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Plug Power delivered a long-awaited funding announcement on Tuesday morning that looked set to fuel a major stock gain.

Delivery Hero shares rallied Tuesday as the German-listed food delivery company agreed to sell its Taiwan business, and a minority stake, to Uber Technologies.

U.S. wholesale prices jumped 0.5% in April in another sign of sticky inflation.

Critics say the enrollment-management sector has pushed colleges to prioritize money and school rankings at the expense of some students.

President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated new tariffs targeting Chinese electric vehicles and other key products from that country.

Oil futures hover near unchanged after OPEC leaves forecasts unchanged.

Veteran trader Kevin Muir is really bearish on Canada, and offers a couple ways for investors to play that.

“The house’s tax payments remain two years behind, amounting to several thousand dollars.”

A look at the challenges restaurants can face when stepping outside their comfort zones.

On Holding, the Swiss apparel maker backed by tennis legend Roger Federer, said its first-quarter profit more than doubled on strong direct-to-consumer sales.

The computer maker and fast-fashion retailer could both announce plans to float on the London Stock Exchange in a matter of days, as they seek to capitalize on a strong-run in the U.K.’s main bourse

GameStop shares rallied in premarket trade for a second day on Tuesday, extending gains when the investor most linked to the company’s 2021 explosion had a social-media post for the first time in three years.

Banco de Sabadell is temporarily suspending its share buyback program at the Spanish market regulator’s request following Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria’s hostile takeover approach.

Keith Gill, known as Roaring Kitty, made his return to social media Sunday, sparking a meme-stock rally that sent shares of GameStop skyrocketing.

The U.S. economy could be barreling toward 1970s-style stagflation amid a cooling economy and sticky inflation — and it could end up sparking a double-digit plunge in stocks, according to Sevens Report Research.

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-4o, the company’s latest “flagship” artificial-intelligence model, which it said offers improvements in speed and performance.

Deal making on Wall Street remains robust despite the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes since 2022.

Kraft Heinz Co. has hired financial advisers to help explore a possible sale of its Oscar Mayer unit, which makes hot dogs, cold cuts and bacon, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said Monday that he continues to worry about the long-term impact of inflation, but added that the global economy remains mostly stable for now.

Delta Air Lines Inc. drew praise as the strongest competitor among U.S. air carriers as HSBC on Monday initiated coverage of four big carriers amid an uptick in corporate travel.

Over 115 million pills seized by law enforcement in the U.S. last year contained fentanyl — a figure that’s more than 2,300 times greater than 2017 levels.

Gold futures on Monday look to post their biggest single-session loss this month so far, with prices easing back after ending last week their highest in three weeks.

Traders, investors and Federal Reserve policy makers alike are often loath to put too much emphasis on any single piece of data, but Wednesday’s consumer-price index for April may be a bit different.

“The ball is in BHP’s court until the 22 May put up or shut up deadline,” one group of analysts said.

Proceeds will be used to redeem the 6.375% notes that mature in 2025

The slowing progress on inflation in the first quarter is disappointing, but the healthy labor market allows the Federal Reserve to maintain downward pressure on demand until price pressures cool, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said on Monday.

AMC shares were set to surge — and meme stocks are again in the spotlight following Roaring Kitty’s return to social media.

Apollo is front-runner on deal after it outshines KKR and Stonepeak, according to a WSJ report.

Nvidia’s stock was on track to rise Monday, as HSBC analyst Frank Lee said despite its continued big rally this year, investors are still significantly underestimating the artificial intelligence plays earnings potential.

The company is not selling the shares and will not receive any proceeds from the sale or from a debt-for-equity exchange planned with Johnson & Johnson.

Squarespace’s stock shot higher Monday after the online brand-building platform for businesses agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Permira in a cash deal valued at $6.9 billion.

High-income people continue to dine in restaurants, while others are cutting back.

Oil futures edge higher Monday after ending last week on a down note.

The next 500 points for the S&P 500 are down, says Stifel. Here’s why.

America is polarized, with either side on an island seeing things very differently about…an electric car company?

There will be one less celebrity in the Hamptons this summer if Drew Barrymore finds a buyer for her ritzy East End place on Long Island.

Amazon said it will invest in building out cloud computing infrastructure in anticipation of growing demand from the artificial intelligence sector

Global platinum supply will fall short of demand for a second straight year, with the World Platinum Investment Council forecasting a near-record deficit for 2024 because of weak growth in supplies and a climb in first quarter automotive demand to the highest in seven...

Keith Gill is back on social media, and GameStop stock is surging.

These ideas could help protect your portfolio from stubborn levels of inflation

Groceries and houses are still way more expensive than they were before the pandemic. This week, two of the nation’s largest retailers — Walmart Inc. and Home Depot Inc. — will probably have more to say about it.

Progyny’s stock tumbled Friday after the fertility-services company said the Supreme Court of Alabama’s February ruling regarding in vitro fertilization seemed to scare off some potential customers.

