As investors face another uncertain year for public equities, large-cap healthcare stocks remain an attractive defensive play. They offer a shot at insulating capital from the downturn many still expe...
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Micron sales could dive more than 50%, and more belt-tightening is expected before outlook improves
Micron Technology Inc.’s revenue declines could worsen to more than 50% before inventory-saturated customers work though that product and boost sales in the second half of 2023, but before then the me...
Is a 2023 stock-market rebound in store after 2022 selloff? What history says about losing years.
History shows back-to-back losing years for the stocks are rare — but the size of the market’s drop in 2022 with no sign the Federal Reserve is ready to ride to the rescue means investors should bewar...
New research claims the bear market won’t be over until the VIX says so.
According to one prominent investment firm’s analysis of the VIX, the stock market has not yet experienced the capitulation that typically signals the end of the bear market. By capitulation, I’m refe...
Why the Bank of Japan’s surprise policy twist is rattling global markets
Anchors aweigh? The Bank of Japan sent shock waves through global financial markets Tuesday, effectively loosening a cap on 10-year government bond yields in a surprise move seen as potentially pointi...
The Crypto Ice Age Is Here. What’s Ahead for Bitcoin.
For crypto investors, the only thing to celebrate about 2022 is that it is almost over. The industry is fighting for its life amid a cascade of scandals, bankruptcies, and fury in Washington over its ...
Crypto’s Onetime Fans Are Calling It Quits After FTX Collapse
Buying crypto was so much fun when it was going up. Now, many onetime fans are getting out. This year has brought crisis after crisis, raising questions about the industry’s long-term prospects. Two m...
These money and investing tips can help you plan for a new year as 2022 comes to an end
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Why the stock market’s painful...
The stock market is tumbling because investors fear recession more than inflation
A stock-market paradox, in which bad news about the economy is seen as good news for equities, may have run its course. If so, investors should expect bad news to be bad news for stocks heading into t...
Given up on Wall Street? Here’s how stocks could rally 20% next year, says veteran analyst
Just two weeks of 2022 to go and the stock market mood remains grim. The latest burst of optimism, on further evidence that U.S. inflation continues to ease, has again evaporated. Equity investors fea...
Moving into a retirement community, how to know when you have enough saved, the best RMD strategies and more retirement news
From MarketWatch Retirement: How much should you have saved for retirement? Aim for these age-related benchmarks as you save for retirement. These are the top 10 mistakes people make when planning fo...
Opinion: This is the only stock market prediction for 2023 that you need to know
When you hear or read about an investing expert’s outlook for the year ahead, bear one thing in mind: Every forecast about 2022 was wrong. Not just a bit amiss, but complete, total busts. Oh, some str...
The Fed Is Making a Mistake—and the Stock Market Will Pay the Price
We all make mistakes—but the Federal Reserve may be making a bigger one than most. That could mean another difficult year for the stock market in 2023. Those concerns were front and center this past w...
ECB slows rate hikes, but signals it’s far from done
The European Central Bank delivered a half-point rate increase Thursday, slowing the speed of its monetary tightening after a pair of larger rate moves. But policy makers emphasized that market partic...
The Crypto Ice Age Is Here. It Could Get Even Worse.
For crypto investors, the only thing to celebrate about 2022 is that it is almost over. The industry is fighting for its life amid a cascade of scandals, bankruptcies, and fury in Washington over its ...
Nvidia stock is top pick as ‘fundamental bottom’ nears for chips, analyst says
After a semiconductor shortage flipped into a glut in 2022, chip stocks are headed for a strong entry point and will lead the broader market in the new year, with Nvidia Corp. the best pick among them...
Stocks are closing out a dismal 2022 as the Fed fights inflation. Here’s what history says comes next.
Stock-market investors have plenty of reasons to feel gloomy heading into 2023: Inflation is still high, the housing market is sputtering and the Federal Reserve just raised interest rates by another ...
Opinion: Opinion: The Fed should pause rate hikes since inflation has slowed — it won’t
The Federal Reserve should declare an immediate cease fire in its war against inflation and hold its benchmark interest rate steady instead of raising the federal funds by a half percentage point to a...
CPI days have been among the most volatile for stocks this year. Here’s what to expect ahead of Tuesday’s report
Many investors are hoping that beaten down U.S. stocks will finish 2022 with a “Santa Claus rally” after the S&P 500 logged back-to-back monthly gains for the first time in more than a year in Oct...
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon reportedly hiding in Serbia
South Korean prosecutors said Monday that fugitive crypto executive Do Kwon is hiding in Serbia, according to reports. The prosecutors are working with authorities in Serbia to locate him, the Financi...
These money and investing tips can fill your portfolio with holiday cheer
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Be on guard against Wall Stree...
One company could determine if U.S. corporate profits rise to a record next year
As Wall Street looks toward 2023, earnings growth for the companies that make up the S&P 500 index could hinge on just one of them: Amazon.com Inc. Amazon AMZN, -1.39%, the online retail giant who...
20 big oil companies expected to be cash gushers in 2023 despite uncertainty
The energy sector of the S&P 500 has been the year’s best performer, yet oil stocks still appear to be inexpensive when compared with those in other industries. If you are interested in investing ...