims stake to under 1 billion shares by selling $1.5 billion worth of the bank’s stock.

Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein believes Trade Desk should ‘disproportionately benefit’ from Biden dropping out of the race for the White House.

Alphabet reports earnings after Tuesday’s closing bell, and Wall Street will be listening for information about the early rollout of AI Overviews in search.

It’s a bad sign when investors believe the probability of a crash is particularly low — like now.

Verizon returned to growth on a key subscriber metric in its wireless-phone business, though its stock headed lower in premarket action Monday.

Nvidia seems a better value than Tesla now, but both stocks have compelling upside potential.

Oil futures edged lower early Monday, struggling to recover from a selloff last week that saw crude fall to five-week lows on concerns about the outlook for demand from China.

“There was no mention of this brokerage account that was in my name even during our divorce though it was opened during our marriage.”

War-ravaged Ukraine said it’s reached a deal with creditors to restructure its debt.

The French conglomerate said it has now completed a study showing the feasibility of listing its Canal+ subsidiary on the London Stock Exchange in what would be a major win for the troubled market

Following a rekindled romance and wedding, the couple are selling the sprawling compound that they just bought last year.

Shares in Ryanair fell 12% on Monday as the low-cost airline said lower air fares and higher costs had led to a 46% drop in its first quarter profits

Delta Air Lines is still struggling to overcome the disruptions caused by CrowdStrike’s errant software update, cancelling 11% of its flights on Monday.

Investors should expect a potential Kamala Harris administration to defend the economic policies that Biden instituted during his term, experts say.

Tech earnings still won’t answer the question of whether AI spending is paying off beyond Nvidia and a few chip and hardware makers.

U.S. stocks are wobbling, as volatility rises in the bull market.

Second-quarter earnings reporting season is heating up, with much of the action likely hitting markets on Tuesday, when both electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. — two Magnificent Seven companies whose stocks are headed in opposite...

Lineage IPO is expected to be the biggest of 2024 by a wide margin

Microsoft said Saturday it estimates that worldwide about 8.5 million computers were disabled by the outage caused by an update from the Texas based cyber security company, CrowdStrike on Friday.

Get the lowdown on a financial adviser before you give them a dime.

As Swift makes her way through major European cities this summer, lodging rates have jumped accordingly.

‘Probably by the end of this year or next year, the bear market will have resumed in the U.S.,’ Jim Rogers predicts.

The private sector has term limits of a different sort: deliver or you’re gone

VIX volatility index holds clues about the market’s direction.

Climate change is worse for worldwide output than previously thought, a new study says.

While many people favor high-yield savings accounts, investing in bonds instead may prevent a tax headache.

Nearly a third of home sellers in Sun Belt cities are slashing their asking prices as the number of properties for sale in those markets surges.

Tesla Inc. nears its earnings day with the stock firmly in the black for the year but facing concerns about its robotaxi aspirations, EV demand, and Chief Executive Elon Musk’s deeper wading into politics and divisiveness.

There are big changes coming for anyone on a Medicare Part D drug plan.

The rise in alcohol consumption among older adults comes as drinking trends are holding steady or declining among other age groups.

The American Express Platinum card offers perks such as airport-lounge access and hundreds of dollars in travel credits. But some finance influencers have called it “overhyped.”

A win by Republication presidential nominee Donald Trump would be bullish for oil producers, but he’ll need help from Saudi Arabia and Iran to help offset the price impact from his push for higher output.

“I do need the additional monthly income and it would be good to have with my pension and Social Security.”

Tesla and other electric-vehicle makers stand to face major price competition if Donald Trump wins the presidential election and opens the U.S. to cars produced by Chinese manufacturers.

A guide to the tax implications of owning Treasury, corporate and municipal bonds.

Airline passengers faced the choice of waiting hours for their delayed flight, rebooking or just canceling their trip after a cybersecurity platform’s software update snarled computer systems and toppled travel plans.

There has been quite a buzz about investing in bonds among younger investors who may previously have found them boring or appropriate only for retired people seeking income.

S&P 500 rose after LBJ’s surprise announcement, but the market is already pricing in Biden’s withdrawal.

“I have $14,000 in an emergency fund, but I have earmarked $6,000 for a Social Security overpayment, for which I’ve submitted an appeal.”

Bitcoin’s price jumped on Friday as crypto investors continued to be buoyed by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s embrace of digital assets and digested reports that President Joe Biden could drop out of the White House race.

Blackstone more than doubled its real-estate investment activity to $10 billion in the second quarter, as the private-equity firm continues to see a bottoming out in the broader commercial real-estate sector.

Comerica Inc.’s stock fell 12% on Friday after the bank cut its outlook on net interest income and said it doesn’t expect to continue as financial agent for the U.S. Treasury Direct Express Prepaid Debit Card program.

The IRS issued final regulations for inherited retirement accounts that are set to begin in 2025.

Housing prices have hit an all-time high, and both Biden and Trump say they plan to address the issue.

Oil futures declined on Friday, with worries about the demand outlook from of China putting a damper on crude this week, while supply concerns have helped limit downside.

The massive CrowdStrike Holdings outage, which may be world’s largest ever, has underlined the critical importance of one of the lesser-known partners of the Paris Olympic Games, according to branding expert Jim Andrews.

Friday’s IT outage was particularly felt in the brokerage industry, where any technical issue preventing people from trading can lead to money being lost.

Mortgage applications rose 3.9% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The global computer outage caused by CrowdStrike is getting personal for Chief Executive George Kurtz, as it’s costing him a lot of money.

Hospitals and 911 systems were racing Friday to respond to outages linked to a CrowdStrike cybersecurity platform issue.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s former No. 1 beer Bud Light has continued losing market share to Modelo from Constellation Brands Inc. and Coors Light from Molson Coors Beverage Co., but has made up some ground with Michelob Extra and Busch Light, the Wall Street Journal...

A group of Long Island men pleaded guilty to using an elaborate “free-riding” scheme to manipulate prices of illiquid stocks using money they stole from the trading platform.

Millions of student-loan borrowers will have their payments paused and interest put on hold amid legal wrangling over a signature Biden student-debt initiative.

“We would like to buy a house before we sell our current home.”

One analyst doesn’t see a “realistic bear-case for Netflix in the foreseeable future” given Netflix’s recent subscriber performance and fundamental strength.

Travelers’s stock was set to resume their rally in early trading Friday after the insurer beat second-quarter profit expectations by a wide margin, even as revenue missed and catastrophe losses increased.

Shares rise nearly 37% on report of $4 billion settlement.

There is an old saying about investing: time in the market trumps timing the market.

Halliburton Co.’s stock fell 2% early Friday, after the oil services provider posted second-quarter earnings showing profit matching consensus but revenue falling short.

“My employer typically gives housing, insurance, and schooling.”

There’s a backup generator, a hand pump for the well, and an outdoor stove, plus just acres and acres of woods, wild animals, and birds.

CrowdStrike Holdings may be looking at worst single-day stock-market performance ever, after a computer outage worldwide was pinned on the cybersecurity company.

Strategists at Citi say it’s time to election-proof portfolios, and that mostly means shedding overseas stocks, while loading up on banks.

Netflix Inc. wants Wall Street to think of it and YouTube as the top two streaming players, putting all the other streaming services in the category of also-rans.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks on the final night of his party’s convention in Milwaukee.

Major airlines grounded flights and companies globally were experiencing IT outages, believed to be caused by a CrowdStrike cybersecurity platform issue on Friday.

Mortgage rates seem poised to come down in the coming months. That’s prompting some home buyers to pause and wait for more certainty before acting.

Nvidia’s stock is leading the chip sector late on a volatile day of trading, while other prominent semiconductor names are seeing an extension of recent weakness.

