Johnson & Johnson CEO Joaquin Duato’s warning earlier this month that the outlook for 2023 remains uncertain is tempering investor expectations ahead of the company’s earnings reports on Tuesday. ...
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Bitcoin soars past $23,000 to highest since last September
Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.59% soared past $23,000 on Saturday, its highest level since September, as the crypto currency market recovered some ground in early 2023. The rally came despite news on Thursday th...
Ripple CTO Explains Why XRP Is a Commodity
Alex Dovbnya Ripple CTO David Schwartz claims that the controversial XRP cryptocurrency meets the definition of a commodity Ripple CTO David Schwartz recently took to Twitter to explain why XRP meets ...
Wells Fargo, Disney, and 10 Other Stocks Value Investors Are Watching
Text size Eaton Vance’s Adam Dunn expects cost cutting at Disney and a more balanced approach to growth and profitability at Disney+ under newly reinstalled CEO Bob Iger. Getty Images Sometimes, being...
I-bond strategies: Answers to your questions about Series I bonds
Most people are still new to investing in I-bonds, and so it’s not surprising that they have a lot of questions about the basics. As a new year begins, the situation is even more complicated by strate...
U.S. Treasurys at ‘critical point’: Stocks, bonds correlation shifts as fixed-income market flashes recession warning
Bonds and stocks may be getting back to their usual relationship, a plus for investors with a traditional mix of assets in their portfolios amid fears that the U.S. faces a recession this year. “The b...
Ripple CTO Weighs In on Upcoming Ruling in SEC Lawsuit, Says XRP Fits the Definition of a ‘Commodity’
Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz says the company’s XRP token is a “commodity” despite an ongoing legal dispute over its status. Schwartz claims XRP fits into the definition of a commo...
GE set to report final pre-breakup earnings
General Electric Co. is scheduled to report next week its final quarterly results before the start of its breakup, with the industrial conglomerate expected to report its highest profit since before t...
The 1980s was the blueprint for the upcoming disinflation cycle and these are the stocks for it, strategists say
Stocks logged a third-straight losing session on Thursday as investors continue to deal with a mixed bag of economic data. That followed Wednesday’s session and extremely weak industrial production th...
No more ‘special awards’ for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, board decides
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s board heeded an outcry from shareholders about Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon’s compensation, which in the past has included more than $50 million in “special awar...
Bonds say inflation has peaked, but here’s what Cathie Wood says the stock market needs to hear to stage a bona fide rally
Bullish stock investors have gotten punched in the month so far this week, after a relatively cheery kickoff to 2023 following an ugly 2022. Cathie Wood, however, has some thoughts about what might tr...
This simple, no-sweat portfolio makes money in all markets
Well now. This is interesting. Very interesting. And—potentially — very profitable. Especially if you want your savings to go to work and make you money in all environments—booms and slumps, crashes a...
‘Bitcoin is a hyped-up fraud, it’s a pet rock’: says JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon
““Bitcoin itself is a hyped-up fraud, it’s a pet rock.”” — Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase CEO In an interview on Thursday morning on CNBC, billionaire Jamie Dimon, Chairman and chief executive of JP Mor...
U.S. stocks flash rare bull-market signal for first time in nearly 3 years, but some have their doubts
A technical signal that has portended previous turning points for the U.S. stock market has arrived for the first time in nearly three years, according to data supplied by its creator. But some on Wal...
One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls last year says he’s learned his lesson and isn’t chasing stocks right now
The young new year has been all about reversion to the mean. Take the ARK Innovation ETF ARKK, -2.94% — Cathie Wood’s flagship fund of mostly unprofitable tech companies has stormed 19% higher in 2023...
Dow drops over 600 points, posts worst day of year after weak economic data, hawkish Fed remarks erase inflation cheer
U.S. stock indexes finished sharply lower on Wednesday, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index booking their worst day in over a month, after data on falling retail sales...
Vanguard expects municipal bond ‘renaissance’ as investors should ‘salivate’ at higher yields
Investors who allocated to municipal bonds with paltry yields at the beginning of last year should now “salivate” at the prospect of higher income following the rapid rise in interest rates in 2022, a...
Coinbase Stock Is Soaring. It Might Be a Haven in a Wild Crypto Market.
Coinbase Global stock continued its winning streak on Tuesday, rising alongside the price of Bitcoin and on the back of a strong analyst endorsement. Coinbase (ticker: COIN) has already had a busy sta...
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ flashes warning that stocks might be headed off a cliff
Wall Street’s fear gauge has fallen to its lowest level in months, and Wall Street strategists are concerned it could be a warning that the latest stock-market rally is coming to an end. Specifically,...
Stock-market rally looks ‘unsustainable’ as S&P 500 enters ‘new, lower valuation regime,’ warns Citi
This year’s stock-market rally has pushed the S&P 500 index to valuation levels that make it difficult for the index to climb much higher based on the current macroeconomic environment, according ...
10 simple investments that can turn your portfolio into an income dynamo
Many people are good at saving up money for retirement. They manage expenses and build up their nest eggs steadily. But when it comes time to begin drawing income from an investment portfolio, they mi...
Why naked short selling has suddenly become a hot topic
Short selling can be controversial, especially among management teams of companies whose stocks traders are betting that their prices will fall. And a new spike in alleged “naked short selling” among ...