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A new study on the risks of cognitive decline looked at 7,000 people in 305 occupations.

Although it’s home to 11 Fortune 1,000 companies, Richmond, Va., has a “modesty problem.”

Technology stocks are broadly showing signs of “breaking down,” as the sector struggles in a slump this month that has deepened significantly, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

You need an “evergreen” approach to life, work and health, economics professor Andrew Scott says.

4 ways to play defense from a market-beating fund manager

The Norfolk Southern proxy fight is intensifying ahead of the company’s annual meeting on May 9.

Oil prices retreated Monday as concern eased that the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East would disrupt supply.

Matterport’s stock skyrocketed Monday, after the provider of 3D “digital twins” of real estate properties agreed to be acquired by online real estate marketplace CoStar Group Inc. in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.

The Kuwait City restaurant marks Chipotle’s first entry into a new country in 10 years.

Chief Executive Vivek Sankaran said the numbers came against a “difficult industry backdrop.”

Trump faces felony charges for allegedly trying to cover up hush-money payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.

“I am not in any trouble and nor do I currently owe any money to the IRS. However, I’ve had several expensive run-ins with the IRS.”

“The way I look at it, paying the mortgage off now would give us a guaranteed 6.6% return, which is higher than our return on the condo.”

Drug distributor backs fiscal 2024 profit guidance despite end of contract that generated 16% of its revenue last year.

Verizon lost fewer net postpaid phone subscribers than expected in the latest quarter, as consumer gross additions ticked up and churn improved.

The $1.1 billion takeover would see the FTSE 250 company taken off the London Stock Exchange following a series of exits in recent months

Gold prices are under pressure as the new trading week kicks off, with geopolitical pressures seen easing in the Middle East.

The 2025 BMW Z4 is a luxury sports car with speed, agility, and class. It’s good at what it does, and it’s not just a weekend toy.

March saw an increase in the oversupply of new vehicles, but the situation changes from brand to brand.

Tesla Inc. cut prices for many of its vehicles in the U.S., China and Europe over the weekend amid slumping sales.

Salesforce Inc.’s bid to buy Informatica Inc. has sputtered after neither company could agree to terms, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night.

The U.S. stock market’s bull run has hit a rough patch, as bond yields spiked this month on fears that a robust economy is helping to keep inflationary pressures alive.

Four of the Magnificent Seven stocks will make their case to investors this week.

The warehouse chain has done a brisk business selling the precious metal.

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a revised bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok, setting the measure up for a Senate vote before President Joe Biden can sign it into law.

There are safe places to park your money and get a decent return.

Looking for ideas on the best place for you to retire? Email HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com.

The once-reliable market-timing indicator has lost its predictive power.

What you add to the S&P 500 can spice up your results, for higher returns and possibly lower risks

Even if they’re not acquired, these small companies are developing promising obesity and diabetes treatments.

Beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts don’t have to take required minimum distributions this year — a responsibility that can normally result in owing more in taxes.

Mortgage rates are back above 7% and the Federal Reserve is no position to conduct multiple rate cuts before November.

Funds pegged to retirement in 2020 still kept a meaningful allocation to the stock market.

A volley of attacks between Israel and Iran isn’t rattling oil markets. Is crude priced for peace?

The earnings-growth differential between the largest S&P 500 companies and the rest is expected to shrink later in 2024.

”I expect to inherit close to $500,000, but I am not counting on that in my planning.”

Financial literacy can make a big difference in how well prepared we are for retirement.

Looking for off-market properties involves thick skin and some detective work, three real-estate pros say.

If anything, autonomous vehicles seem to be further away from the ultimate goal of being fully self-driving.

Tesla is heading toward its earnings day next week, and there’s plenty for investors to worry about.

More than 700 staff at Nike’s global headquarters in Oregon will have been laid off by June 28, the company said.

Tesla must recall nearly 4,000 Cybertruck vehicles due to potential problems with their accelerator pedals.

Bitcoin’s latest “halving” — the fourth in the cryptocurrency’s history — is now complete. And while the token’s prices are off their highs from earlier in the day, there doesn’t seem to be much of a reaction — at least, not yet.

“I got the email on my off day, and they sent it in the middle of the night — no warning,” one former Tesla employee said about the layoffs.

The decline in Magnificent Seven stocks has erased a collective $934 billion from their market capitalizations so far this week.

ARK Invest ETFs bought roughly $26 million of Tesla stock in the past three days, and more than $100 million in April.

A less-respected U.S. dollar will have major implications for world trade and American consumers.

Paramount’s bonds that mature in 2032 and 2036 are currently yielding more than 7%.

Portfolio managers, economists, and Federal Reserve policy makers are all asking the same question: Are U.S. interest rates, now at a 23-year-high of 5.25% to 5.5%, high enough?

Cinemark Holdings Inc. is well positioned for an improved box office as the movie theater industry recovers from the effects of last year’s Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes, according to analyst firm Wedbush.

Shares of movie-theater chain and original meme stock AMC are up three of the past four days.

Some were hopeful Super Micro would give a positive update ahead of its official results, but that didn’t materialize when the company set its earnings date.

Also: Netflix’s good numbers and a reporting change, buying a home off-market, and retirement investing strategies.

Norfolk Southern has slammed the “flawed assumptions” of Ancora’s “highly unrealistic near-term financial targets” for the company.

American Express saw an acceleration in new card acquisitions during the first quarter, and it recorded a profit beat for the period.

Trump Media & Technology’s stock rallied Friday and was headed for a third straight gain after the parent company of Donald Trump’s social-media platform Truth Social asked regulators to look into potential illegal selling activity.

“I’m getting increasingly anxious about these mounting expenses, and I don’t know how I can possibly afford them.”

Other technology companies have pulled back on financial disclosures as they’ve grown, and now Netflix will do the same.

International revenue rose 18% to offset softness in North America, says CEO.

Zuckerberg’s total net worth of $178 billion surpassed Musk’s $170 billion as of Friday, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.

Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. slipped Friday, after the consumer packaged-goods company reported fiscal third-quarter sales that came up short of forecasts, amid weakness in the segment encompassing baby, feminine and family-care products.

The removal from the app store means Chinese mobile users are unable to download and use it via VPNs, which allow users to get around the country’s firewalls.

It’s been a painful experience for investors over recent days. But it may soon come to an end says Tom Lee

There’s an unusual combination in markets this year that has happened just five times in the last 60 years.

If you plan to cruise a lot in retirement, being within driving distance of a major port can open up the world to you.

Nordstrom Inc. has formed a special committee of independent directors to explore going private, the company said on Thursday — a move that arrives as clothing retailers struggle with subdued demand and pressure from investors for stronger profits.

Crude oil prices jumped and U.S. stock futures sank Thursday night following reports of explosions in a city in western Iran, amid fears of a wider conflict between Israel and Iran.

Opera in your flip-flops, mingling with artists, fresh seafood, white sand beaches, sailing and paddling are the makings of a fabulous Florida vacation.

Oil prices were modestly higher on Friday, following price spikes earlier after Iran fired defenses in military bases in response to drones in the air, suspected to be Israel’s.

S&P dropped Israel’s sovereign credit rating by one notch to A+ from AA-, with the outlook negative, hours before signs of fresh tensions between that country and Iran.

The S&P 500 needs to end higher on Thursday to avoid a four-day streak of opening in the green, but closing in the red.

This week: Retirement planning with target-date funds; fighting inflation with TIPS funds, and tapping into growth trends and buyouts.