If you’re worried about the projected shortfall that will come in 2035, here’s how to do the math on your own retirement-success chances.

“I don’t yet have a good strategy for liquidating my current assets for income.”

Bank of America has suddenly reported a sharp jump in the size of loans and hardship withdrawals from its 401(k) plans

Modernized senior centers offer activities and community for a growing population

The rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar is leading to more sales of, well, beef.

Tesla doesn’t fit the Berkshire Hathaway formula.

Higher interest rates are actually healthy for stocks and the economy.

GameStop Corp.’s surging share price has been sparking memories of the videogame retailer’s meme-stock heyday three years ago.

The strategy of funding tax cuts with debt may no longer be feasible.

The couple found the statistical needle in a haystack — but the fix is temporary.

“I don’t have a financial adviser because no one‘s going to take $25,000.”

Is flying solo bad for your health?

Volatility in the world’s largest bond market has experienced a downward trend in 2024 — a welcome sign for stock investors, as a relatively quiet government-debt market could offer buying opportunities in U.S. equities, according to Ned Davis Research.

Under a new rule, people receiving and applying for Supplemental Security Income will now have an easier time getting benefits.

‘I am finally reviewing my financial life and have clearly made many mistakes’

Mad about your property taxes? Join the club.

The danger to stocks from abnormally high profit margins.

Home prices see growth in 93% of U.S. metropolitan areas despite ‘highest mortgage rates in two decades,’ National Association of Realtors says says.

How will ‘Apple Intelligence’ differ from Google, Amazon and other rivals?

The U.S. office market still needs a bigger fix as values of distressed buildings fall by half.

Here’s what I didn’t understand about motherhood until I became a parent myself.

A sense of complacency that pervaded options markets during the first quarter is returning, as stocks have resumed their march toward record highs following April’s short-lived selloff.

Apple announced a refreshed tablet lineup Tuesday on what Chief Executive Tim Cook called the “biggest day for iPad since its introduction.”

U.S. investors are snapping up ETFs with a single country focus in 2024, dumping multinational funds and bypassing China’s market in favor of other emerging nations with stronger growth prospects.

Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate floated a number of closely watched measures for inclusion in a key bill that authorizes the Federal Aviation Administration — but in the end, supporters of the measures were left disappointed.

“I work full-time. We usually take turns picking up our child from daycare, but this rubbed me the wrong way.”

Competition in search looms, but whether it will it be a big improvement is the big question.

Oil futures ended lower on Friday, but U.S. and global benchmark prices made only modest moves for the week as traders weighed demand prospects as well as risks to supplies in the Middle East.

Shares of Blink Charging Co. rallied Friday after the provider of electric-vehicle charging equipment and services suggested the recent news regarding Tesla Inc.’s Supercharger unit was actually good for business.

Gold futures climb sharply on Friday to settle at their highest in three weeks, as downbeat U.S. economic data supported the likelihood of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year.

For Mother’s Day, MarketWatch asked five economists about the financial lessons their moms imparted.

Democratic Congressman Wiley Nickel’s remarks came after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump expressed support for cryptocurrencies — and criticized the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate digital assets.

Kaplan, as head of the Dallas Fed and an FOMC member, was revealed to have been active in the stock market at the outset of the pandemic.

Billionaire investor Jim Simons, a mathematician who founded one of the most profitable investment firms of all time and pioneered the field of quantitative investing, has died at the age of 86.

Also, new index ETFs to help investors narrow their focus and an interview with Maurice Saatchi.

A top aide to President Joe Biden on Friday cast a battle over expiring tax cuts as a fight for fairness, saying corporations and top earners should contribute more.

Investors will have another way to ride the electric-vehicle sector on Friday, as China-based Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Ltd. is set to go public with a market valuation of more than $5 billion.

The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 67.4 in a preliminary May reading, down from 77.2 in the prior month.

The French pharmaceutical giant will work with Novavax to commercialize its existing COVI-19 vaccine and help develop a new combined vaccine for both COVID-19 and Influenza

The FDA cited administrative constraints for the delay, Cambridge, Mass.-based Moderna said in a statement.

“She wants to join my son at his private liberal-arts college that costs $83,000 a year.”

Management has adapted well to the new normal of the operating and consumer environment and has got back to executing growth strategies aggressively, analysts said.

It’s been at least a century since corporate bonds have outperformed government bonds to the degree that has been happening now.

The U.S. stock market’s climb this year probably has stalled for the rest of 2024, even as investors remain optimistic that companies stand to benefit from the adoption of artificial intelligence, according to Goldman Sachs Group’s David Kostin.

A powerful rally in the utilities sector is not a worry for the wider market this time

Weak weekly jobless claims has pushed more hopes for Fed rate cuts, driving gold prices to levels not seen in weeks on Friday.

