World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. disclosed Monday that it will restate financial statements back to 2019 after uncovering $14.6 million in “unrecorded expenses” paid out by former long-time Chief Ex...
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Mastech to acquire IEA in cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.1 billion
Infrastructure construction company MasTec Inc. MTZ, -12.08% said Monday it has agreed to acquire IEA in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.1 billion. IEA is a services provider in renewable ene...
Newmont stock drops after profit miss, as costs jump 33% while sales slip
Shares of Newmont Corp. NEM, -1.34% dropped 2.5% toward a more than two-year low in premarket trading Monday, after the gold miner reported second-quarter profit that fell well short of expectations, ...
The Fed’s next rate hike could be huge. One simple way to profit from it
Some pros are speculating that the Fed could raise interest rates 1% at their July 26 meeting. Getty Images/iStockphoto Experts predict that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at their July 26 meeti...
Users of payment services like Zelle need better scam protection, Dems tell CFPB
It should be easier for consumers defrauded via popular instant payment services like Zelle to seek redress, since money-transfer scams are reportedly growing more common, a group of Democratic lawmak...
About 2,500 Boeing workers to strike after rejecting contract offer
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Roughly 2,500 Boeing workers are expected to go on strike next month at three plants in the St. Louis area after they voted Sunday to reject a contract offer from the plane maker. T...
It’s time to overweight small caps as ‘they’ve come very close to pricing in recession’: RBC Capital
Small-cap stocks have attracted more investors and analysts attention this week with their benchmark index the Russell 2000 jumping 3.5% on Tuesday to 1799 points, its biggest one day percentage gain ...
I’m 40 and married with 2 kids. How aggressively should I invest my money right now, and should I own crypto? Here’s what 5 financial advisers told him to do now.
Should crypto be a part of your overall investing strategy? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m 40, married with two kids and gainfully employed. I’m wondering how aggressively I should be investin...
Weekend reads: Prepare for a big week — a crucial Federal Reserve decision, tech-company earnings and a GDP report
It was mostly a week for stocks, particularly a rebound in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, as companies topped expectations on second-quarter earnings. The coming week brings a heavy dose of t...
Will the Federal Reserve kill the stock-market bounce?
A summer rebound is stirring hopes the bear market in U.S. stocks has seen its lows, but a meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers this coming week might test the nerves of would-be bulls. “I expect ...
Is the stock-market bottom in? What the pros say after S&P 500 tests 4,000
Stock-market bulls are poking their heads above the parapet, declaring the lows in for the 2022 selloff as indexes extend a bounce off their June lows, while skeptics still see little evidence of more...
My wife inherited a 401(k)–what’s the best way to avoid a big tax hit?
Q.: My wife inherited a 401(k) from my mom who died recently. How do we handle this? If she takes her share out will it count as income for us on our taxes? I read that we can’t roll it over into our ...
Palantir stock’s ‘strength will prove unsustainable,’ analyst says in downgrade
Palantir Technologies Inc. shares are up nearly 50% from their May lows, but one analyst worries that “this strength will prove unsustainable.” Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. analyst Brian White dow...
Fed can’t stop hiking interest rates even if there is a recession, former top central banker says
The Federal Reserve has to emulate Mario Draghi and do “whatever it takes” to bring inflation down and that means continuing to raise interest rates even if there is a recession, said former Richmond ...
It’s the end of ‘fantasyland’ for Big Tech and its workers
After Big Tech grew in unprecedented and unchecked fashion for a decade, building ostentatious palaces to house growing workforces while plying them luxuriant freebies to keep them from defecting to r...
10 of the smartest things Suze Orman has ever said about saving money
Financial author Suze Orman Getty Images For years, the rates paid out on savings accounts were abysmal, but we are finally seeing rates going up. Indeed, the Fed has now raised rates numerous times t...
This bond ETF has the potential to become the king of fixed income ETFs. Here’s why.
Hello! This is markets reporter Isabel Wang stepping in to cover ETF Wrap for MarketWatch’s Christine Idzelis, who will be back next week. In this week’s edition, I spoke with Todd Rosenbluth, head of...
GameStop starts split-adjusted trading with a near 2% gain
Shares of GameStop Corp. GME, -12.10% rallied 1.9% in premarket trading Friday, which implies a price of just above $39 as the videogame retailer and “meme” stock has started trading on a ...
AT&T earnings were ‘actually good’ despite stock selloff, says analyst
AT&T Inc.’s shares fell sharply Thursday after the telecommunications giant cut its free-cash-flow forecast for the year, but one analyst said the latest report wasn’t all bad. In fact, LightShed ...
How Amazon’s $3.9 billion wager on primary care could change your Prime membership
Amazon’s AMZN, +1.52% $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical ONEM, +69.45% is the e-commerce giant’s biggest bet on healthcare to date, and it hints at a future in which primary care and streaming op...
PepsiCo raises dividend by 7%
PepsiCo Inc. PEP, +0.15% said late Thursday its board of directors approved a dividend of $1.15 a share, a 7% increase. That’s consistent with PepsiCo’s previously announced increase in it...
Intuitive Surgical stock falls more than 13% after Q2 results fall short
Shares of Intuitive Surgical dropped more than 13% in the extended session Thursday after the maker of surgical robotic systems reported second-quarter results below Wall Street expectations and said ...
AT&T stock pulls back from historic drop after earnings
AT&T shares sank Thursday despite an earnings beat in a quarter with a lot of moving parts due to recent business divestments. While the company raised its annual forecast for mobility-service rev...
Blackstone shares dip after posting loss but its distributable earnings beat estimates
Blackstone Inc. BX, -3.65% shares fell 3.9% in premarket trades on Thursday after the private equity firm said it swung to a second-quarter loss of $29.4 million, or 4 cents a share, from net income o...
Freeport-McMoRan misses on profit and revenue amid a ‘precipitous’ fall in copper prices
Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX, +0.58% slipped 0.1% in premarket trading, after the copper and gold miner reported second-quarter profit and revenue that missed expectations, concerns over the gl...
Here’s the incredibly strong signal for stocks that is coming from the corporate bond market
Is it a false dawn in the stock market or is there something real? The S&P 500 has never lost ground over the following year when advancing volume was at least 85% of volume for two out of three d...
Nokia 2Q Sales EUR5.87B – MarketWatch
By Dominic Chopping Nokia Corp. on Thursday posted a forecast-beating second-quarter net profit as demand for mobile networks and network infrastructure remained strong, despite continuing supply chai...
Here are the top 5 energy stocks, according to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs on Monday picked five top energy stocks of ahead of their quarterly earnings, saying it keeps a “constructive” view on the sector thanks to cash flows and valuations, among other highlig...