The company is grappling with legal settlements and a slowdown in growth and margins that are making its dividend difficult to sustain.

The once-unthinkable scenario of no interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2024 is now giving way to another possibility: a slight chance of a quarter-point rate hike by June.

A stock-market indicator with more than a century of history is flashing a warning for investors, suggesting the selloff that began earlier this month may deepen.

The Biden administration is “carefully monitoring” gasoline prices to ensure their affordability for Americans, a top White House economist said Thursday, as prices have climbed compared to a month ago.

The stock was on track for its highest close since Dec. 12, 2022, and its biggest percentage increase since July 14, 2023.

“It doesn’t really bother me that someone was killed there. However, what does bother me is the fact that this murder is still unsolved.”

Infosys’s stock continued its selloff Thursday toward a 10-month low, after the India-based information-technology consultant reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that missed expectations.

Nicole Kornitzer of Buffalo Funds explains how she invests in “secular growth trends that can last a number of years.”

The prospects may have improved this week for a bipartisan House bill that could lead to a nationwide ban for TikTok.

Elon Musk apologized for “incorrectly low” severance packages in the latest Tesla layoffs. Here’s one way to protect yourself from future job cuts.

The leading indicators for the economy fell in March, just a month after posting its first increase in two years, but there’s little sign that growth is slackening.

The Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate is in a “good place,” moving inflation down, and there is no need to rush to push it lower, said New York Fed President John Williams, on Thursday.

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged at 212,000, reflecting a surprisingly resilient labor market in which layoffs and unemployment are very low.

The Philadelphia Fed said Thursday its gauge of regional business activity jumped to 15.5 in April, from 3.2 in the prior month.

Crude-oil prices continued to soften for a fourth straight day Thursday, with futures falling to their lowest level in three weeks.

Investors dismissed a march higher in bond yields last year. That didn’t turn out so well, says JPMorgan.

Alaska Air Group has received $162 million in initial cash comp from Boeing over window blowout

This stampede away from certain assets has created a buyer’s market.

“I made a hasty decision to take early retirement as I was financially broke.”

Tesla Inc. shareholders have the opportunity to send a message to Chief Executive Elon Musk and his compromised board of directors by voting against Musk’s self-designed pay package.

The Finnish telecoms company said a slump in infrastructure spending in the U.S. and India hit its first quarter revenue

Morgan Stanley says investors should buy eBay and short Etsy in a call on the $1.1 trillion U.S. ecommerce market.

The Taiwanese chipmaker beat analysts’ forecasts following a surge in demand for its most advanced 3nm chips

23andMe Chief Executive Anne Wojcicki is looking to take the beleaguered DNA-testing company private, less than three years after it went public.

China Tianrui Group Cement last week saw its stock drop 99%, and then didn’t tell investors why for more than a week.

Silver has been outpacing gold’s gain so far this year, and an annual report from the Silver Institute predicts that the global market for the metal is poised to mark a fourth straight yearly supply deficit.

President Joe Biden’s administration rolled out new measures that aim to protect U.S. industries and target China on Wednesday, the same day Biden spoke in Pittsburgh to members of the United Steelworkers union.

Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster may be headed for bankruptcy, according to a published report.

The U.S. economy grew slightly faster in the early spring and businesses added more workers, a Federal Reserve survey found, but there was little progress in further reducing inflation.

Investors in Trump Media and Technology were enjoying a rare win on Wednesday, as Donald J. Trump’s social-media platform’s stock rallied on a day that the broader stock market fell.

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. continued their rally Wednesday, climbing 7.2% after ending Tuesday’s session up 10.1% to register their biggest gain since February.

Railroad operator CSX reports first-quarter results after market close Wednesday.

There are downsides to keeping too much in checking, experts say.

Gen X will start turning 60 next year, and they’re less optimistic than baby boomers about their retirement prospects. Here’s why.

Morgan Stanley is planning to tap the investment-grade bond market later Wednesday with a four-part deal divided between four-year, six-year and 11-year notes, Bloomberg reported.

You’d be surprised by the laughs you can get from a bungled attempt at credit-card fraud.

FTC’s five commissioners are due to meet next week to discuss the $8.5 billion deal.

The tech sector layoffs that characterized 2023 have continued into 2024 with a number of big-name companies announcing cuts.

Shares of Travelers Companies Inc. took a hit Wednesday, after the property casualty insurer missed expectations for first-quarter profit, combined ratio, and net premiums written, while total revenue beat views.

Mohammed El-Erian took to social media on Wednesday to post a chart, drawing on International Monetary Fund research, showing that the U.S. has depleted pandemic savings faster than other economies.

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday turned its spotlight on the growing U.S. fiscal deficit, warning that it is now a risk to both the domestic economy and global economy.

Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported first-quarter sales and profit that topped expectations amid strength in its medical-device business.

Tesla’s proxy showed that Elon Musk continued to receive no compensation for his role — but it also formalized the company’s latest attempt to change that.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is indicating inflation appears to be stuck, a threat to expected rate cuts

Zepbound reduced apnea effect by up to 63% and achieved about 20% weight loss after a year.

Markets are pricing in an acceleration, and not even a mild recession, warns Matt Stucky, chief portfolio manager, equities, at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management. He’s got two stocks for that.

These expert-approved tips can help keep grocery bills within your budget.

The Dutch takeaway seller reported a 6% drop in sales driven by plunging orders in North America

“She can barely make her mortgage payment as all her income goes towards the house payment and living expenses.”

The electric midsize SUV we knew as the Audi e-tron is now the Q8 e-tron, with longer range and cutting-edge Audi style.

The luxury conglomerate posted a 3% increase in its organic revenue in the face of a post-COVID slump that has hit rivals including Kering and Burberry

ASML Holding, the Dutch microchip equipment maker whose machines are so high tech that the U.S. limits what it can sell to China, on Wednesday reported worse-than-expected orders and a sharp drop in profit as the company works through what it calls a transition year.

Oil futures notched back-to-back-session losses on Tuesday.

Rent growth is slowing, but many cost-burdened households see no respite from rising prices.

Exchange-traded funds that hold bank stocks were under pressure Tuesday afternoon, lagging the broader U.S. equities market.

U.S. gasoline prices at the pump probably aren’t too far from their likely peak this year, but a particularly active Atlantic hurricane season could lead to a late-summer surge in fuels costs, analysts warned Tuesday.

Recent inflation data has not given greater confidence about declining inflation, Fed chair says.

For now, the password-sharing crackdown and advertising are likely to carry the day for Netflix, whose global membership stands at 260 million.

“I want to do what’s right and ethical as his child.”

The Federal Reserve should keep credit conditions tight for now.

The EV maker, which is laying off workers, has been slashing prices. ‘There’s a great opportunity for used-car buyers.’

‘In the past, all of this stuff was hidden in small print,’ says one expert about the FCC’s new labels to help consumer compare broadband deals.

Here’s how selecting stocks five years ago by FCF yield would have worked out.

Fund-manager allocations to bonds dropped by the most in more than 20 years as they become more optimistic on growth while becoming less convinced the Fed will succeed in fighting inflations, a survey published Tuesday showed.

The Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates with an eye on financial stability concerns, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, in its latest update on financial market risks.

Data security company Rubrik has set terms for its initial public offering, which puts it on course to be valued are more than $5 billion

Gold is not the best hedge against unexpected inflation. Neither is bitcoin.

HSBC turns bullish on AMD shares, saying there won’t just be one winner in the market for AI GPUs.

Investors should consider buying European bank stocks ahead of their U.S. counterparts, according to analysts at JPMorgan.

