Carnival stock is suffering its worst year on record, but looks ‘overly compelling’ to this analyst

Shares of Carnival Corp. have had a really bad year, even worse than the pandemic year of 2020. And that’s what makes Stifel Nicolaus analyst Steven Wieczynski believe the stock is now “overly compell...

What to expect for the stock market in 2023 after the biggest drop in 14 years

Investors have had a rough 2022 — the worst year since the financial crisis in 2008. There’s been a perfect storm of falling stock and bond prices as the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to b...

Caroline Ellison says she’s ‘truly sorry for what I did,’ as she pleads guilty

Caroline Ellison has apologized for stealing billions in customer deposits at crypto exchange platform FTX to make bets at Alameda Research, the hedge fund she ran. “‘I am truly sorry for what I did.’...

IRS pauses rule requiring people to report PayPal, Venmo transactions over $600. Here’s what went wrong.

To avert taxpayer confusion in the upcoming tax season, the IRS is delaying a rule that would have required e-commerce sites and payment platforms like eBay EBAY, +0.12%, Etsy ETSY, -0.32% and PayPal ...

Mortgage rates fall for sixth week in a row, providing some relief for buyers

The numbers: Mortgage rates continued to inch downwards, providing some relief to prospective homeowners. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.27% as of December 22, according to data released b...

Tesla stock suffers longest losing streak since March 2020 after Wedbush slashes price target by 30%

Shares of Tesla Inc. suffered their longest losing streak since the start of the COVID pandemic, after Wedbush analyst Dan Ives slashed his price target by 30%, citing “demand cracks” for the fourth q...

AMC stock extends slide in active trading, while APEs keep soaring

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC, -10.59% slumped 5.3% in premarket trading Friday, to extend their selloff in the wake of the movie theater operator’s announcement the previous session o...

Stocks remain overpriced, even vs. the dot-com bubble. But you can still find good picks in these 2 sectors.

After stocks surged to their best gains in three weeks following strong consumer sentiment data, Thursday is looking less spirited with stocks in the red as we close in on the long Christmas weekend. ...

‘Less education can be worth more.’ While college grads have a net worth about 5x higher than high school grads, here’s what can matter even more than that college diploma

The average college graduate has a net worth about four times greater than someone who started but didn’t finish college, and about five times greater than someone with just a high school diploma. Get...

Coinbase plunges 86% in 2022, amid FTX-inspired slump. But one analyst says ‘you have to have a multiyear time frame.’

Hello there and seasons greetings! This is Mark DeCambre, Editor in Chief at MarketWatch. The hottest story in crypto land remains FTX, even as we hurtle toward 2023. It is a fast-evolving situation. ...

Amazon stock breaks below 2020 low for the first time, heads for worst year since dot-com bust

Amazon.com Inc. shares closed lower than their March 2020 nadir for the first time Thursday, as the tech giant’s stock heads for its worst year since the dot-com bust. Amazon AMZN, -3.43% shares fell ...

Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bond after first U.S. hearing

Accused crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried was released from custody Thursday on a $250 million bond, following the FTX founder’s first appearance in a U.S, court on fraud charges. Bankman-Fried walked ou...

Dow ends nearly 350 points lower after strong economic data, bearish comments by David Tepper fuel worry about rate hikes

U.S. stocks ended well off session lows but still fell sharply, after a round of upbeat economic data and a warning from hedge-fund titan David Tepper that he was “leaning short” against both stocks a...

ProQR’s stock jumps on expanded RNA deal with Lilly

Shares of ProQR Therapeutics NV PRQR, +73.03% soared 56.3% in premarket trading on Thursday after the company said it expanded an RNA editing deal with Eli Lilly & Co. Inc. LLY, -1.49% aimed at ma...

AMC stock plunges after $110 million capital raise, 1-for-10 reverse split proposal

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC, -15.13% plunged 20.6% toward 22-month lows, after the movie theater operator announced a $110 million equity capital raise and said it was seeking a 1-fo...

20 big oil companies expected to be cash gushers in 2023 despite uncertainty

The energy sector of the S&P 500 has been the year’s best performer, yet oil stocks still appear to be inexpensive when compared with those in other industries. If you are interested in investing ...

