Costco Wholesale Corp. is talking over membership fee hikes after reporting an all-time renewal rate high of 90%. The last time Costco raised its membership fee was in June 2017. Historically, fees ri...
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Here’s why the stock market gets ‘squirrelly’ when bond yields rise above 3%
Stock-market investors seem to get jittery when the 10-year Treasury yield is trading above 3%. A look at corporate and government debt levels explains why, according to one closely followed analyst. ...
Home affordability has ‘collapsed’ in 2022. What to expect next, according to BofA
The double whammy of surging mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices has led to “collapsed” housing affordability in America, according to Chris Flanagan’s team at BofA Global Research. The situat...
Biden open to canceling $10,000 in student loans per borrower — what that means for your budget, credit score and tax bill
If $10,000 vanishes from your student debt, you may want to celebrate. This is a question millions of student loan holders may be facing soon if President Joe Biden proceeds with a controversial plan ...
‘I’d love to be married now. I would love to be a dad by now. I’d love to have a home by now’: The winners and losers in Biden’s plan to cancel $10,000 in student-loan debt
The Biden administration is planning to cancel $10,000 in student-loan debt for borrowers earning below a specific income threshold. But for borrowers like Johnathan Perkins, 36, the amount of debt fo...
Trulieve beats out Curaleaf for top Q1 revenue spot for U.S. cannabis companies
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. TCNNF, +2.09% edged past Curaleaf Holdings Inc. CURLF, +0.16% to be the top revenue generator among U.S. cannabis companies in the first quarter with $318.3 million in revenue,...
Kohl’s stock bounces around after conflicting reports on sale
Shares of Kohl’s Corp. KSS, +2.44% fell more than 10% in the extended session Thursday after the New York Post reported that the retailerpushed back this week’s deadline for bids after sev...
Investors may be in for this rude surprise: History shows inflation can take years to return to normal even when Fed hikes above 10%
History can be a powerful tool, particularly in a high-inflation environment like this one in which no suitable economic model seems to apply. Inflation — running at 8.3% as of April, near a four-deca...
I invested in Tesla early and now have an 8-figure nest egg. Do I need a financial adviser?
How do you know if you need a financial adviser or not? Getty Images Question: I’m considering quitting working soon. I invested in Tesla early on and 100x-ed and am at a very low eight-figure value n...
Small-cap growth stocks are at their lowest P/E valuation in at least 24 years.
Growth stocks typically trade at premium prices. But in this market, rising interest rates have turned small-cap growth stocks into a bargain group. This may be a beautiful setup for long-term investo...
Why a top Wall Street quant sees S&P 500 taking back all its losses by yearend
JP Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic, one of the most closely followed quantitative analysts on Wall Street, augured in a note to clients on Wednesday that U.S. stocks could see a torrid rebound during the lat...
This market strategist with a spot-on record sees stocks surging 15% to 25% from their May low
The U.S. stock market’s two-week rally is even stronger than it looks. That’s saying something, since this rally has already tacked on impressive gains. As of the market’s close prior to the Memorial ...
Elon Musk says workers should return to the office or quit. It’s a big gamble: ‘Tesla is kick-starting its own local Great Resignation’
Elon Musk is giving his employees an ultimatum. Tesla’s TSLA, -2.36% chief executive officer and founder responded Thursday to an apparent leaked email that called on employees to return to the offic...
Tonix’s stock jumps 43% on patent for experimental pox vaccines
Shares of Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. TNXP, +45.55% gained 43.8% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the company said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent to the company...
Should I name my spouse or my trust as the beneficiary as my 401(k) and IRA?
Dear Harry, I’m married and want my entire estate to go to my spouse. I have a revocable trust which will continue for my spouse’s benefit upon my death. Should I name my spouse or my trust as the ben...
I’ve found that a financial adviser can cost $5,000 a year. Is it worth it?
What might a financial planner charge you and is it worth it? Getty Images/iStockphoto The other day a reader wrote into us making a good point: She wanted us to give people a more in-depth look at wh...
‘Pretend to work somewhere else.’ Elon Musk reportedly tells Tesla staff working remotely is no longer an option.
“They should pretend to work somewhere else.” That was Tesla’s TSLA, -2.88% chief executive officer Elon Musk, responding to an apparent leaked email making the rounds that was addressed to the electr...
NIO stock rallies after May deliveries return to growth as production gradually recovers
Shares of NIO Inc. NIO, +5.55% rallied 1.5% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the China-based electric vehicle maker reported a 4.7% increase in May deliveries, to 7,024 vehicles from 6,711 a year...
‘I am a 53-year-old single man with very little savings’: I want to take out a 30-year mortgage, but pay it off in 7 years. Is that possible?
I am a 53-year-old single man with very little in savings. I paid off all my credit-card debt a couple of years ago. I have now decided to purchase a home. My rent has increased to the point where it ...
U.S. stocks end lower Tuesday as Biden, Powell meet on inflation; Dow, S&P eke out gains in May
U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday, the final session of May, as Treasury yields pushed higher following last week’s equity market bounce after a historic string of weekly losses. The Dow Jones Industri...
Salesforce stock rallies following raised outlook, with stronger dollar seen as only major headwind
Salesforce Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Tuesday after the cloud-based customer-relationship-management company said business remained strong amid the current rocky economic landscape an...
Fed’s quantitative tightening is about to arrive: What that might mean for markets
The Federal Reserve’s almost $9 trillion portfolio is about to be reduced starting on Wednesday, in a process intended to supplement rate hikes and buttress the central bank’s fight against inflation....
Eli Lilly stock pulls back from record high after disclosing sales by largest shareholder
Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. LLY, -3.10% fell 4.0% in afternoon trading Tuesday, to pullback from the previous session’s record close, after the drug maker disclosed that its largest shareholde...
Weekend reads: If you agree that inflation has peaked, buy stocks in this sector
If everyone agreed about the direction of the economy, investing would be easy. But there are mixed signals about whether the rate of inflation has peaked, at least in the U.S. If you are among those ...