American car manufacturer Ford Motor Company is the latest car brand prepping its entry into the world of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse — filing 19 trademark applications across its majo...
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Chip stocks could plunge another 25% as ‘we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade,’ analyst says
After a rough few months for semiconductor stocks, one Wall Street analyst expects the pain to continue and predicted Tuesday that “we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade.” In a ...
Opinion: Ford’s job cuts are just the beginning of another EV earthquake
Electric vehicles, or EVs, promise a green automotive revolution, but this will not come without uncomfortable transitions in the labor force. Those trade-offs are coming starkly into focus, raising q...
Once offering the worst return on Wall Street, cash is now looking like the best asset to own, says Morgan Stanley
Stock sellers are ready to pick up where they left off on Friday, as the market appears to be is waking up from its August slumber with a vengeance. As Goldman Sach’s chief U.S. equity strategist Davi...
Inflation Reduction Act promises tax credits for EVs — here’s how to claim them
Your new electric car may land you a $7,500 tax credit now that the Inflation Reduction Act — designed to fight climate change and inflation — has been signed into law by President Biden. But the new ...
This contrarian investor gave a timely warning for the last big tech top. He now sees the biggest drop of this bear market dead ahead.
When can we truly say goodbye to this bear market? While Bank of America’s global fund managers are no longer “apocalyptically bearish,” some on Wall Street remain wary. Add our call of the day to tha...
Biden will sign the Inflation Reduction Act today. Here’s MarketWatch’s rundown of how it will affect your energy bills, investments and drug costs.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday is scheduled to sign into law the Inflation Reduction Act — the Democrats’ big economic package aimed at addressing climate change, capping drug costs and raising hundre...
Rivian loses nearly $2 billion in second quarter as expenses mount
Rivian Automotive Inc. late Thursday reported a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss, but called for steeper losses for the year, warned about ongoing supply-chain snags, and saw rising expenses, sen...
Why an Arkansas town could provide a grim road map for America if car repos blow up
As recession worries loom over America, a debt crisis already bearing down on wage workers in northwest Arkansas could foreshadow bigger problem for a nation on high alert for a flood of car repossess...
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Soar 1.9% In June
Getty Images Key Takeaways U.S. durable goods orders increased 1.9% in June, driven by a huge 81% increase in military aircraft orders. Core durable goods orders, which removes transportation, governm...
‘Hot inflation is over.’ Here’s where what that means for investors, says this portfolio manager.
A firmer start is ahead for stocks. Investors seem to be perking up after Apple spoiled the mood some on Monday via a report it plans to slow its hiring roll. If true, Apple AAPL, +2.39% has good comp...
When will inflation peak? Consumers and economists see light at the end of the tunnel (but it’s a long tunnel)
Consumers think inflation still has to boil over before it cools, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest read on people’s economic expectations. Inflation hit 9.1% on the year in J...
If this stock market is shaping up like 2008, here’s where we could be headed next, says strategist
Those looking for a bit of good news to start the week may have to cast the net further out. Stocks are tilting lower as COVID-19 cases flare up in China, threatening more lockdowns. And the plate was...
Home prices may still rise, but car values are set to fall from pandemic peak: Goldman
Homes and vehicles are two big-ticket items that most American families will require financing to obtain. There’s some good news — and bad news — when looking at both assets in the next two years, acc...
Here’s how far house prices are set to fall as rates go up, according to this forecasting firm
Stocks are veering south post holiday, following earlier optimism over reports President Joe Biden may lower tariffs on some Chinese goods to help ease the inflation sting. There isn’t much to explain...
Gas prices edge down just in time for July Fourth travel — here’s why
It’s a cool breeze during a hot moment, but it’s not the summer weather. As record-breaking numbers of Americans pack their cars and travel to Fourth of July barbecues that will cost them more than la...
Here’s why this trader is piling back into one of the year’s hottest commodities
The end of June is nigh and good riddance. Down about 7%, only March has delivered a win for S&P 500 SPX, -0.07% investors this year, as pandemic fallout has been compounded by Russia’s brutal and...
Elon Musk joins the growing chorus fearing a U.S. recession. But there are stocks for that.
Look out above, the dip buyers are back in town. Stocks are soaring — for now — as Wall Street returns from a long holiday weekend, with Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifying in front of Congress...
What the Fed’s biggest rate hike in decades means for the bear market in bonds
Historically bad. That’s how the mammoth $53 trillion U.S. fixed-income market has performed this year as the Federal Reserve works to curtail high inflation threatening to wreck the economy. To turbo...
Dogecoin investor sues Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX for $258 billion, claiming ‘pyramid scheme’
A dogecoin investor is suing Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, for $258 billion, accusing them of operating a “pyramid scheme” to inflate the price of the cryptocurrency. The ...
Opinion: The Alieno Unum is purported to be a 5,221-horsepower EV funded by its own crypto. We tried to get to the bottom of this $2.7 million hypercar.
The first Rimac Nevera was delivered to a customer last month, marking a historic moment in electric vehicles. The Croatian hypercar takes the crown as the most powerful (1,813 horsepower) and fastest...