Stocks are off to a weaker start as caution grips investors following Friday’s monster jobs beat. While subject to revisions, that 517,000 surge in U.S. jobs may have shredded hopes among some that th...
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Wall Street wants to know when ‘GTA VI’ is going to drop, too.
The biggest question for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. executives would be the same for gamers and Wall Street analysts: When is the next “Grand Theft Auto” going to drop? Take-Two’s TTWO, -4.74%...
China’s Baidu Plans a ChatGPT Rival. The Internet Giant’s Stock Could Reap the Returns.
Talk about buying the rumor. Baidu China’s leading internet search provider, let it be known on Jan. 30 that it will launch a so-called chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, akin to the ChatGPT ...
Bill.com stock drops 20% as weak revenue forecast overshadows earnings beat
Bill.com Holdings Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Thursday after the business automation software company’s revenue outlook struggled to exceed Wall Street expectations. Bill.com BILL, +8....
I’m 72, have a cushy amount invested and was withdrawing 4% a year. But once I pay my financial adviser’s fees and California taxes that won’t be enough. What’s my move?
How to figure out if your adviser is worth what they’re charging you. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a comfortable balance in my investment account but have a question about only taking out...
There’s still too much risk in stock and bond markets. Earn this easy 4.5% return while you wait for stability, says trader who hit 2 big calls in 2022.
Ahead of major tech earnings later, Meta results are lighting up the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.97% for Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.40% is also up as investors take a glass-half full view of the ...
As Fed raises rates by a quarter point, here’s where financial advisers are telling their clients to invest — and store — their money
The Federal Reserve boosted its influential interest rate yet again Wednesday, even as more signs indicate that inflation is cooling. It hiked the benchmark’s key rate by a quarter of a basis point, b...
SoFi’s banking moves are proving a ‘unique advantage,’ analyst says
SoFi Technologies Inc. continues to win praise for its banking efforts after the digital financial-services company gave an upbeat earnings forecast and touted the benefits of its banking charter for ...
‘My stepmother has been less than ethical’: I suspect my stepmom removed me as beneficiary from my late father’s life-insurance policy. What can I do?
Dear Quentin, My dad passed away in March 2019. My stepmom told me I had an inheritance from my dad. She ceased communication with me after my dad passed away. I reached out to the Department of Fina...
Genius Brands stock soars after plans to spinoff $37 million Entrepreneur Resorts subsidiary
Shares of Genius Group Ltd. soared 43.0% toward a five-month high in premarket trading Monday, after the Singapore-based education company said it will spin off its Entrepreneur Resorts Ltd. subsidiar...
Asian shares mostly rise, but Hang Seng drops over 2% as Alibaba tumbles on reports of headquarter shift
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were trading mixed in Asia on Monday after Wall Street benchmarks closed higher on Friday, capping a third week of gains out of the last four. Tokyo and Shanghai rose while Hong ...
Demand for jobs drops off in January, headhunter Robert Half says
Robert Half International Inc.’s stock rallied Friday after fourth-quarter profit beat expectations, but the staffing-services company provided a mixed outlook for the current quarter as revenue from ...
‘Timing couldn’t be worse’: Inflation is easing, but more people are using credit cards for unexpected expenses — and the next Fed meeting will raise borrowing costs
A record number of people say they would need to pay for an unplanned $1,000 expense by using their credit card, according to a new survey showing the burden of high prices even as inflation rates ebb...
Tech stocks are having their best January in decades — here’s why that may not be a good sign
Technology stocks are on quite a tear to start 2023, but that could actually be an ominous signal. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.95% is up 11% so far this month, on track for its best January pe...
IBM’s ‘substantial’ dividend, debt take wind out of Big Blue’s sails as analyst downgrades stock
International Business Machines Corp.’s stock was downgraded Monday after one analyst said that with Big Blue’s transformation efforts and its somewhat stable stock price over the year, there isn’t mu...