Opinion: Five energy companies are seeing bullish stock buying from their own executives

Even though energy stocks are up 49% this year, executives keep buying their own companies’ shares. Does that make sense? Yes, for two reasons. Oil will trade a lot higher next year, and energy stocks...

Can you still retire on $1 million? That’s what today’s millionaires want to know.

OK, so a million dollars isn’t what it used to be. That’s the worry among a surprising number of America’s millionaires. So, at least, reports money-management giant Natixis, which owns bond shop Loom...

Cathie Wood says the better historical parallel for the current high inflation environment is World War I, not the 1970s

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood says investors are looking at the wrong historical period in making comparisons with the current high inflation environment. “If you go back to the 19-teens, then the period...

BNP Paribas studied 100 years of market crashes — here’s what it says is coming next

Oops. Stocks fell through a key support on Tuesday and it looks like some recent momentum has now petered out. The new line in the sand for the S&P 500 SPX, -1.44% seems to be 3,900. Whether Santa...

Apple, AMD confirm they’re among TSMC’s first Arizona customers, while Intel preps for return to cutting edge in 2023

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook confirmed at an event Tuesday that the tech giant will be one of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s first Arizona fab customers, while Intel Corp. hopes to jo...

Bank of America stock plunges, leading selloff in shares of largest U.S. banks

Shares of many of America’s largest banks are falling sharply this week after a period of outperformance that saw Goldman Sachs Group GS, -2.32% claw back practically all of its losses from earlier in...

This one great idea can make everyone better with money, older Americans say

Surveys regularly show that older Americans have regrets about lots of things — working too much, choosing the wrong partner, not taking care of their health, etc. There are often financial regrets to...

Textron wins U.S. Army development contract, shares surge 8%

Shares of Textron Inc. TXT, -1.96% were trading higher in Monday’s after-hours session following the company’s announcement it was awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Rang...

Here’s where investors made a ‘risk-free’ 6.6% return in the past four U.S. recessions

Who says bonds can’t be flashy? Investing in the nearly $24 trillion U.S. Treasury market and other forms of government-backed debt could be a good bet next year, particularly if another recession hit...

Why Monday’s selloff in the stock market could be the start of the next leg lower

Monday’s punishing selloff could be the beginning of the next leg lower for stocks as a sense of complacency has taken hold in markets following a stellar October and November, several strategists tol...

The bear market rally is running out of stream, and it is time to take profits, says Morgan Stanley’s Wilson

The stock market’s bounce off the October lows is running out of room, and it is time to take profits, according to Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson. The chief equity strategist who correctly predicted...

AMD, Nvidia, and 3 More Chip Stocks to Buy That Have ‘Priced In’ the Downturn

Five chip stocks are considered buying opportunities by KeyBanc Capital Markets after the semiconductor sector’s big drop in share prices this year. The iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) exchange-traded fu...

10 Dividend Aristocrat stocks expected by analysts to rise up to 54% in 2023

Stocks of companies that raise dividends consistently have outperformed during this year’s bear market. Below is a screen showing which stocks are analysts’ favorites for next year among an expanded l...

Nio, Alibaba, Bilibili among China stocks set for another rally as Covid controls ease

U.S.-listed shares of Chinese internet and electric-vehicle stocks are enjoying a sharp rally yet again in premarket trading Monday amid reports that officials in the country were easing pandemic rest...

This long-time bear warns of a ‘trapdoor’ situation looming for the stock market.

Uncertainty is lingering for investors following a recent mixed batch of data — softer-than-expected inflation, stronger-than-anticipated jobs and wages — as we kick off the third week before Christma...

Why is portfolio balancing important? Because it’s not different this time.

Asset allocation is about dividing your portfolio among various investment asset classes like stocks, bonds and cash, and sub-asset classes like small, large and midcap stocks. Bonds and international...

The U.S. economy won’t collapse under Fed’s ‘weight’ based on the performance of these sectors despite inflation and oil risks

Investors are trying to read the tea leaves in a choppy U.S. stock market to gauge whether its recent run higher can continue after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell unleashed bullish sentiment at t...

Stocks Rise on Cooling Inflation and Fed Moderation. That Doesn’t Mean the Bear Market Is Over.

Christmas came early this year for the stock market. Is there a Grinch waiting to ruin it? It was a week of surprises both good—Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell essentially confirming a smaller ...

Stocks end mixed, but book weekly gains as strong jobs data challenges Fed to push interest rates higher

U.S. stocks ended mostly lower Friday on signs that the U.S. labor market remained robust in November despite the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes. Data released by the Labor Department showed th...

These money and investing tips can help you know when the bull market has come back to stay

Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS There’s a strong possibility t...

FTX fiasco one of the most egregious cases of ‘gross negligence,’ says Ackman

Hedge-fund titan Bill Ackman appears to be walking back comments he made via Twitter last week about Sam Bankman-Fried that some interpreted as implicit support for the 30-something who presided over ...

Here’s why the smart money is betting on value stocks to outperform growth

You should be skeptical of the growth story that periodically captures stock investors’ attention. That’s because the companies that Wall Street believes will grow the fastest in the future rarely liv...

U.S.-traded Chinese stocks clinch best week since at least March as reopening hopes help spark rebound

Shares of U.S.-traded Chinese stocks on Friday posted their best week since at least March, with one popular exchange-traded fund clinching its biggest weekly advance since 2011, as shared recovered f...

Opinion: 4 numbers retirement savers need to know heading into 2023

The past couple of years have been challenging for almost everyone invested in stocks or bonds, including anyone saving for retirement through employer-sponsored plans. With markets down across the bo...

BofA is selling U.S. equities rally on worries that unemployment will be ‘shocking’ in 2023

Strategists at BofA Global Research said it is time to sell the U.S. stock market rally ahead of a potential surge in the unemployment rate next year.  “Bears (like us) worry unemployment in 2023 will...

Opinion: There’s a strong possibility that the bear market in stocks is over as investors have given up hope

A contrarian case can be made that the stock market rally since the October lows is the beginning of a new bull market. That’s because the criteria for “capitulation” that I laid out in previous colum...

Nio EV deliveries rise 30% to a record in November, XPeng’s tumbles 63%

Nio Inc. reported Thursday that November deliveries that surged to a record monthly total, outpacing rival China-based electric vehicle makers by a wide margin. The company said it delivered 14,178 EV...

Where BlackRock sees ‘tremendous’ market opportunities for ETF investors in 2023 after damage to stocks, bonds

Hello! In this week’s ETF Wrap, BlackRock’s Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy for the Americas, discusses ways for investors to play a world of higher rates and elevated inflation i...

Dow ends nearly 200 points lower as investors weigh ISM manufacturing and inflation data, await jobs report

U.S. stocks finished a choppy session mostly lower on Thursday after the ISM manufacturing index showed American factory activities contracted to a 30-month low in November. Stocks had opened mostly h...

Gun maker Sturm, Ruger to pay $5 special dividend, stock surges

Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. rallied toward a four-month high Thursday, after the firearm maker said it would pay a special dividend of $5 a share. Shareholders of record on Deb. 15 will be paid t...

It’s Rough Out There. Stick With Dividend Stocks to Stay Afloat.

Dividend stocks are poised to notch an impressive victory this year. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend index is ahead 5.5%, cruising past the S&P 500 index, down 14.4% in total returns. Even more...

This trader sees a 43% drop for the S&P 500 and says to take shelter in these ETFs instead.

A day after the Dow DJIA, -0.11% climbed out of bear territory on hopeful comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, stocks look ready to rethink on that optimsim, even after fresh inflation data showed ...