The e-commerce giant said its 2024 Amazon Prime Day event was its biggest ever.

A mad rush for U.S. small-cap stocks over the past week has investors weighing whether to chase the rally or proceed with caution in one of the most speculative corners of the stock market.

Data from online brokerage Public shows us exactly which bonds people are buying on the platform.

If the levying of tariffs causes inflation to jump higher, then the Fed “may not cut rates as aggressively” as estimated, a Wells Fargo team says.

Financial experts offer money tips for people trying to navigate feelings about the uncertain future. “What we can control is what we’re doing with our money today.”

In headhunter Manpower’s post-earnings call with analysts, CEO Jonas Prising addressed what everyone was thinking, how artificial intelligence was affecting the job market.

With pressure growing on President Joe Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee, who might a new nominee’s running mate be?

“I was flabbergasted. Why should I pay for a dish that I didn’t eat?”

CommScope Holding Co. Inc.’s stock jumped more than 11% on Thursday after the networking technology company said it agreed to sell two business units with a combined 4,000 employees to Amphenol Corp. for $2.1 billion.

Indian outsourcing giant Infosys reported growing profits as it forecast a slight pickup in sales growth for the year.

Meta Platforms is in talks to pay nearly $5 billion for a 5% stake in France-based eyeglass giant and Ray-Ban parent EssilorLuxottica SA, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

PPA Pickleball Tour 2025, a game that launches this week, aims to expand the audience for the sport.

The Philadelphia Fed said Thursday its gauge of regional business activity rose to 13.9 in July from 1.3 in the prior month.

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week shot up to 243,000 and matched a nearly one-year high, driven by a spike in new job less claims in Texas after hurricane Beryl.

GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Ryan Cohen reiterated his support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump late Wednesday, just days after endorsing him.

Deal is latest in an IPO market that is gradually heating up again.

Think twice before shifting your stock portfolio toward smaller-cap names.

Wading in for bargains right now is not the way to go, says Goldman Sachs’ tactical strategist Scott Rubner, who offers seasonal caution.

As the U.S. gears up for November’s presidential election, stocks across sectors such as defense, telecom, water, environment and construction could provide refuge from any volatility that arises, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.

“How do I collect it as her next of kin if her husband is refusing to collect his inheritance?”

Managers with long/short strategies — i.e., funds that combine bets that companies will appreciate in value with bets that others will decline — had their worst single day of trade since the fourth quarter of 2022.

The beach is just steps away from this charming and discreet Malibu escape featuring lush landscaping and ocean breezes.

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance speaks Wednesday night at the GOP convention in Milwaukee.

Novartis has boosted its 2024 outlook for a second time this year, thanks to strong sales for some of its biggest drugs used to treat heart failure and other ailments.

Shares of Walmart Inc. climbed into record territory Wednesday, after the discount retailer’s management did its job to convince investors of the strength of its business and growth initiatives.

The seven Big Tech companies collectively have shed more than $500 billion in market cap on Wednesday alone.

U.S. economic activity seemed to soften in the past two months, with five of the 12 Fed regions reporting flat or declining activity, a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found.

U.S. households own more Treasurys than ever before as investors have sought to profit from Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes.

As more chain restaurants offer discounts and deals to woo inflation-weary customers, a prominent industry expert is warning that they may soon pay a price in terms of their bottom lines.

Wall Street welcomes Washington’s summer break.

Shares of weight-loss drug developers including Eli Lilly & Co., Novo Nordisk and Structure Therapeutics fell sharply early Wednesday after Roche Holding AG announced early-stage trial data for its experimental obesity pill.

Industrial production rose in June for the second month in row, driven by rising car sales and high demand for air-conditioning during a summer that has seen especially hot weather.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said the central bank is “getting closer to the time when a cut” in interest rates is warranted, but he still wants more evidence that inflation is slowing before he’s ready to move.

The U.S. stock market’s breadth is improving, a positive sign for the momentum of the rally so far this year, according to BofA Global Research.

Upbeat sentiment toward bank stocks continued Wednesday as U.S. Bancorp and Citizens Financial Group both rose on mostly positive quarterly results.

Intel and GlobalFoundries could benefit from potential semiconductor-industry restrictions on China and Taiwan.

An inverted Treasury yield curve is supposedly a harbinger of recession. Does this mean that, when the curve un-inverts, it is tantamount to the market sending the all-clear signal?

The rally for small-cap stocks over the past week is a historical and statistical outlier that marks a ‘dramatic’ shift in investor sentiment, says a widely followed Wall Street analyst.

Johnson & Johnson’s stock climbed back into the green in early trading Wednesday, after the drugmaker beat second-quarter profit expectations but trimmed its full-year outlook.

“I want to act ethically and responsibly on behalf of our mother.”

The European Central Bank is expected to stand pat on interest rates after its policy meeting on Thursday, emphasizing that it is prepared to be cautious in trimming borrowing costs further without more evidence that inflation will hit its 2% target.

An unusually tranquil stretch for U.S. stocks is poised for a new milestone on Wednesday just as the rally appears to finally be broadening out beyond a handful of megacap names.

Nearly half of U.S. adults are struggling to cover the cost of prescription drugs and doctor visits, new research shows, marking a new low for healthcare affordability.

The star investor seems to have correctly made a giant call.

‘Strategic portfolio review concluded there are limited synergies between Supreme and VF, making a sale a natural next step,’ says CEO

The Lebanese born banker, who first joined HSBC in 2005, had been seen as the natural successor to Quinn who announced he would be stepping down in April

“At the time, I only had one family member in the state and they did not have access to the card.”

The property sits on 127 acres rich with history and includes a historic and beautifully restored Dutch barn from the 17th century.

Yes, sometimes it makes sense to claim at 62 — but there’s a catch.

The former president shared his thoughts on the dollar and Jerome Powell in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek.

The British pound rose on Wednesday as an August interest rate cut by the Bank of England was considered slightly less likely after U.K. inflation for June matched the central bank’s target but was a touch faster than economists’ forecasts.

Good news for the U.S. economy, plus this being a presidential election year, set the stage for higher equity prices.

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez’s conviction on corruption charges adds his name to a long list of disgraced politicians tarnished by scandals in the Garden State.

A pension, Social Security and military retirement pay cover our expenses

For Amazon, the annual sale event leads to massive revenue. For warehouse workers, it leads to injuries, lawmakers say.

Gold climbed sharply on Tuesday as bets for U.S. interest-rate cuts prompted prices to touch fresh record intraday highs, and some analysts touted long-term prospects for further gains in the precious metal.

Crypto traders have been doubling down their bets on a Donald Trump victory in November’s U.S. presidential election.

Donald Trump’s choice of Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate has some investors and executives worried that a second Trump administration could be far less friendly to corporate America than the first, given the Ohio Republican’s history of populist rhetoric and...

TNT recently signed deals to show the French Open as well as more college sports.

Bond managers, on average, lag the market over time regardless of whether interest rates are rising or falling.

Providers of AI infrastructure ‘picks and shovels’ stand to benefit from growing demand.

It didn’t take long for one of the biggest and most important trading themes at the start of 2024 to come back in the minds of investors and traders, after having faded a month ago.

Last week’s action in the stock market might have signaled a long-awaited shift away from a focus on Big Tech in the stock market to overlooked pockets of value.

Oil futures on Tuesday were on track to stretch their losses into a third consecutive session, as investors worried about demand from China, the world’s second-largest consumer of crude.

Builder sentiment fell as mortgage rates stay elevated, the National Association of Home Builders said.

Hugo Boss shares fell sharply on Tuesday after the suit seller followed rivals Burberry and Swatch Group in cutting its guidance over concerns that a slump in the global economy is set to hit sales in key markets including the U.K. and China throughout the remainder...

