Microsoft, in FTC crosshairs, announces another acquisition

As its battle with the Federal Trade Commission deepens over the Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI, +0.75% acquisition, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.06% isn’t shying away from merger activity. The compa...

Li Auto stock dips after company shows wider loss than expected

Shares of Li Auto Inc. LI, -11.44% were off more than 1% in premarket trading Friday after the Chinese electric-vehicle company logged a wider-than-expected loss for its latest quarter. The company po...

I have $600K invested, but my financial adviser has only made one trade this year, and left $7,500 in cash in my Roth IRA. Is it time to get rid of him?

Question: My financial advisor has made one trade this entire year and has left $7,500 in cash in my Roth IRA since January. I had $600,000 in assets at the start of the year. Some minimal reallocatio...

Queen Latifah – worth an estimated $70 million – got this money savings advice from her mom. Pros say more of us should follow it, too: ‘The best part is it scales the more you make.’ 

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 22: Queen Latifah attends TheGrio Awards 2022 at The Beverly Hilton on October 22, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images) Getty Image...

Costco stock falls after hours as retailer’s earnings disappoint, online sales fall

Costco Wholesale Corp. stock fell less than 1% in the extended session Thursday after the retailer missed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal first quarter and online sales dropped. Costco COST, -...

DocuSign stock shoots higher after big earnings beat

Shares of DocuSign were flying higher in aftermarket action Thursday after the e-signature company topped expectations with its latest financial results. The company posted a fiscal third-quarter net ...

Financial markets are flashing a warning that a recession is imminent: here’s what it means for stocks

Across markets, familiar trading patterns for stocks, bonds and commodities that have held for months are starting to unravel as financial markets grapple with expectations that the U.S. economy will ...

Broadcom refuses to provide full-year outlook, cites limited visibility as it ‘scrubs’ backlog

Broadcom Inc. late Thursday gave Wall Street analysts quarterly earnings and an outlook that topped consensus estimates, hiked its dividend and recommitted to share buybacks, yet analysts kept asking ...

Verizon stock has had a tough year. Is a ‘drastic’ shakeup in order?

At a time when AT&T Inc. is winning praise for disentangling itself from recent deals, is it time for rival Verizon Communications Inc. to actually think about a merger of its own? LightShed Partn...

AT&T has been ‘a star’ this year. Why this analyst says its stock can be one too.

AT&T Inc. has gotten itself out of its unwieldy media gamble, and the company is back to making strides in what it does best. The refined focus and wireless momentum have given the stock’s story a...

I sold my late mother’s home for $250,000. I make $80,000 and have $220,000 in student debt. I want to buy a house. Should I use all my inheritance for a down payment?

My mom passed away, and left me her house, which I just sold and will net $250,000. I’m 41 years old with no real retirement savings. I make $80,000 a year, and I am maxing out contributions to my emp...

JPMorgan looks at ‘Armageddon scenario’ of Fed jacking rates up to 6.5%. Its conclusion may come as a surprise.

The market’s expectation is that the Federal Reserve will keep lifting its policy interest rate until it brings it to 5% before pausing for some time. But it’s possible that the Fed could decide that ...

I’m 53, just got laid off, and wondering what to do now. I have $425K saved for retirement, $10K in an HSA, and a property I could sell for an extra $200K in cash. Is getting professional help wise? 

Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I was laid off from my job of 12 years. I have a few questions about how to rearrange my future financial plan. I am 53 years old and I plan to go back to work once ...

This is the No. 1 source of income for millions of older Americans — and that may pose a problem

Just one in four retirees say they have not experienced any kind of shock event in retirement, according to a study from the Society of Actuaries. Getty Images/iStockphoto Where is the 65 and older cr...

Do Democrats have momentum for a second round of boosted child tax-credit payments?

A day after Raphael Warnock held onto his seat in Georgia’s Senate race, giving Democrats a 51-49 edge in the Senate, Democrats are hoping that momentum can quickly turn into a financial boost for par...