In what looks to be a clear violation of the Ninth Commandment, people are dramatically overestimating how frequently they attend religious services.

Health insurer books a near $700 million hit from Change Healthcare hack during the quarter, sees more costs coming

Tesla Inc. confirmed large-scale job cuts on Tuesday, as well as the departure of a key executive — moves that add pressure ahead of the company’s earnings report next week.

Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services, said it’s normal for markets to pull back — only three years out of the last 40 was there not a pullback of more than 5%.

Forcing UBS to hold some $25bn more in capital would be the “right” level, according to Swiss lawmakers.

Wall Street did not react well to reports that Salesforce Inc. might buy Informatica, as investors were reminded of its mixed track record at acquisitions.

Let’s see if we agree on what the retirement age is today

Ericsson shares jumped 5% on Tuesday after the company posted an increase in its profits, as higher margins offset its falling sales

Citigroup analysts predict gold will reach $3,000 within six to 18 months, with more buyers piling in amid Fed rate cut hopes and geopolitical tensions.

Analysts are not sounding optimistic on the tax package’s prospects in this election year.

A $28.5 million deal between Walden University and its former students highlights claims of “reverse redlining.”

‘We don’t really have capex to speak of,’ Reddit CFO Drew Vollero told MarketWatch on the day of the company’s initial public offering last month

BofA’s Tal Liani upgraded Cisco shares, cheering the company’s opportunity to benefit from networking growth on the heels of market-share gains.

As costs escalate, the temptation to engage in password sharing, VPN usage, and reliance on third-party apps intensifies.

Hint: It’s less than $100,000

U.S. stocks look to rebound on Monday, after fears over the conflict in the Middle East sparked a flight to safety Friday in U.S. markets.

It’s easy to make mistakes when saving for retirement — even when you have money to invest.

Why helping the poorest countries with debt relief and investment benefits all of us.

Gold futures trade sharply lower Monday, easing back after ending last week at a record high.

An updated screen of the S&P 500 by expected growth rates for sales, earnings and cash flow shows many changes from last year’s list.

Trump Media’s stock tumbled Monday, after the social-media platform filed to issue new shares, and for current stockholders to sell off nearly 150 million shares.

Monday is the WNBA draft, and Clark is expected to be selected No. 1 by the Indiana Fever. Ticket prices for its road games are already up 151% compared with last season.

There are a few new possibilities, thanks to Secure 2.0

“The best and riskiest part of credit cards is you don’t have to think about the bill for 30 days.”

For many taxpayers, it’s still possible to get free last-minute tax prep in time for the April 15 deadline.

Sales at retailers rose a robust 0.7% in March and outlays in February were also stronger than initially reported, indicating the economy got a decent boost from consumer spending in the first quarter.

Goldman Sachs saw a rebound in investment banking as deal flow improved.

Crude-oil prices retreated on Monday after an Iranian attack on Israel caused little damage, helping to diminish expectations about a broader conflict involving the two bitter rivals.

Customers come before shareholders.

“He and his daughter had not seen each other or spoken to each other in at least three years.”

Morgan Stanley has upgraded Adidas shares to overweight, saying “channel checks point to building positive sentiment and top-line momentum.”

An independent review rejected allegations made Hindenburg Research that knocked $2 billion off Temenos’ market capitalization in February

Shares of beleaguered hospital real estate owner Medical Properties Trust soared in preopen trade on Monday after the company agreed to sell Utah hospital properties.

The last time they offered it more than 30,000 customers jumped for it, and the company had to extend its run to meet demand.

Global smartphone sales increased by 7.8% year-on-year driven by Chinese firms Xioami and Transsion’s double-digit increases

This survival guide is not specific to any particular crisis at hand but based on an analysis of the extensive empirical literature on the impact of wars, civil wars, terror acts, and similar events.

In a conversation with MarketWatch, Susan Collins said she is wary of a negative self-fulfilling prophecy among pessimistic Americans.

Higher U.S. inflation is dashing investors’ hopes for multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, while opening the door to 5% Treasury yields across the board and cleaving the stock market into distinct categories of winners and losers.

Netflix’s stock has been on a tear over the past year, as the streaming platform gradually adopts the traits of the thing it once upended — a regular TV station.

Cryptocurrencies were clawing back some territory on Sunday, the day after a selloff following Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel.

Demonstration of how crypto assets can react to global events when more traditional investment instruments are not available for trading.

Maintain a core bullish position but keep your powder dry.

Why ‘buy and hold’ does better than ‘sell in May and go away’ and most other market-timing bets.

They asked some good questions I couldn’t fully answer — even though I’m a “smart money person.”

“Do I just have to ‘bite the bullet’ and pay the taxes?”

Americans already pay more for China-sourced goods.

Pricing power and lack of competition are driving Nvidia’s growth, but rivals are gaining traction.

“One thing I always wanted to have was financial freedom.”

‘Seasonality Timing System’ shifts into and out of stocks using nothing more than the calendar.

This year, there’s an additional reason to stay sober about refunds — and it stems from how the tax code deals with the rising cost of living.

Even if your high-yield savings rate stops going down, you should think about your long-term cash plan.

Here’s a look at another strategy to continue a series of articles about ways to diversify beyond broad index strategies in the stock market.

Delta is showing strength in a capacity-constrained environment, according to Melius Research.

Cracks in the stock market’s big rally in the past five months intensified on Friday as investors worried about a potential escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel.

U.S. small-cap stocks are “challenged” as Wall Street pushes out expectations for when the Federal Reserve may begin lowering interest rates due to concerns over persistent inflation, according to BofA Global Research.

“It has been stated that he is not leaving my mom anything and that all his money will go to his kids.”

Tesla’s FSD software is the “crux” of the bull case for the company’s stock, an analyst wrote earlier this week. Now, the company has made a move that could get more drivers to try it out.

Apple Inc.’s weekly stock gain wasn’t too much to write home about in the absolute, but it was good enough to be the largest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

President Joe Biden on Friday afternoon urged Iran not to attack Israel, with his remarks coming after reports said a direct attack could come as soon as Friday or Saturday.

Stock of the testing, inspection and certification company shines in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Rent the Runway Inc., an online clothing-rental platform whose stock has plummeted over the past three years as it wrangles debt and weaker clothing demand, is up some 360% this week, putting shares on pace for their best week on record.

U.S. large-cap stocks saw their largest weekly outflow since December 2022 in the past week, according to BofA Global.

Reports that Israel is bracing for an imminent attack by Iran sparked a scramble for safety across markets on Friday, inspiring traders to dump stocks in favor of Treasury bonds, gold and the U.S. dollar.

Company says drugs are safe and effective, but can have side effects

JPMorgan’s stock gives back some of its gains for the year as first-quarter results trigger selling.

Donald Trump is poised to make a huge profit from his latest venture, even as outside investors lose their shirts. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.

“None of us want to buy the other out.”

Food prices in the U.S. are up 2.2% over the past 12 months, but at the Masters, a pimento cheese sandwich is still $1.50 and no food item costs more than $3.

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The good news for car owners? The price of a new car is finally getting cheaper. The bad news? Just about every other cost of owning a vehicle is getting a lot more expensive.

An early reading of consumer sentiment in April retreated from a 32-month high, a sign of some frustration on the part of Americans about lingering inflation.

Soon after Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he allegedly hatched a plot with his lawyer and the publisher of the National Enquirer to pay to make damaging stories go away.

Americans spend an insane amount of time and money doing their taxes. There’s got to be a better way.