A victory for Donald Trump in the November presidential election could have widespread implications for a host of industries, from big tech M&A to electric vehicle makers, say analysts.

Sales at U.S. retailers were flat in June because of falling gas prices and a nationwide cyberattack on auto dealers, but most other stores showed an increase in spending in a sign of stable economic growth.

Macy’s outstanding high-yield bonds were trading mixed on Monday after the company said it has ended takeover talks with two private-equity suitors after they failed to come up with a compelling enough offer and committed financing.

Miller Value Deep Value Strategy flags small-cap diamonds in the food, energy and media sectors.

Uncover blind spots and clarify your goals

J.D. Vance now tops the Amazon bestsellers list for his 2016 book. ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if Vance outsells Stephen King this year.’

President Joe Biden has proposed capping rent increases nationwide to 5%, in an attempt to reign in surging housing costs. But housing experts are calling it counterproductive.

The elegant home features a black, white, and gray color scheme; custom millwork and a guest cottage.

Ocado shares increased sharply on Tuesday following a crash in its share price on Monday after it was downgraded by analysts

A new super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s presidential run has the backing of a number of tech and finance figures, and multiple reports contend that Elon Musk will soon join them.

Chinese central bank’s new policy tools let it act more like the Fed

The options market is sending an encouraging message for small-cap investors: The latest stock rally might have room to run.

Millions of immigrants are entering the country and joining the workforce.

Bitcoin jumped on Monday as investors raised their bets on Donald Trump’s potential victory in the presidential election in November.

U.S. airlines have struggled with weakness in the domestic market, facing a mismatch between capacity and demand that is casting a shadow over the second half of the year.

Gold futures inched closer to fresh record highs on Monday, as the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump raised political uncertainty, boosting safe-haven demand for the precious metal.

This asset class went 68 years with no net gain

Retail investors still believe in the tech sector, but expect volatility in the second half of the year.

Market speculation over former President Donald Trump’s re-election chances following an attempted assassination were driving up the price of bitcoin and several stocks on Monday, including a massive rally for his social-media group.

Investors have been looking beyond Big Tech in recent trading, signaling a possible shift to a value focus

A recent email from the Social Security Administration may look suspicious, but it’s real.

Bank approves 9% boost to quarterly dividend, to $3 per share starting in the third quarter.

Analyst upgrades Apple shares, saying the company can capitalize on generative AI to spur device sales like it did with digital music and social media.

AutoNation said Monday that it expects the recent cyberattack at dealership software company CDK Global to shave about $1.50 off its June quarter per-share earnings.

TD Cowen says AMD’s data-center business has a chance to shine as pressures ease on other segments.

Ascend Wellness is using proceeds of $235 million debt offering to prepay a three-year note.

Macy’s stock tumbled early Monday, after the department-store chain said it terminated talks with private-equity firms Arkhouse Management Co. LP and Brigade Capital Management LP after failing to reach a compelling deal with committed financing.

Index falls slightly to negative 6.6, slightly below forecast

Company cites weak market conditions in Europe.

Stelco ships about 2.6 million net tons of flat-rolled steel annually, primarily hot-rolled steel to service center customers.

Apple’s sales have reportedly surged to around $8 billion in the year ending in March compared to $6 billion a year earlier.

“That woman and her mother were selfish and self-interested, and believed that they were entitled to get those seats.”

“I know folks who make seven figures a year … but are a couple of missed paychecks away from bankruptcy,” one financial adviser says.

“At the moment, we are both in Florida, but the inheritance is in a California probate court.”

The forested farmhouse compound in Benedict Canyon is a slice of paradise, with an entire wing devoted to the primary suite.

U.S. stock-index futures saw a modest rise Sunday night, as financial markets reacted to an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump a day earlier at campaign rally.

Ten percent of shoppers said they’ll likely go into debt to pay for school supplies this year.

Burberry shares sank on Monday after the U.K. luxury fashion group said it’s chief executive officer will be replaced, following a profit warning and suspension of its 2025 dividend.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. is poised to make its largest acquisition ever, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, with a roughly $23 billion deal to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz.

There’s speculation the Trump campaign may also try to capitalize on the imagery: “That picture is going to be one for the century.”

This marks the second rate hike the U.S. Postal Service has instituted this year alone.

A dark day in U.S. history will offer a test for financial market participants as they react to an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

The seemingly impossible task facing the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell is to achieve a decisive victory against inflation, without pushing the world’s largest economy into a recession or, at least, a deep and prolonged one.

Netflix Inc. reports second-quarter results on Thursday, as a bigger portion of Wall Street concludes that it has essentially won the streaming wars.

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have said they would support the re-election campaign of former President Donald Trump’s.

Bitcoin, which trades around the clock, surged after former President Donald Trump was shot, potentially a reaction both to the perceived increased likelihood the Republican will win as well as to a more unstable political environment.

Losing Medicaid coverage leaves some older adults facing higher medical costs.

Fed policymakers appear to have lost touch with economic reality.

Companies are spending big to develop their own AI chips so they don’t have to keep paying Nvidia.

Large deposits do not go unnoticed by financial institutions — and for good reason, experts note.

The oldest members of Generation X are hitting a key retirement milestone, but they may be on a “collision course.”

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 might be lower than this year’s 3.2% increase as inflation moderates.

How immigrants subsidize Social Security for the rest of us.

A 13-year study of more than 10,000 middle-aged U.S. adults found that these habits were associated with longer life

Don’t give up just yet, advisers say: “The next few years are so crucial to get right.”

Berkshire Hathaway shares reclaim record territory on Friday for the first time in months, boosted by investors’ growing appetite for value stocks.

The majority of stocks picked in 2023’s most popular stock picking TikToks ended up profitable.

Investors this week dumped megacap technology stocks and turned to roughed-up corners of the market. What do investors need to know before piling into small caps?

Bulls hope they just witnessed the start of a major rotation away from a narrow band of Big Tech winners to unloved parts of the market. But will the consumer play along?

S&P 500 fundamentals point to continuing gains.

“I have $1.5 million in retirement accounts, but just $160,000 in savings. I currently pay $4,000 in rent.”

“Their relationship was solid without any drama or suspicion.”

This year’s rally for technology stocks hasn’t been broad-based. Analysts see opportunities among some of the software companies that have been left behind.

Despite record levels for stock prices and rising bullishness on Wall Street, JPMorgan Chase didn’t stray from its more conservative outlook on the risk to the economy from inflation, geopolitical upheaval and other potential pitfalls.

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Friday said it would lift restrictions placed last year on the social-media accounts of former President Donald Trump — a move the company said is intended to level the playing field for this year’s presidential...

Peacock, which will stream every Olympics event live, will raise prices by $2 a month starting July 18.

As “a general rule,” people should be on guard about unfamiliar senders and suspicious texts, AT&T said.

StubHub is postponing its initial public offering until at least September because of “tricky” market conditions, according to a Wall Street Journal report Friday that cited one person familiar with the matter.

Nvidia’s stock bounced Friday as investors shook off the jitters that led to a massive selloff in megacap technology companies in the previous session.

The president didn’t do much to dispel his opponents’ claims that his policies fueled inflation.

The Starlink satellites were deployed at a lower-than-intended orbit Thursday night because of a rocket problem.

Many of us would like to age in place, but will it be possible?

“We have IRAs of $1. 2 million, stock investments of $50,000 and $30,000 in cash in a local bank.”

Also: Estate planning mistakes, a hot bond market and a possible rotation for stocks.

Startup funding meltdown could be severe, depending on how long the AI bubble lasts.

