Alibaba’s ‘long-term strategy is intact,’ analyst says as stock rises

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. have come under pressure in recent months amid concerns about U.S.-China tensions and a slowdown in the company’s key business, but one analyst says th...

‘The Fed might have to really stop on the brakes’: Mortgage rates surge to highest level in over a year

Mortgage rates rose markedly in the first week of 2022 — potentially setting the tone for a year in which economist expect interest rates to move steadily higher. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage avera...

Tilray expected to grow sales sequentially but remain in the red

Tilray Inc. will likely grow its sales over the previous quarter but it’s expected to post a net loss when it becomes the first major cannabis company to post quarterly results in 2022 on Monday. Tilr...

Ford stock’s price target upped to $29 at Argus

Argus Research analyst Bill Selesky on Thursday raised his price target on Ford Motor Co. F, +3.51% shares to $29, from $20, citing the auto maker’s “strengthening balance sheet” and...

UnitedHealth’s stock selloff chopping about 120 points off the Dow’s price

Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, -5.16% dropped 3.7% in afternoon trading Thursday, enough to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, -0.44% components in declines. The $18.22 price ...

Humana stock tumbles to pace S&P 500 losers after slashing Medicare Advantage membership growth view

Shares of Humana Inc. HUM, -20.15% tumbled 13.0% toward a three-month low in afternoon trading Thursday, to pace the S&P 500’s SPX, +0.14% decliners, after the health insurance services comp...

Exxon Mobil stock jumps toward 2-year high after Truist backs away from bearish call

Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. rallied toward a fresh two-year high Thursday, after Truist analyst Neal Dingmann raised his rating and price target, saying the oil and gas giant’s return strategy is beco...

Three signs you’re ready to retire

Many people don’t have much choice about when they retire. Illness, job loss or caretaking responsibilities push them out of the labor force, ready or not. But some people have the opposite problem: T...

20 cheap value stocks that Wall Street expects to rise up to 58%

There are plenty of arguments for why the bull market for U.S. stocks will continue in 2022. But investors’ focus appears to have shifted recently in favor of value stocks, rather than the growth stoc...

Dow sheds over 300 points, Nasdaq skids 2.9% after Fed minutes surprise with talk of shrinking balance sheet

Stocks traded lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow turning negative, after the release of the Federal Reserve’s last policy gathering in 2021 showed robust discussion around a potentially faster pa...

Intel stock rallies after upgrade says chip maker ‘is starting to execute on a coherent strategy’

Intel Corp. shares rallied Wednesday after the chip maker received an analyst upgrade on the belief that the chip maker is starting to execute on its turnaround. Intel INTC, +3.12% shares gained as mu...

AT&T exceeds HBO Max subscriber outlook

Shares of AT&T Inc. are up about 1% in premarket trading Wednesday after the telecommunications company offered some fourth-quarter metrics ahead of an investor conference. AT&T T, +0.83% saw ...

Where is the market headed in 2022? What two professional mind readers say

Some say you need to be a mind reader to accurately predict which way the stock market is headed. So MarketWatch decided to ask actual mind readers — or mentalists, as they sometimes prefer to be call...

23 dividend stocks that can pass this strict quality screen

Stocks are expensive. You’ve probably been hearing that for years, and based on traditional price-to-earnings ratios it’s true. If you invest now in a broad index, such as the benchmark S&P 500 SP...

This investing legend has been predicting surprises for the last 37 years. Here’s how he did last year — and what he’s predicting now

Byron Wien, the vice chairman of private-equity giant Blackstone, has been making his list of ten surprises for 37 years. Previously the chief U.S. investment strategist at Morgan Stanley, Wien has be...

These are the stocks Wall Street analysts heavily favor for 2022 and also expect to rise the most

As the coronavirus pandemic has stretched out, investors have continued to pour money into stocks, in part because the alternatives have been dismal. Why bother with 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds that y...

Genprex stock more than doubles on very heavy volume after FTD granted for cancer treatment

Shares of Genprex Inc. GNPX, +167.18% skyrocketed 121% on massive volume in afternoon trading Monday, after the gene therapy company said its Reqorsa Immunogene Therapy was granted Fast Track Designat...

These 12 ‘Dividend Aristocrat’ stocks have been the best income compounders over 5 years

Stock-market investors typically want to anticipate industry events or companies’ successes so they can make as much money as possible. But as a new year begins, a look back can be useful, especially ...

Immix Biopharma’s stock rockets after pediatric cancer treatment granted RPD by the FDA

Shares of Immix Biopharma Inc. IMMX, +9.20% rocketed 66.0% in premarket trading Monday, after the biopharmaceutical company said its IMX-110 was granted Rare Pediatric Disease (RPD) designation by the...

Tesla deliveries surge 87% in 2021, smash quarterly record

Tesla Inc. delivered more than 308,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, blowing away analysts’ expectations, and saw deliveries surge about 87% in a year that saw the electric-vehicle maker top $1 tril...

4 simple things to do with your money now, so you start 2022 off right

Getty Images Need a kick-start to your financial New Year’s resolutions? There’s no need to make it complicated, says Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, author of the upcoming personal finance guide book “Fin...

Dow futures gain more than 100 points ahead of first trading day of 2022

U.S. stock futures rose Sunday, indicating a positive start for Wall Street on the first trading day of 2022. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.38% were up more than 100 points, or 0.3%, S...

How to help your parents organize their finances

Like many baby boomers, my wife and I have watched our parents go from total independence to assisted living to death. We’ve been thankful that, at key moments, they made the difficult decisions thems...

Weekend reads: Your money and how to invest in 2022

Happy New Year! As 2021 ends, we once again hope for the new year will bring a pandemic recovery. Here are some looks ahead at what may affect financial markets, companies and even you in 2022. Turn a...

The S&P 500 beat both Dow, and Nasdaq in 2021 by the widest margin in 24 years. Here’s what history says happens in 2022.

While the music played, investors kept dancing, paraphrasing a line from former Citigroup C, -0.07% CEO Chuck Prince. Purchasers of U.S. stocks have danced to the tune of a record rise for the broad-m...

These are the best-performing S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 stocks of 2021

The performance of the stock market in 2021 has been nothing short of remarkable, surprising many investors after the dramatic crash-and-recovery cycle of 2020. A continuing recovery for the world eco...