Wall Street may be overestimating Arista’s ability to capitalize on AI, and that’s partly because of Nvidia’s growing strength, says an analyst.

Import price index increases 0.3% in March

Crude futures moved higher Friday morning, shaking off weakness seen after the International Energy Agency lowered its forecast for oil-demand growth, with jitters around Middle East tensions providing support.

The U.K.’s Labour party will cruise to victory but is set to face an “uphill struggle” in its fight to revive Britain’s troubled economy, a JPMorgan analyst said Friday.

Bearish insiders, bullish individuals and bracing for global conflict.

Tesla’s next earnings call needs to emphasize that Model 2 is a priority, says a leading analyst.

“My sister from my mom’s previous marriage lives in an RV in our driveway.”

Apple is planning to install upgraded M4 processors in its Mac computers in line with efforts to embed AI capabilities in its products and boost its dwindling sales

More than a quarter of a million student-loan borrowers who have been in repayment for at least a decade will have their debt cancelled, the Biden administration announced Friday.

It’s the sort of stat you would expect a value fund manager to highlight, but it does offer caution about the future.

Gold was squarely aimed at its 17th record high on Friday, with prices surging past the $2,400 level as investors continued to watch geopolitical tensions and prospects for U.S. interest rate cuts.

Corporate insiders are selling far more of their shares than buying.

Silver prices have gained ground on the heels of a rally in gold, with prices for the white metal on Thursday settling at a nearly three-year high and outpacing the strength of gold’s gain in the year to date.

The Cape Canaveral-based blank-check company is eyeing opportunities in the aerospace and defense industries.

Getting real about weight-loss ETFs, stock returns and bearish corporate insiders.

Aerospace giant’s self-inflicted woes hold broader lessons on how not to run a company.

Demand for shoes and clothes has suffered as prices for more crucial things, like groceries, stay high.

Shares of private-markets investment manager and data provider StepStone Group Inc. rose 5.4% on Thursday after the stock drew an upgrade to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan Chase on Thursday on growth expectations for the sector.

Recent labor market and inflation data highlight the need for the U.S. central bank to be patient about monetary policy, and has reduced the “urgency” to cut interest rates, Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins said Thursday.

For the first time in a decade, the national average credit score in the U.S. dropped in late 2023, according to data from Fair Isaac Corporation. But what exactly is a credit score and how do you know if you have a good one?

The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.88% Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

CarMax cited economic uncertainty as it extends its long-term sales target of 2 million units a year.

The EV company is asking shareholders to vote for a plan that would help it maintain listing requirements and potentially broaden its investor base.

Investors have found plenty of reason to sour on Apple shares lately, but BofA explores whether they’re underestimating margin potential.

Oil futures consolidate after rising more than 1% the previous session on fears of a more direct confrontation between Israel and Iran.

“I expect inflation to continue its gradual return to 2%, although there will likely be bumps along the way, as we’ve seen in some recent inflation readings,” Williams said Thursday.

The parent company of Corona and Modelo beers cites nearly 11% net sales growth from its beer business as positive highlight

Neel Kashkari is now the object of scorn on Reddit’s message board.

Zimbabwe’s fledgling new currency has steadily gained since its launch on Monday.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s acquisition of Alpine Immune Sciences Inc. makes strategic sense and will bolster the company’s rare-disease franchise, analysts said Thursday.

It’s no surprise that AI got prominent mention in Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s lengthy annual shareholder letter.

The earthquake that hit Taiwan earlier this month has not caused any permanent damage to Micron’s facilities, infrastructure or tools.

Tim Chubb, chief investment officer at wealth management and advisory firm Girard, a Univest Wealth Division, flags tech and other “durable growth stories” in an uncertain economy.

Five years after a fund’s collapse, the U.K. financial watchdog issued a warning notice to Neil Woodford and his fund management company, Woodford Investment Management.

Morgan Stanley said strong exports and a Beijing led investment push will see China’s economy grow faster than previously expected in 2024

Marks & Spencer, the storied U.K. retailer, saw an upgrade to overweight at JPMorgan, as the bank said it’s the retailer demonstrating the biggest positive inflection out of the pandemic.

The French advertising giant said it saw a clear rebound in sales to tech companies following a slump that hit ad firms’ sales in 2023

Linking the trajectory of interest rate cuts in the U.K. too tightly to the U.S. is mistaken because British inflation will be stickier, according to a Bank of England monetary policymaker.

Someone has come forward to claim last weekend’s big prize, but what’s the best way to spend and invest it?

Cattle producers fret about market transparency after USDA cancels its July cattle report due to budget constraints.

“You have to take seriously the possibility that the next rate move will be upwards rather than downwards.”

Trump Media’s stock has lost about 33% since it took the former president’s initials as its ticker.

The media conglomerate is in exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, the independent production company run by David Ellison.

There are signs that retail gold investors are starting to shy away from profit-taking, even as prices for the metal rise to fresh all-time highs.

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

“I found out last year, after talking to a few people who did the modification, that it should have been only for 10 years.”

The Trump Organization’s former finance chief joins a long list of Trump advisors and employees who have found themselves in serious legal trouble.

A runup in inflation in the first three months of 2024 shows signs of persisting, potentially keeping interest rates high through the summer.

Collier Securities cut rating on real-estate investment trust to neutral from buy as stock falls.

A hotter-than-expected reading on inflation and a swing state’s moves on abortion appeared to be having an impact on the 2024 White House race on Wednesday — but they were pulling in different directions.

Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital are seeking to acquire Macy’s in a $6.6 billion deal.

Switzerland’s government’s put forward plans to curb banker’s bonuses, strengthen the country’s financial regulator, and increase capital requirements for banks

The $25 million penalty is the largest the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has ever levied — more than 3 times larger than the $8 million settlement reached with Deloitte Brazil in 2016.

GLP-1 medications will likely expand beyond their current uses for diabetes or weight loss, according to money managers at Tema

The shockwaves from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore continue to reverberate through the rail industry.

Delta Air Lines’ stock flew toward a three-year high Wednesday, after the air carrier reported a first-quarter profit beat — and record revenue — fueled by accelerating business-travel demand.

Pols send out letter to colleagues to gauge support for the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

One Hong Kong-listed company lost 99% of its value and still hasn’t said why.

The Fed and investors won’t see inflation easing until the central bank starts cutting rate says this JPMorgan strategist.

Oil futures edge higher as traders await official data on U.S. crude and fuel inventories.

Homeowners across the nation are grappling with the rising cost of home insurance. But the sharpest hikes aren’t being felt in the most disaster-prone markets, according to a new report.

The European Central Bank is expected on Thursday to leave interest rates at record highs but to imply that a cut in borrowing costs is likely by the summer

“Am I letting my ego get in the way?”

Americans often aren’t clear on what they’re getting from their internet service providers, and that has spurred a new requirement from the Federal Communications Commission that takes effect Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings downgrades China outlook to negative as economic concerns rise

Philips reiterated its financial outlook on Wednesday after finalizing a consent degree with the U.S. Department of Justice and Food and Drug Administration that will prevent it from selling new respiratory care devices in the U.S. but will allow for exports.

Movie-theater chain Cinemark Holdings Inc.’s growth prospects are strong, according to Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey.

Here’s what investors will be watching for when the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its March policy meeting.

Preferential treatment of banks has fostered widespread disregard for rules.

An unconventional way of leaving money to loved ones could result in some unexpected complications.

Analysts still expect a ‘messy’ first quarter and say second-quarter expectations are too high

Here’s a key lesson for Financial Literacy month: Be real and study market history.