This may come as a surprise to some: U.S. presidential elections and policies don’t impact the short-term cost of gasoline at the pump, according to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

Consumers’ optimism about the economy fell to an eight-month low in July over frustration with high prices, even though they expect inflation to slow over the next year.

“We are now 70, have a few health issues and do not want to be a financial burden to our children as we age.”

Yamal’s release clause is by far the most expensive ever. Would a team actually pay it?

PepsiCo and Conagra are among the companies dropping prices in response to inflation-weary consumers

Set a goal for your investments and keep these four things in mind

A viral X post asking whether to give your beneficiaries the money today, or let them wait to inherit it, has drawn more than 10 million views

Oil futures rose Friday morning, aiming for a third straight winning session, after finding modest support the previous day following a cooler-than-expected June consumer-price index reading that reinforced expectations for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting...

The company said that the hacked data “does not contain the content of calls or texts, personal information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or other personally identifiable information.”

Lake Cornelia Research Management’s chief investment officer Judd Arnold says stocks could be looking at a repeat of recent history if an unwind of a popular trade continues on Friday.

A CNN report that Germany, with the help of U.S. intelligence, foiled an assassination attempt on the chief executive of an arms manufacturer helps bring the surging stock-market gains of the European defense sector into focus.

Eisman, who was played by Steve Carell in the 2015 movie ‘The Big Short,’ played down concerns about the current economy as he argued AI will boost the world’s top tech companies

History suggests the unloved group of stocks could outperform once the Fed cuts interest rates, which now looks increasingly likely.

Thursday should have a banner day for Cathie Wood. It wasn’t for her flagship fund.

President Joe Biden spoke Thursday at a much-anticipated press conference as he faces calls to end his re-election campaign following a poor debate performance.

Dollar-store chain Dollar General Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million and take more steps to make its workplaces safer, following longstanding complaints over working conditions, the Department of Labor said Thursday.

“It’s been a rocket ship,” Ivy Zelman, the chief executive of Zelman & Associates, a research firm focused on the housing industry, said Wednesday.

Oil futures finished higher on Thursday to tally back-to-back session gains as a decline in a key U.S. inflation gauge fueled expectations for interest-rate cuts this year that may lead to a rise consumer energy demand.

The seminal rap group said it has never allowed its music to be used in product advertising and asked a judge to block the use of its hit song in an online ad campaign.

When Costco Wholesale Corp. announced a membership-fee increase for its shoppers late Wednesday, investors who had been eager for such a move cheered the news. Yet on Thursday, the stock fell.

Costco membership fees are going up to $65 for its Gold Star plan, and $130 for its Executive plan, representing a roughly 8% annual increase

Tesla Inc.’s stock fell more than 6% on Thursday afternoon on the heels of a report that the electric-vehicle maker will delay its closely watched Robotaxi debut by two months in order to build more prototypes.

The first decline in consumer prices in four years is just an hors d’oeuvre for the Federal Reserve. Its appetite to cut U.S. interest rates won’t be fully sated until the Fed gets more weak readings in its preferred inflation gauge.

Declines in Tesla, Nvidia and other large tech stocks could mean a $535 billion market-cap wipeout for the grouping.

Shares of Intuitive Machines, which is currently up seven of the last 10 days, rose on no apparent news Thursday.

Low-paying checking accounts cost Americans $103 billion in lost interest.

The company recently announced live voice-assistant integrations with carmakers in Europe.

If Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his fellow board members “proceed with an interest rate cut in September, expect Trump and Republican lawmakers to seek vengeance.”

Ether ETFs, which could arrive as soon as next week, are unlikely to see as much demand as their bitcoin counterparts. However, they are still likely to drive up ether’s price by up to 90%.

The weekly decline in claims is the highest since last September.

Conagra Brands’ stock slumped Thursday, after the parent of food brands including Healthy Choice, Boomchickapop, Duncan Hines and Birds Eye reported quarterly revenue that fell short of forecasts and provided a downbeat profit outlook.

AMD shares could continue to benefit from upbeat PC-chip trends and more realistic AI-revenue expectations, according to an analyst.

The Chinese Communist Party is set to outline its plans for the future of China’s economy at its upcoming Third Plenum meeting which starts on July 15

Vista Outdoor Inc. on Thursday urged shareholders to vote in favor of its proposal to sell its Kinetic Group ammunition business to the Czechoslovak Group, a Czech conglomerate, at a coming special meeting.

Delta Air Lines’ stock took a dive toward a four-month low in premarket trading Thursday, after the air carrier reported second-quarter profit and load factor that missed expectations, and provided a downbeat revenue outlook.

Should inflation behave as economists expect, there may be a window — a very brief window — to bet against the U.S. dollar, according to a senior Goldman Sachs strategist.

UBS offers a strategy to profit from what they call “gamma rentals” — the idea of earning income by profiting off the volatility rather than the direction of the underlying asset

“She’s had an untreated abscessed tooth for over a year and she’s been scammed out of more than $5,000.”

The Paris-based agency says demand for oil be lower next year, while supplies continue to grow.

The charming home showcases Mount Timpanogos views from every room and includes an art studio.

Seven & i Holdings reported a drop in first-quarter net profit as its overseas convenience-store business deteriorated sharply, partly due to higher costs of products and labor in the U.S.

The warehouse retailer gave the investing world what it wanted — announcing its first fee hike on millions of its shoppers since 2017.

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority outlined its new listing rules with a view to reinvigorating the country’s troubled capital markets via the biggest overhaul in decades

After 18 months of hyping up artificial intelligence and its potentially transformative impact on both corporate profits and human productivity, Wall Street appears to be turning more skeptical.

Securing the border and undertaking “the largest deportation operation in American history” are key focuses of the Republican Party’s new plan to “quickly bring down all prices” for inflation-hit consumers and businesses. But economists say that these policies may not...

The U.S. market is due for a correction, this veteran trader says — but he’s staying invested.

In TikTok videos, home inspectors are highlighting flaws in newly built homes, some of which can cost upwards of $1 million.

Proposals range from adult-use pot to introduction of a medical-cannabis program.

Carvana, which almost went out of business in 2022, has staged an impressive turnaround.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

Privatization is taking over Medicare — and it’s a poor deal for the rest of us

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are confident in the ability of Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft to bring them back to Earth in an emergency despite ongoing tests into issues with the spacecraft that have extended their stay on the International Space...

Acquiring Europe’s largest private AI lab is AMD’s most expensive AI-focused purchase so far.

Oil futures headed higher on Wednesday, finding support after official U.S. data revealed a weekly decline in crude inventories for a second week in a row.

BofA sees a potentially more volatile regulatory landscape as well as limited valuation upside.

Target will stop accepting checks July 15, but several major retailers told MarketWatch they still take personal checks.

The Federal Reserve isn’t going to cut U.S. interest rates until it gets a few more low inflation readings. It’s likely to get another one on Thursday.

Shares of Manchester United fell Wednesday after the U.K.-based soccer club reported a big jump in fiscal third-quarter losses and a drop in revenue due primarily to fewer games being played.

Customers lodged 61,233 complaints against U.S. airlines in 2023, new Transportation Department data shows, with this airline getting the most gripes.

Needham upgrades Carvana shares, saying the company is a “secular growth story with a cyclical-recovery kicker.”

Jim Worden, chief investment officer of the Wealth Consulting Group, is watching out for a lot of money to go rushing back into stocks, lifting all boats.

Virgin Galactic says that commercial operations of its new Delta spacecraft will begin in 2026.

The deal will add a portfolio that includes in-house design and manufacturing of coil-wound heat exchangers and related equipment.

Mortgage applications fell 0.2% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Shares of Kongsberg Gruppen rallied on Wednesday as the Norwegian maker of defense systems and marine equipment said it benefited both from increased defense spending and the green energy transition.