Cleveland-Cliffs shares rise on higher annual fixed prices for steel

Cleveland-Cliffs CLF, +6.77% shares moved up by 2.3% in premarket trades after the steel maker said it will achieve higher annual fixed prices for steel in the calendar year 2023. Cleveland-Cliffs als...

Earn extra money with a side gig—here are 6 good ones for retirees

If inflation and the gyrating stock market has you fretting over your financial security in retirement, you’re not alone. Fully 71% of boomers recently surveyed by Bankrate said they are behind on ret...

Applied Materials to expand manufacturing in Silicon Valley, Texas

Applied Materials Inc. AMAT, +2.32% said late Tuesday it plans to make “multi-billion-dollar investments” to expand its manufacturing capacity between now and 2030. The chip-manufacturing equipment ma...

Visa, Mastercard are ‘great defensive names’ for 2023, but PayPal and Coinbase stocks could be set for a rebound, analysts say

Whether you’re looking to scoop up some beaten-down bargains or trying to play it safe, analysts see potential in the payments sector heading into the new year. With a potential recession on many inve...

Tesla stock’s losing streak continues after report of hiring freeze, layoff plans

Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc.’s shares declined for the fourth consecutive session Wednesday, after a report of a hiring freeze and plans for layoffs. Tesla TSLA, -0.17% is planning layoffs for th...

Micron sales could dive more than 50%, and more belt-tightening is expected before outlook improves

Micron Technology Inc.’s revenue declines could worsen to more than 50% before inventory-saturated customers work though that product and boost sales in the second half of 2023, but before then the me...

Tesla’s stock drop has been bad. But this company has hurt investors even more.

Elon Musk has been trying this week to defend Tesla’s abysmal stock performance in 2022. The electric vehicle giant has seen its stock plummet by 61% this year, making it the 11th-worst performing sto...

Is a 2023 stock-market rebound in store after 2022 selloff? What history says about losing years.

History shows back-to-back losing years for the stocks are rare — but the size of the market’s drop in 2022 with no sign the Federal Reserve is ready to ride to the rescue means investors should bewar...

Homebuyers are turning to all-cash offers to get around high mortgage rates

Frustrated by mortgage rates above 6%, a growing share of first-time homebuyers are opting to pay for their homes in cash to avoid high borrowing costs. In October this year, 32% of homes sold in the ...

11 high-yield dividend stocks that are Wall Street’s favorites for 2023

Investors love dividend stocks but there are different ways to look at them, including various “quality” approaches. Today we are focusing on high yields. A high dividend yield can be a warning that i...

New research claims the bear market won’t be over until the VIX says so.

According to one prominent investment firm’s analysis of the VIX, the stock market has not yet experienced the capitulation that typically signals the end of the bear market. By capitulation, I’m refe...

7 financial advisers on what they are doing in 2023 to prepare for a recession

Getty Images/iStockphoto A number of high-profile financial firms are saying a recession is likely in 2023. Vanguard expects a “global recession,” Goldman Sachs economists give it a 35% chance, J.P. M...

Elon Musk says he’ll step down as Twitter CEO when he finds ‘someone foolish enough to take the job’

Elon Musk said late Tuesday he’ll resign as chief executive of Twitter — eventually. In a tongue-in-cheek tweet, Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 billion in October, said: “I will resign as CEO as soo...

BlackBerry’s third quarter tops Wall Street’s earnings expectations

Cybersecurity and Internet-of-Things company BlackBerry Ltd. late Tuesday reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street expectations, although shares did little in after-hours trading. BlackBerry...

Micron earnings: Memory-chip slowdown appears to be far from over

Micron Technology Inc. shares have fallen more than 45% this year, but the memory-chip specialist is not out of the woods yet, as demand for its core product continues to be weak. Micron MU, -2.01% is...

This 28-year-old negotiated her pay to $500,000 — and found work-life balance

After growing her salary from $100,000 to $500,000 over a five-year period through switching jobs and negotiating, Amy, now 28, wanted the kind of work-life balance that would allow her to spend more ...