Many women dealing with job loss, lack of transportation and similar issues are skipping potentially lifesaving breast-cancer screenings, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oil appears to be playing a major factor in this week’s rise of the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield to its highest levels since November, and boosting market-based inflation expectations over the long run.

Apple is already in a correction and Tesla is in a bear market, but the other four Magnificent Seven tech stocks are near highs.

Copper was thought to be headed toward a supply crisis as the world adopts electric vehicles and other greenification measures.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Mike Pence are throwing their support behind a House-passed bill that could lead to a nationwide ban for TikTok, but the measure still looks likely to face a slow process in the Senate.

Apple’s Vision Pro is creating oohs and aahs — and black eyes — among some early adopters of the heralded VR headset.

Brent oil futures move higher as prospects for a Gaza cease-fire appear to fade.

Sports teams loyal fan bases mean they retain their value in the face of wider macro economic uncertainty

Movie-theater chain and original meme stock AMC is well positioned for the upcoming slate of blockbuster movies, analyst says

Norfolk Southern Corp. has reached an agreement in principle to settle a class action lawsuit brought after last year’s derailment of one of the company’s trains in East Palestine, Ohio.

As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, more investors are making investments in their future by making last-minute contributions to individual retirement accounts.

Bank’s proxy statement highlights recent promotions for potential Dimon successor

Tilray Brands Inc.’s stock fell 16% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the cannabis company reported a wider-than-expected loss in its fiscal third quarter, while revenue fell short of analyst estimates.

As gold punches out its umpteeth high for the year, this hedge fund manager tells investors how to get creative when it comes to profiting off the metal’s gains.

The British oil major said lower oil and gas prices and a drop in the value of Egypt’s currency could cost it up to $1.2 billion

HSBC Holdings is selling its Argentina business for over half a billion U.S. dollars, the bank’s latest exit from markets that are no longer core to its business strategy.

Banks are fighting back against deepfakes and voice cloning that snare unsuspecting victims.

Problems arise when couples clash over how much to spend.

The White House on Monday turned to a familiar tactic when defending criticism of its student-loan relief plan.

The Tesla chief executive said China is a threat across the auto sector, and not just in electric vehicles.

Target is the latest big retailer that wants you to consider same-day delivery — for an added cost.

First quarter saw a revival in initial public offerings and M&A, but expectations for interest-rate cuts have faded

Three housing economists weigh in on what needs to happen for mortgage rates to fall.

Perhaps you don’t need to celebrate the rare cosmic event by saving a few bucks on a deli sandwich.

Small-cap stocks are trading at the bottom of their valuation range over the past two decades.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is doing something it hasn’t normally done in the past, by continuing to climb long after the Federal Reserve was presumably done with lifting U.S. interest rates.

Wells Fargo on Monday lifted its year-end target for the S&P 500 stock index to 5,535 points, from 4,625 — implying additional upside of more than 6% above Monday’s trading level.

GE Vernova Inc.’s stock soared 6% Monday, after the renewable energy and power company that was spun off from General Electric Co. got an upgrade to the equivalent of buy from JPMorgan.

Over 14 million people just watched Iowa play UConn, a record number for a women’s basketball game, and more viewers than all but one NBA Finals game last season

Traders in the federal-funds-futures market are showing signs of doubt that the Federal Reserve may begin lowering interest rates in June, wavering ahead of an upcoming inflation report.

A series of studies suggests tempered optimism at best

BEV sales for the 28 European Union countries are expected to rise 11% this year, half of a previous forecast for 22% growth, says Bank of America.

Persistent inflationary pressures driven by fiscal deficits and military conflict among other factors may lead to U.S. interest rates of 8% or even more, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon warned on Monday.

Mother Nature doesn’t care about the eclipse travel plans of millions of people or the loads of money they are spending to witness the moon briefly mask the sun on April 8.

Housing sentiment dipped for the first time since November 2023, but consumers are adjusting, survey says.

Ahead of last earnings season, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C.J. Muse advised investors not to overthink things. He says the same advice applies this time around.

Oil prices pull back as traders await cease-fire talks.

Ibotta, a digital marketing platform that allows consumer packaged goods companies to offer promotions to customers through a network of publishers, launched its initial public offering on Monday with plans to offer 5.6 million shares priced at $76 to $84 each.

“My husband and I would like to provide our new baby with the best life we can.”

Goldman Sachs does not expect a supply shock to push prices higher

Paddy Cosgrove on Monday said he was returning to become chief executive of tech conference company Web Summit, after quitting in the wake of controversial comments made after Israel’s initial reaction to Hamas’s attack in October.

President Joe Biden will announce a proposal Monday that, if implemented, will cancel at least some student debt for an estimated 25 million borrowers.

Inflation data is out on Wednesday — and stock-market investors should focus on the reaction in the bond market rather than parse the consumer price index itself.

While the U.S. Senate is preparing to get back to work Monday on Capitol Hill, it’s not expected to move fast on a House-passed bill that could lead to a nationwide ban for TikTok – and a new advertising blitz from the app aims to help give senators pause.

Personal budgeting has a reputation for being tedious and constrictive, but the right budget can help anyone meet their goals — and even have fun along the way.

Historically, dividends have played a much more important role in Europe than in the U.S., but that’s changing.

Can the stock market rally continue if rate cuts no longer appear imminent? Investors may soon find out.

With first-quarter earnings reports just around the corner, the biggest battles with inflation might be out of the way for businesses and their customers.

People with obesity-related heart failure and diabetes can get substantial heart-health benefits from weight-loss drug Wegovy, even if they don’t shed many pounds on the medication, according to new research.

Focus on the many layers of technology and businesses that support, use or benefit from AI.

The computer-chip giant needs to show that it isn’t stuck in old ways.

Mark Zuckerberg became the third richest person in the world on Friday, surpassing Elon Musk for the first time since 2020.

Either gold shares rise from here or gold prices take a dive.

“My father remarried at the age of 65. He kept his house in the revocable trust where he had control of his assets.”

Western governments should subsidize domestic manufacturing — not impose import tariffs.

The pandemic-era buying frenzy helped fuel the so-called lock-in effect that’s keeping some homeowners from moving. A new report measures just how bad it is.

She may be rich and famous now, but Beyoncé is keeping close tabs on the bills, bills, bills that millions of homeowners face today with their home insurance.

Experts are weighing the supply chain impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Concerns about a potential Iranian retaliation against Israel added to the week’s rout in stocks

Europe’s economic prospects are brightening.

A roaring labor market and high inflation readings early this year have cast doubt on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon. But the March report on consumer prices might offer a ray of hope.

An ever-expanding assault on Big Tech by the European Union has U.S. companies scrambling to adhere to rules there while trying to not slow their dash to embrace generative artificial intelligence.

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign plans to hold a big fundraising event Saturday featuring major Wall Street figures, with billionaires from other industries also slated to attend.

“By shrinking your income, you’re saving money. That’s the bottom line.”

DJT’s valuation appears disconnected from its fundamentals, even when compared with other stocks that investors bid up with high expectations.

Tesla Inc. shares regained some lost ground in the after-hours session Friday after Chief Executive Elon Musk said the EV maker would unveil its robotaxi on Aug. 8.

Dave Calhoun, the outgoing chief executive of troubled aerospace giant Boeing Co., saw his total compensation climb last year by 45%, to $32.8 million, according to a filing Friday.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. is postponing its investor day next month amid increased scrutiny following a string of recent safety incidents.