A wave of immigration has bolstered the economy while generating little inflation, a new report from a regional Fed bank finds.

“What do you all think about employees who work from home and have little kids to watch at the same time?”

The 1960 home built on what had been deemed an unbuildable hillside is a testament to ingenuity, engineering, and architecture.

The Taiwanese chipmaker has seen its sales buoyed by the race to develop new AI infrastructure

LegalZoom said now is the right time for the move as it “increases its focus on shifting towards subscription-based revenue to drive long-term profitable growth.”

Wednesday’s figures came as no surprise for many economists, who expect inflation to stay low throughout the year as a drawn-out property slump continues to dent consumer confidence and spending.

A number of Wall Street analysts on Tuesday made bullish calls on the shares of a newly public healthcare company that uses artificial intelligence to differentiate itself in the cancer-diagnostics space.

Just as many investors and traders remain sanguine about the prospects of cooling U.S. inflation when Thursday’s consumer-price index for June comes out, Wall Street is pointing to the potential inflationary impacts of a second presidency under Republican Donald...

Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall on the Texas coast Monday, is the first hurricane of what is expected to be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.

Human psychology means that Airbnb users often leave reviews that don’t necessarily accurately reflect their experience.

The stock has increased by more than 40% over the current 10-session stretch of gains.

Sonic and Subway have recently launched menu options in the $2 to $3 range.

Boeing reported second-quarter commercial airplane deliveries that improved from the previous quarter, helped by a strong June, but fell more than 30% from a year ago.

Hedging against a market downturn comes at a price.

Ramani Durvasula, author of “It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People,” says some industries attract more narcissists than others. Is yours one of them?

Amazon Prime Day, which runs July 16 – 17, will have a landing page for travel deals.

Jefferies initiates coverage of North Carolina-based lender with a buy rating

Oil futures lost ground Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl appeared to leave Texas energy infrastructure with little damage.

The move may include up to $25 million in expenses.

The stock of Danish biotech Novo Nordisk was down 2.2% Tuesday, after a study found that the company’s obesity drug Wegovy lags its main rival, Eli Lilly & Co. Inc.’s Mounjaro, in speed and magnitude of weight loss.

The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday ramped up the pressure on prescription-drug middlemen who influence the accessibility and affordability of medications.

KBW joins the ranks of analysts who see banks benefitting from a Fed rate cut.

Koss shares continued their slide in premarket trades Tuesday.

Helen of Troy’s stock plummeted toward a record one-day selloff, after the consumer products company reported a big fiscal first-quarter earnings miss and slashed its full-year outlook, amid particular weakness in its beauty and wellness business.

Investors better buckle up, because markets could be in for a wild week.

U.S. stock investors face three big threats: “overvaluation on over-euphoria, misunderstanding the economic reality, and the political aspect,” argues strategist Bill Blain.

“My house sold for $337,000 within one day and it was mortgage-free.”

Tesla shares surged last week when it released surprisingly strong delivery figures — so much so that it was nearly twice as large as its straddle cost.

There are a lot of ifs involved in just being “okay” at that savings level too.

The building is on an elite island, accessible only to residents, which once included the likes of Oprah Winfrey.

The British oil major said it expects to take a $500 million to $700 million hit from weak refining margins in the second quarter of 2024

Thames Water Utilities said it has enough money to fund its operations for less than one year, and reported an increase in net debt.

Inventive entrepreneur figuring out how to sell shares of Raw to its avid customer base without diluting its brand.

In a move that could significantly impact the future of digital assets, the Republican Party has included language in its 2024 platform promising to defend cryptocurrency.

Lulu Sun had to play in the qualifying tournament to make it into the main draw.

Investors are pouring into fixed-income funds as interest-rate cuts by global central banks begin.

“They recommend shifting to a 70/30 mix since I plan to work until I’m 70.”

A few large-cap tech companies continue to drive up the S&P 500, and one strategist believes a significant drawdown for U.S. stocks could be on the way.

UBS analysts on Monday called Bank of America the “most interesting money center,” as major banks approach second-quarter earnings season later this week.

Stock investors emphasize interest-rate trends and investor sentiment.

HilleVax Inc.’s stock cratered 89% early Monday, after the biotech said it would discontinue development of a vaccine against norovirus for infants after a trial missed its main goals.

The airline sector traded mostly higher Monday, after data showed there were more travelers at the end of the July 4 weekend than on any day last year or in 2019.

The U.S. stock market’s rally is facing a test that begins this week with company earnings.

Devon is buying acreage in the Williston Basin, an energy-rich area mostly in Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

Oil futures moved lower Monday, slipping after Hamas over the weekend gave its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal with Israel in Gaza.

Nvidia’s stock is staging a sharp rally on an upbeat day for the chip sector.

Lucid’s stock rallied Monday, after the electric-vehicle maker reported a big jump in deliveries in the second quarter.

Wolfe Research cuts JPMorgan to peer perform and highlights Bank of America as an outperforming stock.

Koss shares were down 15.4% in premarket trades Monday, putting it on pace to snap a two-day winning streak.

Ubisoft’s strategic pivot towards subscriptions and the release of two new games could boost the French company’s share price, Jefferies analysts said

Shares of Momentus, which provides satellite transportation and servicing, jumped in premarket trades Monday.

The company, which makes glass for big-screen TVs, mobile phones and optical fiber, believes the first quarter will be the lowest one for all of 2024.

AI mastery could cement Tesla’s lead in autonomous driving and beyond.

Ed Yardeni offers three important reasons why investors should be less worried.

“What are the tax and financial implications of receiving an estate and then passing on a large percentage of it to someone else?”

Shares of Grifols were halted on Monday, following news the indebted Spanish blood plasma pharmaceutical company may go private.

Hedge funds were net buyers of energy and materials stocks for the third week in a row, Goldman Sachs’ analysis shows

This Wright-designed Usonian-style home underwent an $800,000 restoration.

French stocks and bonds slipped on Monday after voters surprisingly rejected a far-right party that led in the first round of voting as the eurozone’s second-largest economy looked set for possibly months of protracted negotiations for control of the country’s...

The third time looks to be a charm for Carlsberg, which announced Monday that it has agreed to take over Britvic in a deal valuing the U.K. drinks giant at £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion).

The plight of investors looking to pull money out of commercial real estate funds has gone mainstream.

Stock-market investors are taking uncertainty around President Joe Biden’s candidacy in stride, but analysts see volatility ahead.

Like all marquee economic releases, the June inflation numbers could have serious ramifications for markets. But investors will be paying especially close attention this month, as the timing of the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate cut could hang in the balance.

As big banks like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and air carrier Delta Air Lines Inc. lead off second quarter earnings reports, Wall Street analysts say profit growth will be just fine.

Don’t forget the mushroom-flavored coffee, either

The U.S. stock market’s upcoming earnings season should be “solid,” but expecting growth estimates over the next couple months to increase for the second half of 2024 seems “a lot to ask,” according to LPL Financial.

10 signs that stocks are short of breath.

Investing for retirement, college and other longer-term goals should favor stocks over bonds.

“What is the maximum should I safely spend assuming I live into my 80s?”

“We have no children or heirs, and have no one to leave our estate to other than charitable causes.”

The recent supply surge means apartments are sitting vacant for longer, which means renters are in a good position to ask for discounts.

Of all the wild cards in the months ahead for the $27 trillion Treasury market, an increasing U.S. government deficit is regarded as perhaps the greatest long-term risk facing the market right now because of its potential to translate into higher volatility through...

Ken Laudan of Buffalo Funds has changed his opinion about how long it will take for “AI adopters” to make the technology useful.

A video showing a California mom’s $444.38 grocery bill has been viewed more than 17 million times. And she told MarketWatch she’s actually OK with the total tab.

