Nvidia Corp. is giving up on its attempt to acquire chip designer Arm Ltd. from Softbank Group Corp., according to a report Monday. Nvidia NVDA, +1.68% agreed to acquire Arm for $40 billion in cash an...
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Spirit Airlines and Frontier Group to merge in stock-and-cash deal valued at $6.6 billion
Spirit Airlines Inc. SAVE, +0.18% and Frontier Group Holdings Inc. ULCC, -1.43% said Monday they have agreed to merge in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $6.6 billion including net debt and operating l...
These end-of-life planning forms will save your family a lot of heartache, the trouble with Alaska’s oil fund and more retirement news
From MarketWatch: Opinion: Big money trouble with Alaska’s $80 billion oil fund: A major political row has broken out at Alaska’s Permanent Fund, the state’s giant $82 billion oil fund, where the firi...
The next ‘pain trade’ could be on the horizon as investors crowd into bets pegged to Fed monetary policy
Investors may be set up for the next so-called “pain” trade, with market participants increasingly coalescing around expectations that Federal Reserve needs to act aggressively to combat persistent U....
Nearly two years into the pandemic, Uber and Lyft still looking for a consistent lane
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the ride-hailing industry is still seeking stability. Uber Technologies Inc. UBER, +7.27% and Lyft Inc. LYFT, +3.63% are scheduled to release fourth-quarte...
Tax season: does the IRS know if you trade crypto? Is your NFT sale or mining income taxable?
Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. It is tax season in the U.S., and I’ll ...
‘This is not 1980’: What investors are watching as next U.S. inflation reading looms
Investors next week will be closely watching for the latest reading on U.S. inflation, which has been running hot against the backdrop of a volatile stock market in 2022. “Inflation will be the data p...
Royal Caribbean may finally be confident enough to provide long-term financial guidance
Royal Caribbean Group looks poised to report the first billion-dollar quarter since the pandemic, and may finally be confident enough about the post-pandemic outlook to provide long-term financial tar...
This way of picking value stocks has actually worked — and Berkshire Hathaway screens the best
Amazon.com’s earnings surprise is the story of the day, pushing even the jobs report into second billing. More on that in a second. But the broader story of the markets is unchanged. Interest rates ar...
Peloton stock shoots more than 30% higher after report of Amazon acquisition interest
Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON, +1.44% shares jumped more than 35% in after-hours trading Friday after a report that potential acquirers including Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +13.54% are sizing up the exerci...
PayPal stock still offers ‘four silver linings’ after ‘epic’ selloff, says analyst
Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc. have been pummeled in recent days after the e-commerce company gave a disappointing forecast and announced a change in its business strategy, but one analyst still sees ...
‘My husband refuses to pay my student loans.’ Is there some loophole to get him to pay?
How can you get out of student loan debt faster? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I am married but unemployed, and my husband refuses to pay my student loans, which I had before we were dating. Do I...
I inherited ‘a sizeable amount’ from my mother. A financial adviser took me out for a free meal at an investment seminar, and made ‘some good, interesting points.’ But should I be wary?
Let’s hope you enjoyed your meals but didn’t swallow too much of that investment advice. Getty Images Finding good, trustworthy financial advice is tough. Sometimes people luck into a recommendation f...
‘We do not want him to receive anything from our estate’: How do we ensure our son-in-law does not get his hands on our money?
Dear Quentin, My wife and I are in our 70’s and have one daughter as the sole beneficiary to our estate. We live in Ohio. She is separated from her husband, and it doesn’t appear that they will be get...
Amazon holiday earnings blow away expectations (thanks to Rivian), stock spikes
Amazon.com Inc. executives thought that supply-chain and staffing concerns could wipe away their holiday profit. They were wrong. Amazon AMZN, -7.81% reported fourth-quarter profit of $14.3 billion, o...
Biogen’s stock falls 3.7% after announcing earnings, says it brought in $1 million in sales of Alzheimer’s drug in the fourth quarter
An earlier version of this report had the wrong consensus and revenue numbers. It has been corrected. Shares of Biogen Inc. BIIB, -1.92% were down 3.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after the compa...
Qualcomm stock slips following strong earnings and outlook
Qualcomm Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Wednesday as the chip maker’s quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street estimates, but certain business segments fell short of expectations....
AbbVie’s stock gains on fourth-quarter earnings as it reports better-than-expected sales of Humira
An earlier version of this report referred to Humana in the headline, not Humira. It has been corrected. Shares of AbbVie Inc. ABBV, +0.08% gained 1.4% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the comp...
Marathon Petroleum stock surges after profit more than doubles expectations, $5 billion added to stock buyback program
Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC, +3.16% shot up 3.9% toward a more-than three-year high after the oil refiner reported fourth-quarter profit that was more than double what was expected and also ...
The ‘best job in America’ pays $145,000, has 14,000 job openings — and offers a generous work-life balance
A six-figure salary and the option to work from home? It sounds too good to be true. Job openings are rising, while workers continue to quit. The number of vacant jobs hit 10.9 million in December, up...
Snap earnings spark stock rally that’s so big, it’s making people nervous
A stock moving more than 50% higher in a single session is normally cause for celebration on Wall Street, but Snap Inc.’s big rally Friday was met with skittishness. Shares of the Snapchat parent comp...