Here’s a $16,000,000,000,000 Blockchain Opportunity for 2030, According to Consulting Giant BCG

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) believes that blockchain technology presents a massive business opportunity by 2030. The global consulting giant says in a new report that “on-chain asset tokenization” c...

Korean Prosecutors Consulting if LUNA Classified “Security”

The probe into Terraform Labs by South Korean prosecutors is taking a whole new twist as watchdogs are making consultations on how best to classify the collapsed LUNA tokens – now known as Luna ...

Another sign of a looming recession? Americans’ ‘financial health’ fell for the first time in five years

Are you late paying for your utilities? Do you have enough set aside for a rainy day? Less than one-third (31%) of Americans are “financially healthy” in 2022, down 3% from a year ago, according to th...

Robinhood users buy and hold companies ‘they know, understand and believe in for the long-term.’ Here are their favorite stocks.

Tech companies, electric-vehicle makers and some meme stocks are part of the aggregate mix of equities inside the portfolios of Robinhood users, according to a new index from the brokerage app geared ...

Ernst & Young Leaders Expected to Approve Plan to Split Accounting Company

Ernst & Young’s leaders are expected this week to give the green light to splitting its auditing and consulting businesses, paving the way for the biggest shake-up in the accounting profession in ...

Penn National dropped from S&P 500 for one of America’s largest institutional landlords

The S&P 500 index will ditch part of its bet on sports gambling in favor of a different business: renting houses. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced late Friday that it will replace Penn Entertai...

Compounding a disastrous year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency: IRS proposes controversial new question about digital assets

The Internal Revenue Service could have a potential head-scratcher of a question about your crypto investments and what’s taxable, according to a major accountants’ association. For two years, the IRS...

My $10,000 in student debt is canceled. What should I do now? Save for retirement, invest in the stock market and bonds — or buy a home?

President Joe Biden made a long-awaited announcement in August that individuals earning less than $125,000 a year would have $10,000 in federal student loan repayments forgiven, but that would rise to...

I shared expenses 50/50 with a friend on vacation. She wants me to split the cost of her credit card’s foreign-transaction fees. Is that sharp practice?

Dear Quentin, I recently took a trip to another country with a friend. We agreed to share expenses. When they presented their list of expenses, they included a foreign transaction fee charged by the c...

I set up a company with friends. It has sales of $1 million. Two partners hijacked control of the bank accounts, and want to push others out. What can we do?

I went into business with friends operating a night market. We hold big events every two weeks. We started an LLC as equal members, all with a 25% share. Friend A had the idea to do it and said they w...

Danaher and 5 Other Stocks for the Water Crisis

Water is harder to pump than crude oil. It’s harder to invest in, too. Water, believe it or not, is denser than crude oil, which makes transporting it a feat. In fact, while energy is a sector, water ...

Opinion: U.S.-China relations just got a whole lot better, boosting the prospects of these three stocks

If you are laser-focused on inflation and the Federal Reserve’s policy, you might have missed a key breakthrough in U.S.-China relations that will boost U.S.-listed China stocks over the next six mont...

Alibaba, Nio stocks rally along with other Chinese names as SEC reaches audit deal with China

U.S-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Nio Inc. were among Chinese names trading higher in morning action Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has struck ...

‘The backlash to quiet quitting smacks of another attempt by the ruling class to get workers back under their thumbs:’ Am I wrong?

I have something to get off my chest. Please bear with me. We learned a lot from the (more than) two years of pandemic life. Among those lessons:  1. We can be really effective and productive working ...

6 Water Stocks for an Increasingly Thirsty World

Water is harder to pump than crude oil. It’s harder to invest in, too. Water, believe it or not, is denser than crude oil, which makes transporting it a feat. In fact, while energy is a sector, water ...

‘Home prices where I live are close to $600,000.’ Is it a smart move to buy a house with all-cash — or better to take out a mortgage?

Dear Big Move, I’ve recently been thinking about purchasing my first home at 35.  I have a nest egg of about $1.8 million that I’ve accrued over the past 14 years. This money is completely invested in...

Alibaba, JD.com Rising on Report of Resolution to SEC Delisting Issue

Text size Alibaba stock rose more than 8% following the report. AFP/Getty Images Stock in Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings took off on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that security r...

U.S., China Near Deal to Allow Audit Inspection of N.Y.-Listed Chinese Companies

SINGAPORE—The U.S. and China are nearing an agreement that would allow American accounting regulators to travel to Hong Kong to inspect the audit records of Chinese companies listed in New York, accor...

Binance: crypto consulting for the Philippines

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, attended the Philippine Senate hearing to advise on cryptocurrency guidelines and regulations.  Binance at Philippine Senate hearing to provide cryptocurr...

Six things that could change your mind about retiring early

Robert Johnson, a professor of finance at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business, retired from a career in financial education in 2018 but recognized that he wasn’t comfortable spending his...

Apple workers tell CEO Tim Cook: ‘We demand location-flexible work’

The self-styled solidarity group AppleTogether launched a petition Monday demanding a more flexible work policy in response to the company’s return-to-office mandate. “We demand that Apple allows each...

These cannabis stocks could benefit from adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany

While it’s too early to predict winners and losers among U.S. and Canadian cannabis companies, some of these players are expected to see a boost in sales as Germany moves toward nationwide legalizatio...

Willdan’s Pandemic Reset Creates Buying Opportunity

Heavy backlog is a building block for revenue growth. Getty Images/iStockphoto Willdan Group suffered from a bout with the coronavirus, but it is better now. Its stock has yet to get full credit for t...

Yellen tells IRS to develop modernization plan in 6 months

Now that President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ expansive climate, tax and health care bill into law, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has directed the IRS to develop a plan within six months outli...

‘I’m in a very lucky position’: I will receive a $300,000 inheritance. Should I pay off my mortgage or invest the money?

I currently owe $300,000 on my house with a 2.5%, 30-year mortgage. I am maxing out my retirement accounts — IRA and 401(k) — and looking to retire in less than 10 years. I will receive an inheritance...

Inflation Reduction Act would send $80 billion to the IRS. Tax experts say it may not be enough to help the backlogged agency.

For roughly a year, Jonathan Baer watched a paper folder full of tax-related paperwork slowly grow as he chronicled his effort to claim his 2020 tax refund. The attempts included upwards of 40 phone c...

With Elon Musk Buy More Likely, Twitter Stock Can Go to $50

Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...

How to feel rich and get more out of life

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An investor’s guide to the Inflation Reduction Act — and what the bill means for your portfolio

If investors thought they were finding their footing in a volatile stock market, a new tax, climate and healthcare spending bill from Capitol Hill might have them trying again to regain their stabilit...