Tesla’s stock battled through a seesaw start to close higher Friday, extending their longest winning streak in more than a year and turning positive for 2024.

NYSE new highs overtake new lows, and there’s activity in Akamai and Walgreens shares.

The U.S. stock market has extended its summer rally, with the S&P 500 index climbing to yet another record peak Friday as investors weighed the latest jobs report.

If your mother had Alzheimer’s disease at any age, your chances of getting it are higher, according to a recent study in JAMA Neurology.

Nio’s stock pulled back sharply Friday in the wake of the European Union’s decision to impose higher tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China.

Forget the summer heat: The economy appears to have caught enough of a chill that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates soon.

Longtime tax avoiders are realizing they had taken “false comfort” in thinking they weren’t on the IRS’s radar.

Oil futures climbed on Friday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices headed for their fourth straight weekly gain as a recent drop in U.S. crude supplies and a rise in gasoline demand helped to ease some concerns over the outlook for energy demand.

Douglas Edelman has been charged with hiding $350 million in income. He allegedly spent the money on yachts and an Austrian chalet.

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After earlier unsuccessful buyout bids for Macy’s Inc., investment firms Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management are trying again, raising their offer for the retailer by around $300 million, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The IRS says legal cannabis companies cannot take the usual tax deductions.

Gold and silver futures looked to post their highest settlements in a month on Friday as downbeat U.S. economic data fueled expectations for an interest-rate reduction by the Federal Reserve.

One Wall Street macro strategist has decided to abandon the practice of publishing year-end targets for the S&P 500, arguing that these forecasts no longer provide much benefit to clients.

As Hurricane Beryl churns through the Caribbean, its strength so early in the hurricane season — and the summer travel season — is a reminder of the value of travel insurance, experts say.

“It’s not just dishonest workers trying to steal time. It’s people that feel burdened by the weight of the workplace.”

U.S.’s largest banks draw investor support as havens from sector headwinds from commercial real estate woes.

“Our annual expenses are $105,000 and that includes travel, entertainment and maintenance.”

Nvidia’s rise in the past two years shares some similarities with RCA’s in the bull run of late 1920s, representing an emerging hot technology, but one that also faced many questions.

The European Commission is set to serve X, formerly Twitter, with a formal warning for allegedly breaching the EU’s new Digital Services Act

Shares of Koss Corp. rose 7.6% in premarket trades Friday as meme-stock chatter continues to swirl around the headphone maker.

“The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is.”

Tech winners are not immune to an economic slowdown

The Labour Party has pledge to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years in what analysts said could mark the ‘dawning of a new age’ for British housebuilders

Liz Truss, who was the shortest serving prime minister in the country’s history in 2022, lost her South West Norfolk seat by around 630 votes to Labour candidate Terry Jermy.

The modern farmhouse in Southern California was built just four years ago. It has a stunning glass-box wine cellar.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said decades of ‘chronically horrendous leadership’ has now reached an apex in the form of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Bitcoin on Friday plunged to the lowest level in over four months.

High-end retail chains Saks Fifth Avenue will buy rival Neiman Marcus in a deal that will see Amazon.com and Salesforce also take stakes, the companies said in a statement on Thursday.

About 160 million of us are still working for The Man.

Your health, life circumstances and the viability of Social Security might conflict with your ideal age to start taking benefits.

Trimming Nvidia, earnings season prep and thematic ETFs lose popularity.

Shares typically decline during the two weeks ahead of earnings and gain over the following two weeks.

Shares in Smith & Nephew increased 7% on Cevian’s disclosure that it had built up a 5% stake

“This event is bigger than any one eater,” an event spokesperson said.

Democrats need money to keep campaigning through the November election. That means donors have the power to force the party’s hand now.

While Nvidia remains a top investment for many who believe the artificial intelligence story is here to stay, retail investors have likely hit “peak” bullishness.

The yen weakens as the spread between Japanese bonds and U.S. Treasurys moves in Japan’s favor.

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.

With President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign appearing to hang by a thread after last week’s debate debacle, investors understandably may wonder whether a change at the top of the Democratic ticket would move the stock market.

As Donald Trump gets closer to announcing his pick for running mate, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s decision on his No. 2 could end up having an impact on industries.

The U.S. economy grew a drab 1.4% in the first three months of the year — and it looks like a shabby performance is in store for the second quarter.

If President Joe Biden were to bow out of the White House race, Vice President Kamala Harris is widely viewed as mostly likely to take his place as the Democratic nominee. So what would her policy proposals look like?

Expect plenty of closures on Independence Day, but some stores will be open.

“This vacation is already nearly breaking my budget.”

Continental AG told analysts that it expects to achieve higher margins in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of the year

German factory orders tumbled in May, marking the fifth month of a decline from Europe’s industrial powerhouse, according to data released Thursday.

Roche Holding said it plans to halt a mid- and late-stage clinical study for a combination of drugs to treat lung cancer after it failed to meet the trial’s primary efficacy goals.

“If the modern world is growing ever more complex and more black swans are flying around as a result, it is not apparent in the historical return data,” says one market observer.

Oil prices settled higher Wednesday, on light trading volume ahead of the Independence Day holiday, after official U.S. data revealed a drop of more than 12 million barrels in crude inventories and a weekly rise in implied gasoline demand.

Koss shares saw their biggest daily percentage gain in over three years amid a frenzy fueled by the return of “Roaring Kitty” to social media.

D.A. Davidson’s Michael Baker points to one retailer that stands to get a big AI boost in the coming months.

Professional stock pickers who run mutual funds focused on U.S. stocks struggled in June, with only a small majority beating their benchmarks in the first half of this year, according to BofA Global Research.

The opinion could hamstring all four criminal cases Trump has faced, legal experts say, leaving prosecutors in several — if not all of them — unable to proceed.

Housing prices have hit a new high, making it tougher for prospective buyers to afford a home in most places in the U.S., Attom Data Solutions said in a new report.

EXCLUSIVE: The privately owned business, a celebrity magnet that’s beloved for its frozen hot chocolate, joins such national brands as Hershey’s and Hard Rock Cafe in the tourist-centric locale.

The U.S. economy wasn’t supposed to churn out so many new jobs this year, according to the experts. But lots of businesses have been hiring to underpin a solid economic expansion.

Why mentoring in unretirement is great for you and young adults

For high earners, saving up to your company match isn’t going to be good enough to replace the income you’ll need later on.

Orders for manufactured goods fell 0.5% in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.  It is the first decline after three straight monthly increases.

Service-oriented companies such as hotels, banks and retailers that dominate the economy contracted in June for the second time in three months in another sign growth in the U.S. is slowing.

Even though Hurricane Beryl is predicted to miss most of the offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. energy industry is on high alert over climate change and the risk of more frequent, more intense storms posing a growing challenge for the market in the...

Mortgage rates are hovering just below 7%, but there are ways for home buyers to get much lower rates.

Sales of new cars and trucks in the U.S. fell in June to a five-month low — and criminal computer hackers are largely to blame.

The U.S. international trade deficit widened 0.8% in May to $75.1 billion, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. It is the largest deficit since October 2022.

Three states, New York, New Jersey and California, accounted for most of the increase

The sale comes after Tesla’s stock closed Tuesday at a six-month high after strong second-quarter deliveries data.

Southwest Airlines Co. said Wednesday its board is adopting a limited-duration shareholder rights plan that is effective immediately and will expire in one year.

Shares of Intuitive Machines Inc. continued their rally Wednesday as the space-exploration company’s next mission moon mission edges closer.

Nouriel Roubini, the economist who is nicknamed “Dr. Doom” for his often-gloomy predictions, says a Trump win could spark a stock-damaging trade war.

