Opinion: The Dow and the S&P 500 are likely falling into a bear market but your portfolio doesn’t have to sink with them

After talking to my nervous neighbors about the Nasdaq stocks they own, I discovered that most don’t want financial advice. So I’ll offer it here. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -1.40% is in a bear ...

This little-known Vanguard fund has been crushing it — yes, even in this market

What would Jack Bogle think? The legendary Vanguard founder, who died three years ago at 89, famously advised investors to avoid anything fancy in their retirement portfolios, 401(k) plans and IRAs. B...

As Dow sinks over 1,000 points, signs of panic-selling emerge in stock market

Panicky behavior was starting to set in on Wall Street on Thursday, at least from a technical perspective, as the Dow industrials shed all of the previous day’s dramatic gains, and then some. Trading ...

Opinion: Once richly valued, ‘unicorn’ startups are being gored and investors and funders have stopped believing

When Homer Simpson was asked, “How are we going to get out of this hole?,” he replied, “We’ll dig our way out!” Many people who find themselves in holes they can’t climb out of think that the solution...

With interest rates rising, it’s time to focus on MANG stocks instead of FAANG, according to Jefferies

Heading into the Federal Open Market Committee’s policy meeting, analysts at Jefferies on May 3 advised investors to avoid the popular FAANG + Microsoft group of stocks. They pointed instead to a grou...

These stocks soared during the pandemic, and then crashed. Ten are now expected to double in price.

A screen of stocks that popped during the coronavirus pandemic highlights dozens that have crashed. But some are considered worthy of purchase by a majority of analysts. You might want to keep an eye ...

Redbox stock surge continues, but don’t call it a short squeeze

Shares of Redbox Entertainment Inc. were continuing their massive surge Monday, which analysts saw as reflective of increased investor comfort in the wake of recent financing announcements as well as ...

Amazon’s price targets are slashed and stock sinks after first quarterly loss in seven years

Amazon.com Inc. shares sank more than 12% in Friday trading after the e-commerce and tech giant reported its first quarterly loss in seven years. Amazon AMZN, -14.05% fell to the lowest level since Ju...

Many tech stocks that have crashed are still too expensive to buy

I came across this list of crashed big cap tech stocks on Twitter on April 23: I’ve analyzed every one of those stocks over the last year. When thousands of stocks are down 70%-80% or even 90%, there ...

Snowflake stock surges after analyst says its story is misunderstood

Snowflake Inc.’s stock isn’t cheap despite a recent decline, but one analyst says it’s still worth a look from investors. Wolfe Research analyst Alex Zukin initiated coverage of Snowflake’s SNOW, +7.5...

Gap stock sinks 18%, heads for lowest close since July 2020

Gap Inc. stock plunged 18% in Friday trading after the company announced Old Navy’s Chief Executive Nancy Green is leaving the role, and the company lowered first-quarter sales expectations. Green is ...

Here’s how to craft student-loan forgiveness in a way that cuts out those who don’t need help

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday released new analyses on student loans, with one blog post focused on who would benefit from various approaches to canceling such debt — as well as eac...

‘The Fed always screws up.’ This forecaster sees inflation peaking and U.S. stocks in a bear market by summer

Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, has been bullish on gold, silver and utilities since the start of the year, when his investment-research firm’s economic models turned bea...

Dividend Aristocrat stocks can help you keep ahead of inflation. These 15 take top prizes for raising payouts.

Some investors are interested in stocks that pay high dividend yields for a source of income. Others believe it is better to focus on total returns over long periods. The Dividend Aristocrats are a gr...

These 20 highly rated stocks are expected to rise at least 70% over the next year

A sliding stock market means many companies are on sale, which spells opportunity for investors with investment horizons of several years. A list of the most favored names among analysts, along with c...

Have fun AND retire rich — a great tax-refund life hack

For the 100 million of you who will get a tax refund this year, the former head of retirement solutions at J.P. Morgan has a great and very simple idea. Don’t spend all your refund. And don’t save all...

This is how much you made if you bought into the oil crash 2 years ago

If you want to retire rich, the late, great Dan Bunting has some advice for you. “Always buy the market (i.e., stocks or even just the index) after a spectacular bankruptcy,” my old friend Bunting, a ...

Inflation is raging, but these 16 companies have pricing power

Decades of deflationary forces that helped feed booming prices for U.S. stocks are over, at least for now. But some companies are countering the trend, by a combination of holding down expenses and ra...

Three value stocks that can provide safety as interest rates rise

Stocks have been on a rocky road this year, as investors have tried to anticipate every possible move by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Value strategies have held up better than growth strat...

The end of one-chip wonders: Why Nvidia, Intel and AMD’s valuations have experienced massive upheaval

It wasn’t too long ago that Intel Corp. was the unquestioned king of U.S. chip makers and the largest semiconductor company by market capitalization. It’s also not long since most computing was done w...

Conagra says meat snacks and frozen food taking an inflation-related hit from protein and transportation costs

Conagra Brands Inc. says its meat snack and frozen food business is taking a hit from inflation, which is driving up protein, dairy and transportation costs. Conagra’s CAG, +0.20% brand lineup include...

These inflation protection funds are on sale

Actual panic about inflation seems to be spiraling upward. But investments that will try to protect us from the ravages of inflation seem to be getting cheaper. Weird, right? Only on Wall Street. But ...

These income strategies can help protect your stock investments from inflation and a recession

There is always uncertainty in the stock market, but the deflationary cycle that helped feed tremendous gains over the past several decades has ended. Two related strategies can give you downside prot...

Opinion: I’ve always pounded the table on revolutionary companies. Now I’ve found myself buying Intel’s stock

This may be a surprise for those of you who have been following me on MarketWatch, as I have focused on finding Revolutionary companies early on and holding on to them, usually forever. Intel is a com...

These 10 stocks have fallen at least 20% this year, but are expected to soar up to 66% from here

It sure has been a wild ride for investors over the past few weeks, with the benchmark S&P 500 rising 10% from March 8 through March 30. But the broader stock market is still down for 2022. Below ...

Opinion: The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq have now suffered a ‘death cross’ — here’s why this could resurrect them

Reports of the U.S. stock market’s death appear to be greatly exaggerated. I’m referring to the dreaded “death cross” that has now appeared in the price charts of the three major U.S. stock market ave...

GameStop stock shows rare resiliency as it rises to longest win streak in more than 4 years

Shares of GameStop Corp. continued to charge higher Friday, to extend the win streak that started nine trading days ago, after they closed at a one-year low. The videogame and consumer electronics ret...

Opinion: The economy is in much better shape than the headlines would tell you

Inflation is through the roof. There’s an oil crisis. A looming food crisis. You name it. War is raging in Europe. Russia’s president is starting to sound unhinged. And headlines are now linking him w...

Citi adds M&T Bancorp to focus list as favorite among six regional banks

Citigroup Inc. analyst Keith Horowitz on Thursday singled out M&T Bank Corp. as a new member of his focus list for outshining five other regional banks. M&T Bank MTB, +2.16% drew praise partly...

Weekend reads: the slowing housing market and inverted yield curve signal a coming recession

It is human nature to fear missing out as prices skyrocket, But all bubbles burst eventually. Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics predicts a 25% decline in U.S. home sales. What will that do to...

Stock market investors are in the danger zone. This all-weather investing strategy offers protection

We’re in a period of high inflation, with a war disrupting energy markets and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. The murky outlook calls for a multiyear cycle of central-bank policy moves tha...

Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation

The Federal Reserve this week increased the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018. Long-term market interest rates had risen significantly as investors anticipated that the central bank wou...