Shares of Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +4.40% charged 5.7% higher to $2,435.01 in afternoon trading, to put them on track for a fourth-straight gain. The ecommerce and cloud behemoth’s stock has soared...
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Yuan-ruble trading explodes 1,000% in latest challenge to U.S. dollar’s dominance
The Russian ruble has rebounded sharply off the lows seen after the invasion of Ukraine, although there remains a wide margin between prices quoted in Moscow and those quoted offshore. But in the late...
Big Lots chief merchandising officer terminated without cause in wake of disappointing quarterly results
Shares of Big Lots Inc. BIG, -9.09% dove 7.1% toward a 2-year low in morning trading Tuesday, after the discount home essentials retailer disclosed Chief Merchandising Officer Jack Pestello had been t...
Hot stocks may bring an initial thrill, but they’ll break your heart
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U.S. home prices rise at new record rate, Case-Shiller shows
The numbers: U.S. home prices rose again in March even as higher mortgage rates began to bite, leaving prices at all-time highs. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price index was up a record ...
Brace for another selloff if U.S. stocks reach this technical ‘danger zone’
“Top Gun: Maverick” is taking American cinemas by storm, so it’s only right that Wall Street strategists would work some references to the classic 1980s franchise into their client research which is o...
‘Should we wait to see how the market plays out?’ I want to purchase a rental home. Is this a good time?
Dear MarketWatch, Is it a good time to buy an investment home to rent out, or should we wait off on it? We live in Arizona, but the home I’d be buying is located in El Paso, Texas. It would involve ta...
Oil stocks enjoy broad rally as crude prices jump, with Exxon Mobil at an 8-year high and Chevron at a record
The energy sector is on track to enjoy a unanimous rally Tuesday, as the European Union’s ban on Russian oil has sent crude oil futures surging. The SPDR Energy Select Sector ETF XLE, +1.00% ral...
Here’s the asset investors want if inflation stays high, says Deutsche Bank. And crypto isn’t even ‘on the radar’
Home is where the heart is, and the money, if inflationary trends don’t cool. That’s according to the latest Deutsche Bank survey of investors, who say that property will be their most preferred buy-a...
U.S. stock futures rise in holiday trade as Shanghai sets reopening plans
U.S. stock futures rose on Monday in light holiday volume, helped by plans from the world’s number-two economy to lift some restrictions as it fights COVID more aggressively than the rest of the world...
War surges Norway’s oil, gas profit. Now, it’s urged to help
Europe’s frantic search for alternatives to Russian energy has dramatically increased the demand — and price — for Norway’s oil and gas. As the money pours in, Europe’s second-biggest natural gas supp...
Volkswagen says supply-chain problems are easing even as some Audi buyers face year-long wait times
Executives with German automobile maker Volkswagen said at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that supply-chain problems exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war are easing but they’...
These money and investing tips are tools to help fix your broken portfolio
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Your stock portfolio didn’t have to lose so much this year Strong insider buying suggests a 15% rally in the S&P 500 from here ‘I feel like I am ...
Durability of U.S. stock- market bounce in question as inflation worries linger ahead of payrolls report
Investors took a breather this week as U.S. stocks bounced back from a weeks long selloff and the latest reading on inflation offered glimmers of optimism to those hoping for a peak in price pressures...
Why the Dow finally bounced — and what it will take to prove it’s for real
A little pre-summer cheer finally filtered its way into the stock market the week before Memorial Day, but it will likely take more than the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s first winning week since lat...
Stocks close sharply higher after inflation data; Dow snaps longest weekly losing streak since 1932
U.S. stocks ended sharply higher Friday, with all three major benchmarks booking weekly gains, after the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation for April had the smallest increase in a year ...
Here’s how much money you would have lost if you bought a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT a month ago
When the crypto market was generally sluggish over the first quarter, some investors turned to nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, which outperformed most other digital assets at the time, in search of a hav...
U.S. inflation rate slows to 6.3%, Fed-favored PCE gauge shows, in a sign that price pressures could be peaking
The numbers: A key measure of U.S. inflation rose just 0.2% in April to mark the smallest increase in a year and a half, aided by lower gasoline prices. There were additional hints that a surge in U.S...
LyondellBasell stock rallies after special dividend announced, regular dividend raised
Shares of LyondellBasell Industries N.V. LYB, +5.00% rose 1.1% in premarket trading Friday, after the U.K.-based chemical company said it will pay a special dividend of $5.20 a share, after setting ne...
Why cash is an important part of your retirement plan
Retirement savers are often told they’ll see a greater return in their retirement assets if they invest it – and that may be true – but it’s important to prioritize some cash in a retirement plan as w...
Ethereum could ‘take over everything’, and there won’t be a multi-chain future, says EY’s blockchain leader
Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest an...
Avadel’s stock falls 21% after disclosing new FDA request for experimental narcolepsy drug
Shares of Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC AVDL, +133.64% tumbled 21.6% in premarket trading on Thursday after the company said in a securities filing that the Food and Drug Administration requested additio...
Dow books 4th day of gains, stocks rally after Fed minutes signal flexibility on interest rate hikes
Stocks closed higher Wednesday as investors took away a message of flexibility from the release of minutes of the early May Federal Reserve meeting about its path to higher interest rates. How did sto...
Here are 15 high-yield stocks expected to raise dividends the most through 2024
The stock market, shocked by the Federal Reserve’s policy changes to fight inflation, has been gored this year, with growth and technology companies bearing the brunt of the biggest declines. Dividend...
‘I have great plans for myself’: My girlfriend doesn’t understand how her student loan works and rents a pricey apartment. What if we marry — and divorce?
My girlfriend and I have been in a relationship for seven months, and it is getting more serious. I don’t expect us to get married in the next year but I like to plan ahead and if things keep working ...
‘Markets are imploding’ because the Fed isn’t doing its job, says billionaire investor Bill Ackman
“‘How does this downward market spiral end? It ends when the Fed puts a line in the sand on inflation and says it will do “whatever it takes.”’” — Bill Ackman, founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital...
Salesforce earnings expected to serve as business-spending bellwether amid economic uncertainty
Salesforce Inc. is expected to have a much more subdued earnings report in the coming week as fear of a recession and inflation, as well as COVID shutdowns in China and the war in Ukraine, are prompti...