“I wrote to the airline to explain what had happened and asked for a refund of my miles.”

The Irish company, which is listed on London’s AIM, is set to be fully-acquired by the Swedish private equity firm in a deal worth £2.2 billion

The tariff plan proposed by former President Donald Trump would lead to five extra rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, according to Goldman Sachs chief economist.

President Joe Biden offered a new excuse on Tuesday for his poor debate performance as Vice President Kamala Harris drew level in one betting market as to who would be the candidate to fight former President Donald Trump in the presidential election.

Earnings season is coming — here’s what you need to know.

The on-again, off-again courtship between Shari Redstone, Paramount Global Inc. and Skydance Media is back on, after the three sides reportedly have reached a preliminary merger deal.

Shares of Intuitive Machines Inc. surged 12% Tuesday as the space-exploration company edges closer to its next mission to the moon.

An Eli Lilly & Co. Alzheimer’s drug won Food and Drug Administration approval Tuesday, capping the medication’s bumpy ride through the U.S. regulatory process and adding a second new treatment option for patients in earlier stages of the disease.

Trying to time with the market is usually a fool’s errand, but there are several schools of thought about how to best do a conversion.

The stock is on track for its best performance since May 21, 2021, when it gained 127%.

Shares of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly & Co. dropped early Tuesday after President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders took aim at obesity and diabetes drug prices in a USA Today opinion piece.

Deal documents show company wants to “kneecap competitors and dominate the market,” one Federal Trade Commission official says.

It costs a lot more to buy a house today than it did just a few years ago. And that expense starts with the down payment.

NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd.’s stock rose 6.5% Tuesday, as analysts cheered data from the biotech’s late-stage trial of a treatment for the fatal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.

The U.S. stock market just scored a gangbusters first half of the year. If history is a guide, Wall street could be in for another robust six months, according to Comerica Wealth Management.

Adobe is having success in AI and Uber is having success with its membership program.

The number of job openings in the U.S. rebounded in May after falling to a more than three-year low, indicating there’s still plenty of demand for labor.

Broadcom continues to see its ownership grow.

Timing the market is a recipe for failure. Do this instead.

Rivian’s stock rallied Tuesday, after the electric-vehicle maker reported quarterly deliveries data that beat expectations by a record margin.

Tesla’s stock reversed sharply higher toward a near six-month high Tuesday, after the electric-vehicle giant surprised investors by reporting second-quarter deliveries that beat expectations.

Preserving consumption in the short-term means less resources for the future

Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury have little room to fall, which will cap valuations on U.S. equities from already elevated valuations, says a market strategist.

CrowdStrike’s enterprise-value-to-sales ratio is the highest among large software stocks that Piper Sandler tracks.

Moderna Inc.’s efforts to develop a bird-flu vaccine are getting a $176 million boost from the U.S. government, the company said Tuesday.

S&P 500’s performance in the second quarter would be negative without these 10 stocks

RBC Capital’s Lori Calvasina joins other Wall Street banks in lifting her S&P 500 target, but says she’s plenty jittering about where markets go from here.

“Should I go for a high-yield account or a money-market for savings? I already have 401(k), IRA, and brokerage accounts, and laddered CDs.”

A new research paper argues that the driver of a surge in post-pandemic inflation on both sides of the Atlantic was driven by demand, not supply.

Shell has halted work on the biofuels facility in Rotterdam to ensure it remains competitive in the face of an anticipated flood of supply from the U.S.

The billionaire who founded the Oakley sunglasses company is selling this futuristic compound featuring Brutalist architecture.

Salesforce Inc. shareholders rejected a compensation plan for Chief Executive Marc Benioff and the company’s other top executives after it was opposed by two large advisory firms.

At least 30 people were injured on Monday after an Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight hit turbulence over the Atlantic, sending passengers flying out of their seats with one man appearing to have gotten stuck in the overhead bins.

Silver marked an impressive gain for the first half of the year, outpacing the rise for gold, copper and other major financial assets just over a month after prices for the metal touched their highest level on record.

New York Fed President John Williams defended the central bank’s delayed response to the outbreak of inflation in 2021 — saying that policymakers were grappling with extreme downside threats to the economy and financial markets in an atmosphere of tremendous...

Bonds are kicking off July with losses as yields climb following an extended rough stretch for long-term Treasurys.

Investor Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty, was a pivotal figure in the 2021 meme-stock frenzy.

The deadline has been extended for certain iPhone owners to claim a settlement payout.

The market is in a huge tech-led bubble — but you’d be wrong to bet against it.

Expect stocks to produce a negative-1.9% post-inflation return between now and 2034.

Here are 3 key factors you may have overlooked.

Nasdaq veteran heads up fintech that’s growing its off-hours trading platform for Robinhood, Webull, Interactive Brokers and others.

Tupperware’s debt agreement aims to provide flexibility while the food-storage-container company examines strategic alternatives.

Reaction by some stocks last week revealed hopes for a repeat of the Trump 2016 playbook, but Morgan Stanley says beware.

A key barometer of U.S. factories fell in June for the third month in a row, signaling that an ongoing slump in the industrial side of the economy shows no sign of ending.

Nio’s stock bounced Monday, as the China-based electric-vehicle maker and its peers reported upbeat EV-delivery data for June and the second quarter.

The Danish shipping giant’s CEO said Maersk had decided to withdraw from the sales process after identifying challenges with integrating the German logistics company.

The U.S. stock market is on pace to finish the first half of 2024 on a positive note. If the past is any guide, the good times for U.S. equities may keep rolling into July, but not every stock may enjoy this summertime rally.

Banks increasing payouts the most included Wells Fargo and Bank of New York Mellon.

The savings stem mostly from general corporate cost cuts but do not include potential savings from changes in the global e-commerce segment, where the company is in the final stages of a strategic review.

The GameStop CEO’s posts are closely followed for hints about his plans for the company.

Lower interest rates spur housing demand — but with supply so tight, prices have nowhere to go but up.

The head of British pharmacy chain Boots is stepping down, amid turmoil for parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

Oil futures edged higher early Monday, building on a solid June gain as investors weighed the outlook for summer demand and a continued fall in the number of active U.S. rigs.

The closed-end fund has vowed not to charge performance fees as it prepares to float on the New York stock exchange

“I am really worried that if I’m not around, he will not be able to manage the basics of everyday life for himself and our children.”

West gutted the home and walked away from the unfinished project, and now it’s languishing on the market.

BlackRock has announced a deal to buy privately held U.K. data provider Preqin.

Boeing Co. has agreed to buy parts supplier Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. in an all-stock deal worth more than $4 billion.

French stocks surged on Monday after the first round of parliamentary elections was interpreted to mean the far-right National Rally party was unlikely to form a majority.

Once the unemployment rate starts creeping up, it’s pretty hard to stuff that back in the bottle, says Schwab strategist

Recent court decisions and the upcoming presidential election have borrowers wondering if they can count on repayment and cancellation initiatives.

Donald Trump’s ongoing court cases got some airtime during the first matchup with President Joe Biden of 2024

Ed Yardeni: Ignore the inverted yield curve — this “Roaring 2020s” market is alive and well.

It’s a way of indulging without overindulging, said Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel

An ADP survey of about 35,000 people around the world also found that salary is still king

Semiconductor stocks are bubbling and could lose 40% of their value.

Share repurchases are at a record, but that isn’t necessarily bullish for the U.S. market

Each team gets about $10 million for taking part in the European Championships — but none of that goes directly to the players.

Qualcomm is strongly positioned, while AMD and Intel may be vulnerable.

Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft will remain docked at the International Space Station while the aerospace company and NASA conduct further tests into thruster issues and helium leaks.

