‘Old habits die hard’: Traders take second look at 5%-plus U.S. interest rate by March

It’s taken financial markets almost four months to register the likelihood that U.S. interest rates could rise above 5% by March, the highest level since 2006, but that moment may finally be arriving....

This ‘crazy’ retirement portfolio has just beaten Wall Street for 50 years

You could call it crazy. You could call it genius. Or maybe you could call it a little of both. We’re talking about a simple portfolio that absolutely anyone could follow in their own 401(k) or IRA or...

Looking for clues about iPhone supply? Ask AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile

How have iPhone sales have fared in the wake of production constraints on high-end models? Wall Street likely won’t get a clear answer until Apple Inc. reports earnings later this month, but some publ...

Why gold prices may be headed for record highs this year

Gold recently climbed to its highest prices in nearly seven months, feeding expectations that the precious metal is on track to notch record highs this year, after closing out 2022 with a modest loss....

CytomX shares surge more than 50% on Moderna partnership

CytomX Therapeutics Inc. CTMX, +7.19% shares soared more than 50% in the extended session Thursday after the small biotech company announced a partnership with Moderna Inc. MRNA, -2.17% CytomX shares ...

Dow ends down nearly 350 points after jobs data, hawkish Fed comments hammer stocks

U.S. stock indexes ended another choppy session in the red on Thursday as investors digested a fresh batch of labor-market data and hawkish commentary from Federal Reserve officials, while looking ahe...

Fed to stock market: Big rallies will only prolong painful inflation fight

It was a “don’t make me come back there” moment from the Federal Reserve. A line from the minutes of the central bank’s December policy meeting released Wednesday afternoon was taken by analysts and e...

‘I can no longer be an executive at a high level’: Workers with disabilities, including long COVID, are finding their place as companies become more flexible

Dana Pollard started a new job at the end of 2022, after spending three years recovering from a 2019 stroke. Pollard, 56, lives in Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife. After the stroke, he could not reco...

‘A friend advised me to find a husband’: I’m nearly 50 and close to retiring. Would it be a mistake to marry and commingle my finances?

I’m a single female in my late 40s with no children. At 50 years old, my federal agency will allow me to retire with a full pension. I’m planning to, as I have a significant amount saved in my thrift ...

Forget recession — the U.S. is heading for a ‘slowcession’ that could last all year, Moody’s warns

Even if the U.S. avoids a recession in 2023, American consumers and investors could face a grinding slowdown that likely won’t let up until 2024, according to a new outlook published by Moody’s Analyt...

‘Am I crazy?’ I’ve paid my fiancée rent for 9 years and spent $10,000 improving her home. She’s also listed on my health insurance. What would you do?

I have a situation that is causing a lot of issues in my relationship. We have been dating for 17 years, have lived together for close to nine years and have been engaged for six.  When I moved into h...

GM sales rise to 2.3 million vehicles in 2022 as EV sales soar

Shares of General Motors Co. rallied Wednesday, after the automaker reported U.S. fourth-quarter and 2022 vehicle sales that rose from a year ago, as a big jump in electric vehicle sales provided a bo...

My husband and I rent our second home to our son and his wife. Now we want him to own this house, but keep our 2.5% mortgage rate. How can we do that?

My husband and I bought a second home two years ago, for $160,000, with a 30-year mortgage at 2.5%. We bought it with the sole purpose of renting it out to our son and his new wife.  They were recent ...

Investors who did this one thing survived the markets in 2022

Forget inflation. Forget oil prices. Forget Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Forget layoffs in the tech sector. Forget the yield curve. When I sat down to write about what worked for investors in...

This analyst who forecast a double-digit drop in stocks for 2022 now says Jeff Bezos may return to helm Amazon

If Tuesday was any indication of how the market will behave this year, then buckle up, it looks like it will be a wild one. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.21% had a 537-point trading range,...

