It’s midterm day in America, so pack your weapon (where legally permitted), have your local election lawyer on speed dial and get out the popcorn. U-S-A, U-S-A. More on that later. The company lost $2...
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Opinion: A switch to ‘premium’ can keep you invested amid the tech wreck in stocks
It seems as if the stock market is punishing all technology companies regardless of performance. That underlines a set of opportunities for long-term investors. There were many eyes on this cycle of t...
Rohit Chopra is cracking down on big banks and Big Tech. Is he out of control?
In March, Rohit Chopra was invited to give a virtual speech at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school known for churning out finance-minded graduates who fill the rosters of Wall Street ...
If I sell my rental I can pay off my primary mortgage and be debt-free. Is that a good idea in this housing market?
Dear MarketWatch, I have a rental property that’s worth $175,000, and I owe $53,000. My primary home is worth $265,000 and has $108,000 left on the mortgage. My question is this: Should I sell my ren...
India-Focused Payments Company Ebix Races to Raise Cash Against Debt Deadline
Payments and software company Ebix Inc. is seeking to raise cash to pay back some $600 million in debt due early next year, but time is running short as it awaits regulatory approval for a public offe...
The future looks gloomy for retirees — if you look closely at financial history
Retirement planning requires us all to become historians. Surely not, you object: Do we really have to become proficient in yet another subject? Unfortunately, yes. Regardless of whether you’re aware ...
Traders are loading up on bets against the stock market — and this time, it’s not a contrarian signal, says Citi
Markets continue to absorb the reverberations from this week’s Federal Reserve policy decision. The S&P 500 SPX has given up a chunk of its latest rally after Chair Jerome Powell suggested it was ...
‘This has gone on too long’: The bank paid itself $18,000 in fees. My late father’s trust has not been distributed. What recourse do I have?
My father’s father set up a trust at a major bank with my father and the bank’s trust department as co-trustees. My father died at the end of last year; upon his death, the trust was supposed to be di...
‘Oh, my gosh, why am I not in the market?’ This forecaster says investors will be shocked by what’s about to happen next.
Slower, but higher rates and no pivot this side of Christmas. That was the message from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell after the central bank’s fourth-straight jumbo hike. Bruised investors continue to se...
‘Am I being ripped off?’ I moved into my husband’s home. I pay for groceries. The rental income from my apartment goes into our joint savings.
I read one of your previous columns regarding the boyfriend who wants the letter writer to move in. My case is similar, but we have already made a decision on how to structure our finances as they rel...
SoFi Stock Leaps on Narrower-Than-Expected Loss and Revenue Beat
SoFi Technologies was surging after posting a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss and revenue that exceeded forecasts. SoFi (ticker: SOFI), the financial-technology company, reported third-quar...
Voya to buy Benefitfocus in $570 million deal, Benefitfocus stock skyrockets
Benefits manager Voya Financial VOYA, +0.22% on Tuesday said it agreed to acquire Benefitfocus BNFT, -0.85%, a cloud-based benefits administration tech platform, in a $570 million deal. Shares of Bene...
Semiconductor stocks have bounced from 2022 lows — and analysts expect upside of at least 28% in the next year
For investors aiming to take advantage of stock market declines, the obvious question is: How far is too far for stocks to fall? The semiconductor industry, a standout performer during the reopening o...