Prosecutors Say JPMorgan Traders Scammed Metals Markets by Spoofing

CHICAGO—JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s precious-metals traders consistently manipulated the gold and silver market over a period of seven years and lied about their conduct to regulators who investigated ...

Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Has Gotten Crushed. Why It May Be Worth a Look.

Text size Steel prices had a roller coaster year; they went up in March and down in May. Tom Mihalek/Getty Images Recession panic has slammed Cleveland-Cliffs stock. But long-term demand for steel, pa...

U.S. homeownership rate tumbles to 1980s levels

High prices for everything from groceries to gas aren’t the only things making this year feel like a throwback to the 1980s. After almost a decade of gains, homeownership in the U.S. also has slipped ...

Gold prices settle at their lowest level of the year as the dollar index climbs toward a 20-year high

Gold on Tuesday fell below the key $1,800-an-ounce level to settle at its lowest price so far this year, while silver futures ended at a two-year low, on back of a rise in the U.S. dollar index toward...

Biden Dropping China Tariffs Could Be Good News for Tech Stocks

If President Joe Biden rolls back tariffs on Chinese exports, it could have bigger implications than the impact on inflation. The U.S. is considering dropping the levies started by Donald Trump in 201...

Coal Makes a Comeback as the World Thirsts for Energy

An energy-starved world is turning to coal as natural-gas and oil shortages exacerbated by Russia’s war against Ukraine lead countries back to the dirtiest fossil fuel. From the U.S. to Europe to Chin...

Gold falls for the week after a dip below $1,800, as silver settles its lowest price in 2 years

Gold futures on Friday briefly dipped below the key $1,800-an-ounce level — posting a loss for the week, while silver prices dropped to their lowest finish since July 2020. The weakness in precious me...

The Best Income Investments Now

Income-oriented investors, it’s time to celebrate. There are suddenly many more opportunities—in areas ranging from junk bonds to real estate investment trusts—after the bear markets in stocks and bon...

Carnival and Other Cruise Operators Face Too Many Headwinds. Steer Clear of the Stock.

An analyst note predicting Carnival stock could fall to zero in a worst-case scenario has revived concerns about the cruise industry. Here, a Carnival ship docked at Key West, Fla., earlier this year....

Royal Caribbean, Netflix, and 3 Other S&P 500 Stocks Hit Hard This Quarter

Text size Royal Caribbean and cruise ship competitor Carnival were the leading S&P 500 decliners during the second quarter. Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images What a quarter. A lot happene...

These 10 stocks in the S&P 500 lost $4.2 trillion of investors’ money during the first half of 2022

The first half of 2022 is over, and good riddance for investors: The S&P 500 Index declined 20.6%. Below are two lists of the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.88% this year. Firs...

Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Authority. What’s Happening To Energy Stocks.

Text size The Supreme Court ruled the EPA must get clear congressional approval before making sweeping regulations to deal with climate change. George Frey/Getty Images Coal mining and oil stocks were...

Carnival Stock Could Fall to $0 in a Worst-Case Scenario, Analyst Says

Text size Carnival Dream cruise ship is docked at Port B in Key West, Florida. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Carnival stock was tumbling Wednesday after Morgan Stanley cut its price target to a ...

This veteran money manager has seen it all. And these 19 dividend stocks pass his rigorous quality screen right now.

Lewis Altfest’s time in the finance industry spans seven decades. He has some words of advice for investors who aren’t used to stomach-churning stock-price moves. He founded Altfest Personal Wealth Ma...

Russian Gas Cuts Threaten World’s Largest Chemicals Hub

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany—For years, BASF SE one of the world’s largest chemicals companies, built its business model around cheap and plentiful Russian natural gas, which it uses to generate power and as...

Gold prices down a second week as recession fears drive copper to biggest weekly loss in a year

Gold and silver prices edged up for the session on Friday, but end lower for a second straight week, as copper posted its biggest weekly percentage loss in a year. What are prices doing? August gold  ...

8 Home-building and Steel Stocks That Offer Substantial Value

Looking for the cheapest stocks in the market now? Two industries stand out: home builders and steel makers. Barron’s screened for the 10 stocks in the S&P 500 index, S&P Midcap 400, and S&...

The Housing Market Just Hit a Wall. What’s Next for Prices, Brokers, and Builder Stocks.

My summer portfolio strategy is to play the old disco hit “Baby Come Back” while slow dancing with my December brokerage statements. If it works, I have a business idea involving Hall, Oates, and a tw...

These 16 stocks in the S&P 500 crumpled at least 9% a day after the Fed raised rates

One day after U.S. stocks got a reprieve as the Federal Reserve lifted its target range for short-term interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, inflation fears built a new wall of worry to send U.S. s...

3 crucial financial moves to make now after the Fed’s biggest rate hike since 1994

In a matter of months, it’s become more expensive to carry a credit card balance, a car loan or a mortgage as the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes have seeped into borrowing costs. It’s tough med...

Caterpillar’s Headquarters Are Moving to Texas

Caterpillar has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s, according to the firm, but Illinois remains the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees. Dreamstime Text size Caterpillar is moving head...

Caterpillar to move headquarters to Texas from Illinois in fresh blow to the Chicago area

Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday it will move its global headquarters from Illinois to an existing divisional office in Irving, Texas, in the Dallas–Forth Worth area, in another blow to metropolitan Chic...

Some European Factories, Long Dependent on Cheap Russian Energy, Are Shutting Down

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Apple is offering ‘buy now, pay later.’ 4 reasons to think twice before signing up

After months of speculation, Apple AAPL, -0.45% finally unveiled its buy now, pay later offering this week, wading into an industry that’s experienced explosive growth. But consumers should be wary of...

Apple Needs to Show Some Spark as Shoppers Favor Services Over Stuff

Customers at the Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal in New York City earlier this year. Getty Images Text size As Apple prepares to upgrade its products, there are two distinct trends hitting the e...

Looking for $100,000 Salary? See How Much the Biggest U.S. Companies Pay Workers

By John Stensholt and Nate Rattner May 31, 2022 7:00 am ET Wages for the median workers at the majority of big American companies are higher than they were before the pandemic, with the tight job mark...

Yamana Gold Stock Surges on $6.7 Billion Gold Fields Deal

Text size Yamana Gold holders would receive 0.6 Gold Fields share for each share outstanding under terms of the proposed takeover. David Gray/AFP/Getty Images Yamana Gold stock surged on Tuesday after...

Growth Stocks Down. Small-Caps Are Worse. Could This Be Time for Small-Cap Growth?

If your stocks are trailing the S&P 500, which is down 15% from its early January high, borrow a tactic from the pros: switch benchmarks. Perhaps you’re beating growth stocks. The S&P 500 Grow...

Broadcom Stock Has Gained on VMware Takeover. Its Dividend Could Rise 20%.

Text size Truist analyst William Stein calculates that Broadcom could raise its dividend by over 20% this year. Remus Rigo/Dreamstime.com The stock market has had a mixed reaction to Broadcom ’s inten...

After 2 stormy years of ‘moonshot’ house prices, don’t hold out hope for a major correction. Why COVID-era property values may be here to stay.

There is hope for first-time buyers looking to enter the U.S. housing market, but observers say they will have to be patient. After a two-year surge in home prices during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ho...

If There’s a Recession Coming, Not Even the Fed Could Stop It Now

The word recession is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Influential investor and philanthropist George Soros is talking about it in Davos. The Federal Reserve, on the day minutes are published, is cons...