Here’s why Citigroup’s stock stands out among the biggest U.S. banks

The “big six” U.S. banks have all reported their fourth-quarter results, wrapping up a difficult 2022, when soaring interest rates forced a decline in several areas of business. Citigroup Inc. C, -1.7...

Vanguard expects municipal bond ‘renaissance’ as investors should ‘salivate’ at higher yields

Investors who allocated to municipal bonds with paltry yields at the beginning of last year should now “salivate” at the prospect of higher income following the rapid rise in interest rates in 2022, a...

Coinbase Stock Is Soaring. It Might Be a Haven in a Wild Crypto Market.

Coinbase Global stock continued its winning streak on Tuesday, rising alongside the price of Bitcoin and on the back of a strong analyst endorsement. Coinbase (ticker: COIN) has already had a busy sta...

Alibaba, XPeng, Goldman Sachs, and More Stock Market Movers Tuesday

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Netflix, Goldman Sachs, United Airlines, Morgan Stanley, and More Stocks to Watch This Week

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Netflix, Goldman Sachs, United Airlines, Morgan Stanley, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

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Former FTX US head denies participation in fraud involving the company

Brett Harrison, former head of the U.S. arm of FTX, distanced himself from the crypto exchange co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, which filed for bankruptcy back in November. Harrison, who resigned as F...

Bitcoin spikes above $21,000: is the crypto bear market over ?

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, spiked above the $21,000 mark on Saturday. The move has encouraged crypto investors who have been shaken by the collapse of several high-p...

Citigroup Reports Earnings Friday. Here’s What Wall Street Expects.

Citigroup is in the midst of a yearslong turnaround. On Friday, Wall Street will see how successful the bank’s efforts have been. Like most of its peers, Citigroup (ticker: C) is expected to post a dr...

‘My adviser insists this is a good, low-risk investment.’ I’m semi-retired at 63 with $2 million saved. My financial adviser wants me to sink half my money in an annuity. Should I do it?

I’ve never been a big fan of annuities, but my advisor insists this is a good low risk investment vehicle. Is a variable annuity a good option for me? Getty Images Question: I am 63 and semi-retired. ...

Peter Thiel Revealed as an Investor in FTX. Even the Best Get Burned.

Peter Thiel has made some fantastic bets in his career, from PayPal to Facebook to Palantir FTX cannot be counted as one of them. Thiel, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile investors, was reveal...

Jamie Dimon Is Changing His Tune About an Economic Hurricane. He’s Not Alone.

After a difficult 2022 for investors, there may be rays of light peeking through at the start of the new year. Take heart from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. He clarified Tuesday that maybe he should...

‘Our kids say our small house is embarrassing’: My husband and I earn $160K, have $1 million in retirement savings, cook at home and drive an old Honda. Are we missing out? 

I’m a pretty fortunate person who lives a pretty fortunate life, and our annual household income at $160,000 is high compared to the rest of the world. However, we are still pretty frugal — we cook at...

Coinbase, MicroStrategy and Other Crypto Stocks Fly. Why Gains Could Continue.

Shares in companies exposed to the cryptocurrency space tore higher on Monday. Many of these stocks are beaten down and widely bet against by traders, which means that gains could be accelerated throu...

Charles Schwab Stock Is Ready to Put 2022 Behind It. It’s Time to Buy.

It was a tale of two halves for Charles Schwab stock in 2022. This year is looking a whole lot better. Schwab (ticker: SCHW) finished last year off 1%. But there was a lot more action than that minusc...

Coinbase Has Been on a Wild Ride This Week Thanks to a ‘Short Squeeze’

Coinbase Global and other beaten-down cryptocurrency stocks ripped higher on Wednesday, only to fall sharply on Thursday. Analysis of the wild ride suggests that “short squeeze” dynamics in a volatile...

Here are potential impacts of China’s reopening on markets, Goldman Sachs says

China, the world’s second-largest economy behind the U.S., is set to reopen in just a few days and one major Wall Street firm has boiled down the likely impact on financial markets. In a note released...

6 value stock picks for 2023 from successful money managers

Following a down year for the stock market, there is no shortage of recession predictions for 2023, especially as the Federal Reserve has signaled it will continue to raise interest rates to fight inf...

ARK’s Cathie Wood Isn’t Backing Down. She Explains Exactly Why.

The core ARK Innovation ETF run by Wood fell 67% last year. But she remains staunchly bullish on the likes of Tesla, Zoom, and Roku. Updated Jan. 6, 2023 1:45 pm ET / Original Jan. 6, 2023 1:42 pm ET ...

Why the consumer is ‘critical’ for investors to watch in 2023 as bear market ‘not yet complete’

The fate of the U.S. consumer is weighing on the outlook for markets in 2023.  “The issue is that consumers are actually spending at a pace that is faster than their income growth, and have been for t...

Bahamas Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion in FTX Crypto Assets

Bahamas securities regulators said they seized digital assets valued at $3.5 billion from FTX’s local operation in mid-November as the cryptocurrency exchange spiraled toward collapse, a figure that F...

The EV Market Is Growing Rapidly. How to Invest in Beneficiaries.

Brian Demain has a healthy respect for efficient markets and downside risk. In college, Demain wrote his senior thesis with guidance from Princeton University economics professor Burton G. Malkiel, go...

Troubles at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Began Well Before Crypto Crash

Sam Bankman-Fried built the cryptocurrency exchange FTX on the reputation of his trading firm, Alameda Research LLC. Alameda was applying Wall Street-style wizardry to the crypto world—and outsiders t...

Cathie Wood closes out abysmal 2022 by buying even more Coinbase shares

Cathie Wood has had a rough year, but in keeping with her reputation as a ‘true believer’, she’s seizing the opportunity to buy more shares in one of her most controversial picks as it tumbles to fres...

Southwest, Tesla, Coinbase, Apple, and More Stock Market Movers Friday

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Tesla, Generac, Southwest, and More Stock Market Movers Wednesday

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Opinion: Hardship withdrawals from a 401(k) will get easier soon, but not quite yet

If you’re getting crushed by inflation and you have any money sitting in your 401(k), you may be wondering how you can get at it. In that kind of situation, something called a “hardship withdrawal” so...

Buy shares of only the strongest companies to make money in 2023, including ‘the kings of cash flow,’ says this five-star fund manager

Depending on your perspective as an investor, 2022 has either been a perfect storm or a perfect opportunity. The Federal Reserve’s rapid increase in interest rates and other tightening moves to fight ...

Here’s What a $1 Million Retirement Looks Like in America

Once a symbol of extravagant wealth, $1 million is now the retirement-savings goal for millions of Americans. For retirees able to accumulate $1 million in savings, the funds translate into inflation-...

This Giant Oil ETF Is Seeing Phenomenal Returns. Why It’s Far Outpacing the Price of Oil.

Shares of the United States Oil Fund surged last week, capping a phenomenal run in recent weeks that far outpaced meager gains in the price of oil. USO (ticker: USO), which holds over $2 billion in as...

AllianceBernstein Executive Helps Chart Firm’s Course Overseeing Finances and Operations

AllianceBernstein Holding LP’s Kate Burke is part of a growing group of executives who lead not only their companies’ finances, but also operations, a trend that comes as firms look to retain top tale...

Opinion: Opinion: FTX was a warning. We must plug the other holes in the Swiss cheese.

FTX’s unraveling should not have come as any great surprise. When an unregulated market like crypto is opened to financial novices, mistakes are bound to be made and fraudsters are sure to take advant...