It has little to do with the economy — and a lot to do with who will benefit from the rise of artificial intelligence.

The Silicon Valley tech giant faced widespread backlash over its ad for the iPad pro

UBS strategists led by Andrew Garthwaite say they now prefer European stocks over their U.S. counterparts — though it should be said, to only the middle of its regional scorecard

Shares of NIO and Li Auto were falling in premarket trading on Friday after reports that the Biden administration could be ready to roll out fresh tariffs on China EVs and other sectors.

The home of the TV host, who died in 2023, landed on the market in March and was quickly snapped up for $800K over the asking price.

After taking a big hit during its last round of earnings, shares of Dropbox Inc. rose on Thursday after the online-storage platform reported first-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s estimates.

The U.K. saw its fastest growth since late 2021, with a 0.6% rise in the first quarter of 2024.

A jump in paid subscriptions via Robinhood’s Gold program raises the question: are people willing to pay for ‘free’ trades.

We’re broke, picky and carrying a lot of baggage.

Papa John’s stock sank toward a four-year low Thursday, after the pizza chain reported the biggest quarterly revenue miss in more than five years, amid a decline in the number of transactions and deliveries.

Planet Fitness Inc.’s stock reversed early losses to trade up 8% Thursday, as investors looked past a revenue shortfall and lowered guidance to focus on a price hike and other positives from the earnings call.

Buy signals are appearing, but an oversold bounce can’t be ruled out.

AMC, the movie-theater chain that obtained meme-stock status, has billions of dollars in debt due in the next few years.

“They were always thick as thieves, and we were never what you would call close, but I never would have suspected them of this.”

Students heading to college this year could wind up paying more for their schooling than those in the recent past. That’s because federal student loan interest rates are set to be the highest they’ve been in more than a decade.

Shares of Cronos Group Inc. traded sharply higher Thursday after the cannabis company, citing strength in flower sales, reported first-quarter revenue that rose to a record and beat expectations.

COVID-19’s impact on retirement expectations could affect the labor market in years to come, the New York Fed says.

Oil futures traded higher Thursday, building on a bounce seen after data the previous session showed a drop in crude inventories.

Investors should look at the numbers behind rising share prices.

Roblox Corp.’s stock tumbled Thursday after the online gaming company reported first-quarter revenue that was well below expectations and provided a downbeat current-quarter outlook.

Tapestry’s stock dropped toward a four-month low in premarket trading Thursday, after the fashion company reported fiscal third-quarter revenue that fell short of expectations, with the Coach brand’s in-line sales offset by misses by Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman.

The prospect of lower borrowing costs helped push U.K. stocks to a fresh record high on Thursday.

Initial jobless claims rose by 22,000 to 231,000 in the week ended May 4, the Labor Department said Thursday.  That’s the highest level since last August.

The man behind many memorable ad campaigns has written a new book, ‘Orgasm,’ that aims to challenge some widely held political, societal and financial beliefs

“There’s obviously concerns about volatility coming into the election,” said Leslie Falconio, head of taxable fixed-income strategy, UBS Wealth Management.

U.K. bond yields and the British pound slipped on Thursday as the Bank of England saw two voters prefer an interest-rate cut.

Nicole Sophie Gómez Adenis, US Equities and MultiAsset portfolio manager at Mapfre Asset Management offers three overlooked stocks, and AI is just a part of their stories.

“Part of my job was to negotiate and sign contracts on behalf of the organization, such as hotel points.”

The 2025 BMW X5 is an exceptional contender in the midsize luxury SUV arena, with a multi-talented package.

Investment banks are working their juniors as hard as ever, forcing many into working weeks that stretch beyond 90 hours. This is prompting a fresh pushback from analysts and associates to overhaul work-life balance in the sector, according to conversations with...

The actress has at last sold her Tuscan mansion after two years of cutting the price.

Elon Musk’s startup said ‘threads’ that connect the implant to Noland Arbaugh’s brain had ‘retracted’ in the weeks following the surgery

Retail traders are turning again to the popular, but risky, strategy of trading short-term options.

LP Building’s stock took flight Wednesday toward a fresh record close, after the wood building products maker beat first-quarter earnings expectations and raised its full-year outlook.

Pandemic-era policies appear to have produced “artificially higher” consumer credit scores, according to Columbia Threadneedle.

Gamblers who play slot machines may soon be able to win more money before the Internal Revenue Service takes notice — and it could be the recent stretch of hot inflation that melts away some longstanding rules around gambling and taxes.

Apple is astutely guarding its proprietary golden goose.

Analysts are worried about Victoria’s Secret losing market share — potentially to brands from celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Rihanna — and cutting prices in an effort to spur demand.

Prosecutors are reviewing whether Telsa or CEO Elon Musk told consumers that self-driving technology means cars can drive themselves.

The historic first crewed launch of Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft will take place no earlier than May 17, after Monday’s launch attempt was scrubbed two hours before takeoff.