An eclipse like the one on April 8 won’t happen again until 2044, so millions of Americans are paying to get a glimpse of Monday’s total solar eclipse.

Gain Flings, Ace and Ariel Pods have also been recalled because bags can split open, Procter & Gamble said.

Panera Bread has been seeing an increase in visitors, which bodes well for a possible IPO, says analytics company Placer.ai

Bonds issued by a group of household name companies are yielding more than 5% following the recent move in Treasurys, offering handy returns for investors with the right time frame.

Now that March’s shockingly strong official jobs report is in hand, traders are expecting five more months of consumer-price index reports to show no further progress being made on the annual headline rate of U.S. inflation.

“We have tried to maintain a long-distance relationship. But the distance is slowly eroding our relationship.”

Cash flow concerns take center stage for pre-retirees.

Many prospective homeowners are leaving money on the table, a Swiss study found.

Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Friday said she’s uncertain about the general view that U.S. inflation will keep trending down this year and allow the central bank to start to lower interest rates.

The Tesla ‘Model 2’ is scrapped, according to a report. Wall Street had hoped the $25,000 EV would revitalize the EV maker’s lineup.

Wall Street errs on its forecasts of slower hiring and weaker economic growth. What is the Fed to do?

Another round of red-hot U.S. jobs data Friday put a deeper chill on expectations the Federal Reserve will begin in June to deliver a series of interest rate cuts in the near future, but stock-market investors seem relatively okay with that.

Zimbabwe’s central bank on Friday said its beleaguered local dollar will be replaced by new currency backed by gold, other precious metals and foreign currencies.

Judge Kevin Bryant says rule violated free speech.

Stocks, cryptocurrencies and commodities have been driven higher by an aversion to bonds. Here’s how that might end, according to Bank of America.

Barron’s report says bond prices suggest drop in value in Bank of America’s Held-to-Maturity (HTM) securities in Q1.

Wall Street has been warming up a bit more to SoFi shares this week, as they just picked up their second upgrade of the past few days.

The data only skim the surface.

Oil futures are trading at their highest since October, partly due to fears of a more direct confrontation between Israel and Iran.

China needs a new economic plan that focuses on domestic services and private consumption.

Energy is picking up the baton but that’s not good for the wider market.

Value stocks have been rebounding lately, but that is unlikely to last, warns Citigroup strategists.

Volatility is higher and the market is down, but support levels are holding.

The Korean tech giant said it expects to see its operating profits increase 931% year-on-year following an AI driven recovery in microchip prices

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., emerged mostly unscathed after Taiwan was struck by its biggest earthquake in 25 years.

Goldman Sachs is out with a new analysis of where a surge in immigration to the U.S. is coming from, and where immigrants end up.

Those are the first significant job cuts for Apple since the pandemic.

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.’s stock was down by 20% on Thursday after the potato processing company blamed a slower-than-expected switch to a new enterprise resource planning system (ERP) for impacting its third-quarter results, as well as its outlook for the year.

Companies can hook customers with pass programs and other deals, but caveats and conditions often apply.

This year’s rise in Treasury yields hasn’t keep technology stocks from outperforming, while for bond investors, higher interest rates present a buying opportunity, according to BlackRock.

It is easy to add an exchange-traded fund to broaden your portfolio and possibly reduce your risk.

The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks to nearly 55,000 sellers who sold their homes to Opendoor after the iBuyer settled a lawsuit alleging deceptive practices.

Here’s what it might take for April jobs data to sink stocks — or spark a relief rally.

Large increases in labor force participation and immigration should start to bring down core services inflation, the Chicago Fed president said.

From tooth fillings to concert tickets, here’s what they said about which expenses are actually worth splurging on.

The day after Walt Disney Co. vanquished an activist investor challenge to its board, an emboldened company chief executive Bob Iger dismissed the ability of the actions of Elon Musk to sway shareholders.

Unlike much of the past half-century, the Federal Reserve isn’t facing a crisis or drastic rate cuts.

Walmart is recalling more than 50,000 Mainstays Electric Mini Choppers, because of multiple reports of cuts from the blade, with some requiring stitches.

There are financial, physical and social benefits to working in retirement, and these cities could be good places to work.

A Type 2 diabetes medication called lixisenatide appeared to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease symptoms in a small, mid-stage trial funded by the French Ministry of Health.

Alaska Air said it lost more in the first quarter than it previously estimated, but only because it changed how it recorded cash received from Boeing Co., as compensation losses suffered from the groundings of 737 Max 9 jets.

Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending shareholders vote in favor of a measure to separate the chairman and chief executive officer roles currently held by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s David Solomon in a challenge to the big bank’s leadership, Reuters...

Parent company of Duncan Hines and Hunt’s Ketchup products beats quarterly profit and sales expectations, amid strength in its grocery and snacks business

Investors need an “aggressive” overweight for gold, says the president of Rosenberg Research, David Rosenberg.

Intuitive Machines made history earlier this year with the first commercial lander to successfully reach the moon.

“Our combined Social Security and pensions provide us with an income of $176,000 per year.”

“I told them I would give them some financial advice for a wedding present.”

Oil futures consolidate early Thursday, coming off a four-day winning streak fueled by geopolitical fears and supply concerns.

The typical home buyer would need to make nearly $200,000 a year to afford to buy in California, one analysis reveals.

The fund manager WisdomTree ran the numbers on adding bitcoin to a 60/40 portfolio and found that its inclusion doesn’t add too much volatility.

Kering is buying a historic building in Milan’s fashion district for roughly 1.3 billion euros ($1.41 billion), expanding its presence in one of the world’s most iconic avenues.

Tesla’s had a bad year. This investor expects it to get a lot, lot worse.

The plans would see Google put search engine features behind a paywall for the first time in its 25-year history

Volvo Car said Thursday that it sold a record high number of cars in a single month in March as sales rose 25% on the year.

Home prices continue to climb nationally, but some markets — particularly in the South — are slowing down.

Amazon.com Inc. is trimming hundreds of jobs from its AWS cloud-computing business in its latest round of layoffs aimed at slashing costs.

Shares of Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. are now trading higher than shares of cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., which stunned Wall Street when it made a $29.7 million investment in the gold and silver miner in 2022.

The insider trading move that nearly scotched the recent multi-billion dollar merger of Donald Trump’s media business with a blank check company, began coming unwound following an ill-conceived phone call.

A combination of healthy economic data and a rally in oil is renewing the risk of what one major Wall Street bank calls a “hawkish negative surprise” by the Federal Reserve and other central banks.

Shares of chip maker GSI Technology Inc., an increasingly popular artificial-intelligence play, were climbing 8.8% Wednesday — continuing a rally fueled by the launch of new server products this week.

The slowdown had occurred “a bit earlier” and was “a bit bigger than we thought,” the company’s CEO says.

Meme coins are back in the spotlight. Be aware of the risks.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell was cautious about interest-rate policy in remarks on Wednesday.

AI is a ‘transformational’ technology that will create big winners and big losers, says hedge-fund titan Steve Cohen.

Other companies now offering access to the popular new class of weight-loss drugs include WW International Inc., the company formerly known as Weight Watchers International.

A gerontologist says she’s a victim of age discrimination and has advice for other older workers.

Wood has been a bull of Tesla for a long time.

Oil futures build on gains Wednesday after ending the previous session at the highest since late October.

Group of retailers currently appears to be “price for perfection,” even with positive economic outlook, analyst said.

In the competitive and expensive U.S. housing market, millennials are beating baby boomers on home buying, according to a new report by the National Association of Realtors.