Oppenheimer sees compelling parallels between what Apple is doing in AI and its 1980s Macintosh strategy.

Trump’s plans cannot help the retirement safety net.

The S&P 500 is on course to post big gains for the first half of 2024, with its runup in the first six months of this year so far crushing the historical average, according to Bespoke Investment Group

“If I want to rent or sell in the future, am I going to have a tough time?”

Consumer-discretionary stocks bounced back in June, raising hopes of a recovery after their tumultuous start to 2024. But market analysts warn that a comeback in this sector could belie underlying consumer weakness amid ongoing concerns over the health of American...

KBW has upgraded Bank of New York Mellon to an “Outperform” rating, supported by a strong financial performance and a low price-to-earnings valuation.

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Move over, J.P. Morgan — we have a new contender for most apocalyptic stock-market forecast.

Shares of biotech company Cassava Sciences Inc. plummeted on Friday after a federal grand jury indicted a onetime science advisor to the company and charged him with falsifying data to obtain millions of dollars in government funds

Just 22% of golfers are people of color and 42% have household incomes of $100,000-plus, according to the National Golf Foundation.

“Should I accept that 7%-plus interest rate is the starting rate these days?”

As Nike shares on Friday headed toward their biggest drop ever following the sneaker maker’s pessimistic outlook a day earlier, Wall Street analysts were retrenching — with some even questioning the company’s management.

Parents “are frankly pissed off and anxious about what the future looks like, and that’s what was so disappointing about last night.”

Both candidates missed the chance to discuss plans to fix the program.

While President Joe Biden offered an upbeat speech Friday in the wake of his widely panned debate performance, his chances of winning this year’s White House race appear to have tumbled.

The campaigns of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump said Friday they had each raised millions of dollars around their first debate Thursday.

“Abortion is deeply rooted in the class system,” a law professor tells MarketWatch two years after the end of Roe v. Wade

“At 56, he has few prospects for his future.”

While Friday’s encouraging inflation data might be helpful to President Joe Biden, the spotlight at the moment remains on his widely panned performance in a debate against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

JPMorgan ups data center owner to outperform as a ‘substantial beneficiary of cloud and AI demand for data center capacity.’

Besides Nvidia itself, there are only four U.S. companies with valuations greater than the amount of Nvidia’s market-cap gains.

Consumers were slightly more optimistic about the economy at the end of June, but the effects of high inflation in the past few years still weighed on their minds.

Shares of Chewy Inc. are down 9.7% Friday after spiking Thursday in the wake of a cryptic post from influential trader Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty.

The S&P 500 is up nearly 16% so far this year with dividends reinvested. Artificial intelligence has been the big theme driving gains for Big Tech, especially Nvidia Corp. But 38% of the S&P 500 have had negative returns during the first half of 2024.

This year’s furious rally in technology and megacap stocks is set to leave its mark on Friday when FTSE Russell carries out its latest annual index reconstitution.

One Rosenblatt analyst recommends that investors take a pause on Alphabet shares given changes around AI and the broad ad market.

“Should I pay off the mortgage or go with the plan to make money through investments?”

Fisker Inc. said Friday it has issued a voluntary recall of 12,523 vehicles in North America and Europe to address an issue involving the outer door handles.

The vaccine, called mResvia, has already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, becoming Moderna’s second approved product after its COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax.

Oil futures rose Friday, on track to book monthly gains as investors continued to fret over the possibility of a wider Middle East conflict that could threaten flows of crude out of the region.

“We don’t need to learn anything about money for our marriage,” one bride says. Actually, they do.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.’s stock rose 8% early Friday, after widespread criticism of the performance of incumbent President Joe Biden in his first presidential debate with former President Donald Trump.

Polling expert Nate Silver says California Gov. Gavin Newsom or Vice President Kamala Harris would be better choices.

Younger workers are reaping the benefits of years of improvements to employer retirement-savings plans.

The Wall Street veteran said it’s better to exit any positions quickly and take a manageable loss

Shares of Nike Inc. tumbled after hours on Thursday after the athletic-wear giant dimmed its expectations for the year as it grapples with wobbling consumer demand, cuts production on lower-selling classic sneakers and waits for potential gains from newer shoes to...

Shares of Infinera Corp. rally after hours Thursday after a $2.3 billion deal with Finnish telecom giant Nokia Corp.

“He has been married to his third wife for three years; she has asked him where she will live when he passes.”

Questions are being raised again inside the $27 trillion Treasury market, home of one of the world’s safest and most liquid assets, about the ease with which some U.S. government securities can be bought and sold without a big impact on price.

Oil futures settled higher on Thursday, building on price gains for the month so far, as traders hoped for a rebound in U.S. summer gasoline demand, despite data showing a slowdown in consumption of the fuel at the pump last week.

In his latest social-media post, influential trader Keith Gill, also known as Roaring Kitty, on Thursday posted an image of a dog, marking the latest in a series of cryptic posts on X.

The investment bank rallies as it lifts its dividend by nearly 17% and gives a bullish outlook.

A bond issued by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. was one of the biggest decliners in the high-yield market on Thursday, swept up in the downdraft of a stock that was trading at a 27-year low.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will sell insider shares in a tender offer that values the private space company at over $200 billion, according to a report.

The financial wreck of their lives was replaced with an upscale lifestyle they never could have imagined

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said Thursday that he is sticking with his forecast of one quarter-point interest-rate cut this year, sometime in the October-December quarter.

The Federal Reserve has been waiting for good news on inflation all year — and now it looks like it’s going to get it on Friday.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed for provision of emergency abortion care in Idaho hospitals but avoided wading into the legal issues at the heart of a case that has broad implications for the emergency care of pregnant people.

A Mizuho analyst is intrigued by what he views to be a rotation into the software sector as the chip trade fades.

Oppenheimer warns investors to “try not to burn too many brain cells on deciphering the Fed’s logic.”

The U.S. economy’s performance in the first three months of the year didn’t look much better the third time around: The government’s latest estimate of first-quarter annual growth was lifted slightly to a lackluster 1.4%.

Rivian kept its production outlook for the year intact, even as the company signaled upbeat delivery numbers for its ongoing quarter.

Taxpayers are facing longer wait times for the IRS to resolve identity theft cases, a new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate finds

Claims in latest week fall to 233,000 versus 235,000 expected

A long-time JPMorgan fund manager finds it’s easy to find short opportunities.

High-bandwidth memory is becoming a rapidly growing part of Micron’s business.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s stock fell 12% early Thursday, after the drug store chain’s fiscal third-quarter profit fell short of estimates and it again lowered guidance to reflect a stressed consumer following a period of high inflation.

Deficits, immigration, trade and an independent Fed must be discussed.

Presidential debate topics crucial to older Americans — Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — must get some airtime.

There are now dozens, maybe hundreds, of brands competing in the energy-drink space, with new ones being launched constantly.

The first round of France’s complicated parliamentary election is held Sunday, with the eurozone’s second-largest economy likely headed to a legislative stalemate.

The picturesque estate is just steps from the Santa Ynez River, nestled amid lush greenery and mountains.

One former banker says bank stress tests are essentially worthless exercises after the Federal Reserve gave passing grades to all 31 institutions it tested.

Amid a forecast that was just on target, some may be concerned by set contracts for HBM chips

GSK’s London-listed shares fell even more swiftly their ADRs to news that advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted their recommendations for who should be vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus.

GameStop Corp.’s trading volume fell to its lowest level in nearly eight weeks on Wednesday as the dust continues to settle after the recent meme-stock frenzy.

Gold futures tallied back-to-back losses on Wednesday, sending the most-active contract to its lowest finish in more than seven weeks, as prices on the spot market dipped below a key technical level of $2,300 an ounce.

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