GameStop reports worse-than-expected quarterly loss, revenue decline 

GameStop Corp. reported third-quarter results that missed analysts’ estimates as well as a revenue decline after the market close on Wednesday. GameStop GME, -4.83% said it lost $94.7 million, or 31 c...

Tesla has a demand problem, or so a Tesla bear says

Tesla Inc.’s recent price cuts on vehicles sold in the U.S. and China point to a possible demand problem, one that could persist into 2023 and cut down on the electric-vehicle maker’s margins. That’s ...

AMC’s APEs hit new low

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s AMC, -10.37% AMC Preferred Equity Units APE, -8.91%, or APEs, hit a new low of $0.82 on Wednesday. The stock was down 7.6% by mid-afternoon Wednesday, outpacing...

Dear Tax Guy: Our accountant charged us $486 for a simple gift-tax return. Why on earth would it cost so much?

We gave our daughter money towards a down payment on a home and learned we had to file a gift tax return. Our accountant charged us $486 for this. Why can’t you just add a form to your regular tax ret...

Can you still retire on $1 million? That’s what today’s millionaires want to know.

OK, so a million dollars isn’t what it used to be. That’s the worry among a surprising number of America’s millionaires. So, at least, reports money-management giant Natixis, which owns bond shop Loom...

Cathie Wood says the better historical parallel for the current high inflation environment is World War I, not the 1970s

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood says investors are looking at the wrong historical period in making comparisons with the current high inflation environment. “If you go back to the 19-teens, then the period...

AMC’s APEs trading below $1

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s AMC, -0.44% AMC Preferred Equity Units APE, +0.71%, or APEs, are trading below $1. The APEs ended Tuesday’s session down 6.5% at $0.8898, outpacing the S&...

BNP Paribas studied 100 years of market crashes — here’s what it says is coming next

Oops. Stocks fell through a key support on Tuesday and it looks like some recent momentum has now petered out. The new line in the sand for the S&P 500 SPX, -1.44% seems to be 3,900. Whether Santa...

If you’re over 72 with an IRA, make sure you do this before the year ends

If you’re 72 or older, you have a crucial financial deadline approaching. By year-end, owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) who are 72 or older must take their required minimum distribution...

Apple downsizes, delays its autonomous car plans: report

Apple Inc. has scaled back its autonomous electric-car plans and delayed its target date until 2026, according to a new report. Bloomberg News on Tuesday reported Apple’s Project Titan has been in a s...

AT&T exec says this trend should give investors ‘confidence’

AT&T Inc. shares only registered one annual gain in the past five full calendar years. Main rivals Verizon Communications Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc. achieved the reverse, with their shares each gai...

Apple, AMD confirm they’re among TSMC’s first Arizona customers, while Intel preps for return to cutting edge in 2023

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook confirmed at an event Tuesday that the tech giant will be one of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s first Arizona fab customers, while Intel Corp. hopes to jo...

Intel begins layoffs and offers unpaid leave to manufacturing workers

The layoffs and cost-cutting that Intel Corp. executives recently warned about have begun in California, with a couple of hundred employees set to lose their jobs next month, and manufacturing employe...

Bank of America stock plunges, leading selloff in shares of largest U.S. banks

Shares of many of America’s largest banks are falling sharply this week after a period of outperformance that saw Goldman Sachs Group GS, -2.32% claw back practically all of its losses from earlier in...

Why this cruise stock remains JPMorgan’s favorite as leisure travel keeps roaring

The outlook for cruise stocks is still “more positive than not,” according to JPMorgan analyst Daniel Adam, but given macroeconomic and financial concerns in the sector, not all names are worth buying...

Cryptocurrency investor losses are being turned into IRS gains — here’s how they’re doing it

The Internal Revenue Service has been turning up its scrutiny on cryptocurrency investors in recent years, and as that happens, more investors have been turning to the tax code’s rules on investment l...