SoFi has a relatively small bull camp among Wall Street analysts, but that gang just got a little bit bigger.

Lightspeed Commerce ‘s stock rose Wednesday, after the Canada-based provider of point-of-sale software announced plans to cut labor costs by 10%, but also buy back 10% of its stock.

Make sure you don’t simply set and forget your financial life.

Mortgage applications fell 0.6% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The average rate for a 30-year mortgage is 6.91%.

Meredith Whitney, known for her prescient calls as a bank-sector analyst, expects house prices to slide.

‘I would be partially unretired’

Have an issue with your financial adviser or looking for a new one? Email picks@marketwatch.com.

“There was a lot going on and I have lots of regrets, but I can’t go back and change anything.”

Shares of Paramount Global rose in after-hours trading Tuesday following a report that the media giant may soon be one step closer to selling.

The Miami hedge fund outperformed rivals in generating positive returns across all its funds

“They have lived in the same house in New Jersey for 50 years and they don’t throw anything away.”

The benchmark U.S. oil contract ended above $85 a barrel for the first time since October on fears of escalating geopolitical tensions.

Analysts see Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase potentially outshining Morgan Stanley, Citi, PNC, U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America.

Shares of VivoPower International PLC took off on Tuesday, after the U.K.-based sustainable-energy company announced a deal to sell its electric-utility-vehicle subsidiary Tembo for a big profit.

GSI Technology’s stock, which sparked a meme-like buzz last year, is skyrocketing Tuesday

Daly stills sees ‘path’ to reduce borrowing costs in 2024

In total, 3.6% of the egg producer’s overall flock as of March 2 was killed as the company follows USDA protocols for dealing with the highly pathogenic virus.

After months of rangebound trading, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield appears to be settling into a pattern similar to what was seen last October, when the rate soared to its highest level since 2007 and briefly burst through 5%.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to China Wednesday, days after calling out the country’s ramped-up production in solar energy, electric vehicles and other goods.

“At this point, I think the bigger risk would be to begin reducing the funds rate too early.”

Paychex reported Tuesday fiscal third-quarter revenue that came up a bit shy of expectations, and cut its full-year growth outlook, as the human resources outsourcing company said its clients did less hiring than expected.

Shares of Amazon and Tesla are among Wells Fargo’s “high-conviction” picks for the second quarter, but the analysts there see those stocks heading in different directions.

The number of job openings in the U.S. totaled 8.8 million in February for the second month in a row, showing a labor market with plenty of residual strength.

GE Aerospace and GE Vernova begin life Tuesday as two, separate stocks as they ring the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange.

‘The reality of living in 2024 is your information is going to be stolen, so you need to act accordingly’

The hedge-fund founder defends his investments in China as others start to warm up to those embattled stocks.

The gap between our goals and reality has never been wider

Oil services company Schlumberger Ltd. announced Tuesday an agreement to buy chemical and drilling technologies company ChampionX Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at about $7.8 billion.

UL Solutions Inc., a testing, inspection and certification company, launched its initial public offering on Tuesday with plans to issue 28 million shares priced at $26 to $29 each.

Tesla’s March sales of China-made EVs in the country were nearly flat from a year before.

Jon Stewart took aim at the burgeoning technology in a segment that aired on Monday night.

The Dutch football club said Kroes decision to buy 17,000 Ajax shares prior to announcement of his new position amounts to insider trading

A federal regulator is examining index fund giants over their massive stakes in U.S. banks, according to a published report.

UBS Group said it plans to repurchase up to $2 billion of its own stock, restarting share buybacks that were put on hold last year due to its acquisition of Credit Suisse.

The heavily-indebted property developer halted trading of its shares pending publication of its 2023 results

Some of the hardest companies to get excited about are construction companies — but they’re outperforming the market.

Investors hungry for more technology IPOs look to be getting another one soon, as cybersecurity company Rubrik just filed paperwork for a stock-market debut.

Fidelity Investments is planning to charge investors a $100 servicing fee when placing buy orders on exchange-traded funds issued by nine firms.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has made more than $3 million from NIL deals, but she’s not the highest earner in the country.

Microsoft, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Alphabet aren’t good measures of the U.S. economy’s strength.

Numbers revealed in a regulatory filing Monday stand in contrast to company’s $7.7 billion market cap.

Good news for wages and Social Security tax base, but will costs stay flat?

“When is the service so bad that you can actually, in good conscience, refuse to tip?”

Institutional Shareholder Services, which makes recommendations on shareholder votes, has given a green light for April 12 ballot to create exchangeable shares.

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a measure that would have established a legal recreational-cannabis market because, as he said, ”Cannabis is bad” for the state.

Nikola’s stock rallied Monday toward a record-long win streak, as investors wouldn’t be distracted by the electric vehicle maker’s dispute with those connected to its convicted founder and former chairman, Trevor Milton.

While this doesn’t necessarily mean the rally is nearing its end, high valuations typically lead to weaker returns over the months ahead, according to Goldman’s analysis.

The U.S. stock market has been on a tear over the past five months — and more gains may be in store for the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, if history is any guide, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

A barometer of business conditions at American manufacturers turned positive in March for the first time in 17 months in another sign the industrial side of the economy is on the mend.

Construction spending fell 0.3% in February, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

The domestic box office has had its best March in five years, according to AMC CEO Adam Aron.

The fuel-cell maker said it inked a deal with a European bus manufacturer to supply up to 1,000 hydrogen-fuel-cell engines — its largest supplier deal since it was founded in 1979.

CalPERS and Neuberger Berman are supporting Trian director candidates ahead of Wednesday’s vote deadline.

Yields on longer-duration Treasurys ticked higher on Monday while short-dated yields declined as traders reacted to an inflation report and commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from Friday.

Rival UPS said it will become the primary air-cargo provider for the United States Postal Service.

Financial literacy helps us to plan for the future, and makes the often obtuse world of investing and retirement more accessible.

Our call of the day says big investors are missing out on a potentially lucrative trade right now: commodities.

The most critical question facing the U.S. economy this week is how many jobs were created in March.

Hulu and Netflix are still the best of the bunch in a surprisingly slow month for streaming services.

Gold continues its march higher on Monday, following data last week showing an ease a Fed favored inflation gauge.

The new president of Nippon Steel Corp. says he’s determined to push through with the $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel Corp., and that a deal would help strengthen the American steelmaker.

More individual stocks pitched in to help drive the S&P 500 to record highs during the first quarter, rebutting skeptics’ concerns that the market’s gains were too narrow to endure.

Recent productions of ‘Mere Mortals’ and ‘Big Data’ reflect the unease we feel with emerging technology

More than 400,000 service members get “permanent change of station” orders every year.

A long-overdue step toward giving investors crucial information to make informed decisions.

Increased market interest and speculative activity potentially leads to short-term price surges.

The rules surrounding inherited IRAs can be complicated.

It’s more affordable to rent rather than buy in the top 50 metros in the U.S., according to a report by Realtor.com.

A trio of siblings is worried that their elderly mother will burn through her money because of healthcare costs and taxes.

Foot traffic at top shopping centers is coming back, but “dying malls” are still a problem.

Individual investors are flocking to leveraged ETFs, leaving them more susceptible to pullbacks, analysts warn.

These 7 steps can give Boeing a path to recovery.

The S&P 500 has marched higher by nearly 30% over the past five months, prompting even bullish market strategists to entertain, or even welcome, the prospect of a “healthy” correction.

The results of a performance comparison of highly rated stocks and ones selected through analytics might surprise you.