GE Healthcare stock to start trading as separation from GE is completed

The first stage of the break up of General Electric Co. GE, +1.76% has been completed, as GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. GEHC, +4.78% has been officially separated and will begin trading Wednesday as...

Why this Japanese idea can lead to a more fulfilling retirement

Typical New Year’s resolutions, financially speaking, tend to be things like:” I’ll save more,” “I’ll reduce debt” or “I’ll become smarter about investing.” I’d like to offer a different one for 2023,...

I want to retire in 4 years on $3,100 a month. Is this enough, and do I need a pro to help? 

Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m retiring in four years at $3,100 a month income, per my calculations. How can I stretch this amount as far as possible, and should I hire a professional planner ...

Asian markets mostly rise ahead of Fed update

BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday ahead of the release of minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting that investors hope might show the U.S. central bank is moderating its plans for more intere...

Michael Burry of ‘Big Short’ fame expects another ‘inflation spike’ after recession rocks U.S.

U.S. inflation may be receding for now, but investors should brace for another “spike” in the not-too-distant future, according to Scion Asset Management founder Michael Burry, who posted the warning ...

‘2022 has been the scariest year of my adult and professional life’: One mortgage broker reveals how the housing slowdown upended financial security.

When mortgage rates hit 7% in the fall, Austin-based mortgage broker Aaron Kovac was a little spooked.  After a stunning rise in home sales amid ultra-low interest rates, “the market just went absolut...

Gold, silver kick off 2023 by advancing to highest levels in months

Gold prices kicked off the first trading session of 2023 on Tuesday by advancing to fresh 6-month highs, bolstered by lower bond yields and expectations about more central-bank buying. Other precious ...

AMC CEO Adam Aron will not sell more stock ‘any time soon,’ tells investors, ‘I ride with you’

AMC CEO Adam Aron has told investors that he will not sell more of the movie theater chain’s stock “any time soon,” telling investors, “I ride with you.” “About 2/3 of my total pay is in stock not cas...

My wife and I live ‘an average life’ in the Bay Area making $320K. Last year, we bought a house for $200K over asking — now we don’t want to live in it. Should we get professional help?

Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I was a victim of FOMO during the housing market craziness and bought a house for $200,000 over the asking price. Now house prices are coming back to reality, and I ...

Dow futures jump more than 300 points as traders start 2023 on a bullish note

U.S. stock futures rose as investors returned from the festive break in a generally bullish mood. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.84% advanced 41 points, or 1.1%, to 3...

Chinese EV stocks rise after strong December deliveries

Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle makers rose Tuesday in Hong Kong, led by Li Auto Inc., after strong December delivery data. Li Auto’s shares 2015, +8.92% rose after it posted record-high monthly de...

Petrobras shares fall in Brazil after Lula removes oil giant from privatization list

SAO PAULO — Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s preferred shares PETR4, -6.45% fell 4% after Brazil’s new president removed the oil company, known as Petrobras, from a list of state-controlled businesses slated ...

After a rough 2022, U.S. stock futures rise ahead of first trading week of 2023

U.S. stock-market futures rose Monday, suggesting gains ahead of the first trading day of 2023. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.22% jumped more than 200 points out of the gate, but initi...

Tesla delivery-target miss shows ‘demand cracks clearly happening’ that mean ‘numbers could materially reset’ for coming years, analysts write

As Tesla Inc. shares slumped to their worst performance on record in the fourth quarter, the electric-vehicle company delivered fewer cars than analysts expected, according to a Monday announcement. T...

Do these 15 things in 2023, and you’ll be significantly richer

Make 2023 the year you commit to saving more. Getty Images I wrote about saving money a lot in 2022, and that meant I saw a lot of ways that people suggest you save money. Most of them, quite frankly,...

Here’s a New Year’s resolution: resist the temptation to bet on the top mutual fund of 2022

Beating the stock market is not that big of a deal. What’s really impressive — and what you should be looking for when using performance scoreboards to choose a mutual fund — is one that has beaten th...