Elon Musk officially owns Twitter—and now the hand-wringing about his ability to oversee the rest of his empire has begun again. Of all the concerns around Tesla however, Musk’s ability to manage his ...
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2-year Treasury yield pulls back from 15-year high after October jobs data
U.S. Treasury yields saw a mixed finish Friday, with the yield on the 2-year note rising edging down a day after ending at a more-than-150-year high as investors assessed a stronger-than-expected Octo...
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 ...
Pfizer Stock’s Post-Covid Future Looks Healthy
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Disney overtook Netflix as the streaming leader, and is expected to widen the lead
Walt Disney Co. displaced Netflix Inc. as king of the video-streaming market, and it is expected to widen the gap. Disney DIS, +0.33% seized the mantle three months ago as its potent content troika of...
Fed warns of ‘low’ market liquidity in $24 trillion Treasury market, in latest financial stability report
The Federal Reserve on Friday confirmed what many investors were saying for some time: the $24 trillion Treasury market has been experiencing low levels of market liquidity in recent months. The centr...
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...
Oil Companies Lift Their Dividends as Cash Rolls In
It was a busy week for dividend increases at energy companies, a bonus for investors who have scored as the stocks have taken off this year. The sector is prospering as Russia’s war against Ukraine ha...
Here’s strong new evidence that a U.S. stock-market rally is coming soon
Yet another piece of the investor-sentiment puzzle is falling into place to support a sizeable U.S. stock-market rally. I’m referring to an index that measures investors’ confidence that any market di...
Judge Pauses Albertsons’ $4 Billion Special Dividend From Kroger Merger
A Washington judge has blocked Albertsons Cos. from paying out $4 billion in dividends while regulators review its proposed merger with Kroger. King County Superior Court Commissioner Henry Judson a...
New stock-market lows ahead? What investors need to know as Fed signals rates will be higher for longer.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent a clear signal interest rates will move higher and stay there longer than previously anticipated. Investors wonder if that means new lows for the beaten-dow...
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...
Amazon stock breaks long-term chart support, and the worst may still be to come
Amazon’s stock has tumbled enough over the past week to do real damage to its long-term chart — and enough to warn investors the worst may be yet to come. But amid the market turmoil and concerns over...
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 ...
Sell These 3 Tech Stocks Because PC Demand Is Tumbling, Morgan Stanley Says
Falling demand for computers and electronics has made a Morgan Stanley analyst more pessimistic on three PC-related stocks. On Friday, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring reiterated his Underweight/S...
Get ready for some bullish history to repeat with these stocks, says BofA analysts
Stagflation is coming, but with that comes a silver lining for some equities if history is any guide. That’s according to strategists at Bank of America, who see a macro backdrop that continues to ref...
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 ...
Opendoor Vents the Roof – WSJ
Zillow’s decision last year to jump out of this burning house is suddenly looking kind of smart. Opendoor Technologies said Thursday that its automated home-flipping business sold 33% more homes than ...
PayPal earnings forecast heads higher, but revenue outlook sends the stock lower yet again
PayPal Holdings Inc.’s cost-savings story began to play out in the latest quarter, but that wasn’t enough to satisfy investors as the digital payments giant also cut its revenue forecast for the full ...
Nikola Stock Is Rising. The Company Is Making More Trucks.
Stock in the electric and hydrogen truck-technology firm Nikola is rising after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales. The company is ramping up production—a good sign for any ...
DraftKings stock suffers worst day on record as ‘patience remains thin’ with gambling company’s losses
Shares of DraftKings Inc. suffered their worst daily performance on record Friday, after the sports-betting company topped revenue expectations but appeared to spook investors with its discussion of c...