Also, what might push stocks lower, AI-investment alternatives and how brokerage accounts work.

In 2021, Glen Taylor agreed to sell the Minnesota franchise for $1.5 billion. The team is now likely worth at least $2.5 billion.

“I harbor no ill-will towards her and I’m not looking to extort her, I just think we’re long overdue for a clean break.”

Tupperware Brands Corp. will miss the deadline to file its 2023 annual report amid cascading delays and trouble retaining employees involved in accounting.

There’s good news, and there’s bad news.

An uptick in inflation early this year and remarkably strong economic growth are likely to keep U.S. interest rates high, but probably not for long.

The current stock-market mania could come for your retirement accounts.

Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger got a big bump in compensation in 2023, but it still amounted to just over half what Lisa Su made as CEO of rival Advanced Micro Devices.

Eleven Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to block its new student-loan repayment plan, SAVE, which has already resulted in more than $1 billion in debt cancellation for more than 150,000 borrowers.

The S&P 500 is up almost 50% since October 2022.

“These interest charges could be astronomical on a big purchase,” says one credit-card expert of the 31.99% interest rate on the Lowe’s credit card.

Nvidia’s stock did something this week that it hasn’t done since the first week of the year. It fell.

Some markets have seen a big bump in newly built homes, which is affecting supply-and-demand dynamics.

All 10 analysts that cover Bowlero rate the stock a buy.

Easter sales will total $22.4 billion in 2024, according to the National Retail Federation — a 7% decline from last year.

The U.S. banking system may become more of a barbell made up of the biggest and smallest banks if more regional banks go away: Bair

Robinhood wants to be ‘a one-stop shop’ for your financial life with its new credit Robinhood Gold credit card.

The numbers: The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened 1.5% to $91.8 billion in February, according to the Commerce Department’s advanced estimate released Friday. Economists polled by Econoday were looking for the deficit to widen slightly to a $90.6 billion deficit.

Warren Buffett now owns about 30% of Liberty SiriusXM’s outstanding shares.

Something unusual happened in the stock market this quarter: Both the S&P 500 and Cboe Volatility Index, better known as the Vix, rose.

Tranquil markets aren’t considered bullish, but this year proves otherwise.

“I have two biological brothers. My stepfather had four children of his own from a previous marriage that helped him with this scheme.”

Even more scary than running out of money in retirement is paying for healthcare, which can be a major drain on any retiree’s nest egg.

Terns Pharma is due to release data from an early-stage trial of an obesity treatment in pill form in the second half. Positive data would send the stock higher.

French inflation fell more than expected, closing in on the European Central Bank’s target as recent trends of easing prices continued.

Low VIX readings continue to vex market bears.

Shares of Oxford Industries Inc. fell after hours on Thursday after the maker of Tommy Bahama and Lilly Pulitzer clothing warned that its investments in expansion and consumer hesitation would weigh on profits in the months ahead.

For this week’s ETF Wrap, I caught up with State Street’s Michael Arone to talk about flows and performance this month and quarter — as well as risks to his soft-landing outlook.

“She worked for 25-plus years as a county nurse and, as such, she has a healthcare plan and a great pension, both for life.”

A winning fund’s strategy, a bitcoin milestone and a proven way to manage risk.

As much as $10 billion in customer deposits went missing from FTX, Bankman-Fried’s crypto-trading platform, as a result of his fraud.

The home-furnishings company’s fourth-quarter results didn’t “provide resolutions to the key debates” around its future performance, one analyst says.

Retail gasoline prices are set to rise as they usually do just as the U.S. summer driving season gets underway, but to say the average national price will climb to $4 a gallon is a bit of a stretch.

Monness Crespi Hardt analyst cuts AI technology company’s rating to bring it ‘back to reality’

Stock-market investors get a key piece of economic data on Good Friday, but won’t be able to trade on it.

Rest assured, Walt Disney Co.’s annual shareholders meeting next week will not be the happiest place on earth.

The U.S. 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.79% Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

Persistent inflation has eroded Americans’ ability to prepare for their financial futures by causing them to reduce savings, take on debt and withdraw from retirement accounts.

Americans express increasing confidence that inflation will continue to ease — and reduce the financial strain on households.

Oil futures rose Thursday, on track for solid quarterly gains.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has sold another batch of stock about a month after he raised $150 million through an earlier insider transaction.

The Chicago Business Barometer, also known as the Chicago PMI, weakened further in March, dropping to 41.4 from 44 in the prior month. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal forecast a 45 reading.

Movie theater chain and original meme stock AMC wants to boost liquidity “in light of the low first quarter box office”

Citigroup analysts are greenlighting the next round of AI stock buying, but say look beyond U.S. shores.

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell slightly to 210,000 and continued to hover at very low levels in a sign of strength for the economy.

Wedbush’s Dan Ives trims his stock-price target to $300 from $315 after a “perfect storm” of issues.

“We are in our late 60s, in good health and we have a second home worth $900,000 that is fully paid for.”

Data from a Phase 1 trial is the latest bullish news from the biotech that may offer cheap entry to weight-loss mania.

“I’d like to have a nest egg of my own for the future as I will need to pay for private care or for a senior-living center.”

A proposed settlement announced by the National Association of Realtors could quickly saddle home buyers with additional costs, one professor said.

London listed Spirent Communications called on shareholders to back Keysight Technologies’ takeover plan

Shares of RH rallied after hours on Wednesday, after the luxury furniture chain said it expected demand to pick up through this year, after contending with what it said was “the most challenging housing market in three decades.”

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio sees China heading for a ’100-year big storm.’

Walmart Inc. and smart-TV maker Vizio Holding Corp. said late Wednesday that they would refile paperwork related to their proposed merger.

The furniture maker said that a “lagging” housing market, rising interest rates, and other headwinds contributed to lower sales.

Opening Day is here. With more people cutting the cord and additional games only available on streaming networks, watching baseball has gotten more complicated — and expensive. Here’s how much.

Cannabis stock Canopy Growth has been rising sharply since March 14 and has gained 140% in the past week.

Carnival Corp.’s stock dropped Wednesday after the cruise operator reported an narrower-than-expected fiscal first-quarter loss but also provided an estimate for what the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore would cost it this year.

Novocure Ltd.’s stock soared 15% Wednesday after the company announced positive results from a late-stage trial of a medtech device to treat patients with lung cancer that has spread to their brains.

Russia’s decision to deepen its oil production cuts could lift global benchmark crude near $100 a barrel by September, but demand destruction may play a part in dampening price prospects, said analysts at J.P. Morgan.

Shares of Land’s End surpassed the $10 mark for the first time since August 2023.

“The U.S. is an under-penetrated EV market in need of high quality, cheap battery tech. China is a highly penetrated EV market with an oversupply of batteries.”

A new Pew report on Asian-American poverty finds that education does not always create opportunities.

The Treasury market closes early on Thursday, March 28

Some of the biggest clothing and department-store chains rely on their own private-label credit cards to cushion their bottom lines.

Oil futures declined on Wednesday but pared some of their early losses after official U.S. data revealed a weekly increase in commercial crude inventories that was smaller than what was reported by an industry trade group.

GameStop Corp., which reported a significant sales decline its fourth-quarter results late Tuesday, could meet its demise before the end of this decade, according to analyst firm Wedbush.

Momentum stocks are coming off their best stretch of outperformance in years — since just before the financial crisis, in fact. That’s making some investors nervous.

A growing ‘wall of worry’ that U.S. stocks are entering a period of irrational exuberance.