Text size Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network. Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg Less than a year ago, private-equity investors and a pension fund touted Celsius Network as a “world-class business.” Now t...
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Bill Gates Is Ecolab’s Largest Shareholder. He Just Scooped Up More Shares.
Text size Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been buying shares of Ecolab. Leon Neal/WPA Pool /Getty Images Ecolab ’s largest shareholder, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, bought more shares of the p...
The Bulls Still Own This Market. But Cracks Are Starting to Show.
Text size Riskier and more speculative pockets of the market have led the rally, which has coincided with a decline in bond yields. NYSE If it looks like a bull market and acts like a bull market, it’...
Tech Stocks Are Due for Another Fall
Text size Technology fundamentals are getting worse, not better. One example is weakening demand for consumer electronics. Illustration by Barron’s (Dreamtime 4) For years, tech investors seemed...
Serena Williams pushes Selena Gomez’s startup to $100 million valuation
In the same Vogue feature where Serena Williams announced her possible retirement after the U.S. Open, the tennis star said she’ll continue to prioritize investment in women-owned businesses. Days la...
Hedge funds pile up $125 billion bet against the S&P 500’s big summer rally
A more than $125 billion institutional short position has been building up against the U.S. stock market, driven by hedge funds, according to BNP Paribas. Futures contract data points to a sharp incre...
Inflation Reduction Act promises tax credits for EVs — here’s how to claim them
Your new electric car may land you a $7,500 tax credit now that the Inflation Reduction Act — designed to fight climate change and inflation — has been signed into law by President Biden. But the new ...
This contrarian investor gave a timely warning for the last big tech top. He now sees the biggest drop of this bear market dead ahead.
When can we truly say goodbye to this bear market? While Bank of America’s global fund managers are no longer “apocalyptically bearish,” some on Wall Street remain wary. Add our call of the day to tha...
I’m 65 and want to retire in 6 months. I have a $125K annuity, plus $100K of money that I’m not sure what to do with. Should I get professional help?
Is a financial planner right for you? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I had $225,000 in my 401(k) and then I rolled over $125,000 to an annuity at 7%, as I wanted income. I just turned 65 and want ...
Seattle CEO who cut his pay so workers could earn $70,000 minimum resigns
SEATTLE — A Seattle CEO who announced in 2015 that he was giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees has announced his resignation. Dan Price, the embattle...
This rule with a perfect record says the market hasn’t bottomed, says Bank of America’s star analyst
Rules are there to be broken. That may be a standard mantra for anarchists. But for traders such thinking may prove to be dangerously dismissive. Investors therefore may like to consider the latest no...
Did the stock market ‘misinterpret’ Fed again? What strategists say about the reaction to the July minutes
Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting in July — at which policy makers hiked the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, indicate stock-market participants were too quick to price in a “less ...
Why target-date funds may sabotage your retirement
If you’re like most of the 30 million or so people investing in a target-date fund mutual fund inside your retirement account, you’ve likely adopted a set-it-and-forget-it attitude toward your nest eg...
Ford’s green bond sees $5 billion in demand as Biden signs climate bill
Investors swarmed over Ford Motor Co.’s new $1.75 billion green-bond deal on Tuesday to help boost its development of more electric vehicles. Order books for Ford’s F, +0.67% speculative-grade debt de...
Should You Do a Roth Conversion? How It Can Help With Your Taxes.
The first half of this year marked the worst performance for the S&P 500 since 1970. With inflation soaring and interest rates rising, the index posted a loss of 20.6%. The dire sentiment may hav...
Buffett and Berkshire added big to their bets on Ally, Occidental, Paramount and Activision. But these other 6 stocks also got a vote of confidence.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added to nine stock holdings during the second quarter, reduced holdings of four and sold two outright. That’s according to Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.B, +1.26% ...
Biden will sign the Inflation Reduction Act today. Here’s MarketWatch’s rundown of how it will affect your energy bills, investments and drug costs.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday is scheduled to sign into law the Inflation Reduction Act — the Democrats’ big economic package aimed at addressing climate change, capping drug costs and raising hundre...
‘I’m in a very lucky position’: I will receive a $300,000 inheritance. Should I pay off my mortgage or invest the money?
I currently owe $300,000 on my house with a 2.5%, 30-year mortgage. I am maxing out my retirement accounts — IRA and 401(k) — and looking to retire in less than 10 years. I will receive an inheritance...
The World’s Largest Hedge Fund Sold 5 Chinese Stocks. Here’s Why.
Text size Bridgewater Associates no longer owned stock in Alibaba Group Holding as of June 30, according to a regulatory filing. Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, is pictured above. STR...
WeWork’s Adam Neumann secures millions in funding for his new company Flow
Adam Neumann is back. The billionaire businessman who founded office-sharing company WeWork Inc. WE, -4.70% is back with another company called Flow, a residential real estate company attempting to ad...
Why BlackRock says the stock market’s big summer rally isn’t worth chasing
With U.S. stocks briefly sputtering to start the new week, strategists at the research arm of the world’s largest money manager are weighing in with words of caution. In a note released on Monday by t...
These Funds Hold Just 1 Bond. Why They’re Revolutionary.
Text size Since bonds don’t trade on exchanges, investors need to trade through one of the broker-dealers over the counter. Al Drago/Bloomberg Investors may still be scratching their heads about...
Wells Fargo reportedly planning retreat in mortgage business
Wells Fargo is planning a retreat in its mortgage activities, according to a published report. Bloomberg News, citing unnamed sources, reported the number-one mortgage originator of commercial banks i...
‘I fear that between the two of us, that’s not enough.’ We want to quit working in 10 years, but only have about $175K saved. Do we need professional help?
Some things to consider if you’re thinking about hiring a financial adviser. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m 54 years old and have an IRA account with $27,000 in it, but it’s been decreasing ov...
If you really want to be rich, you need to do this, says Mark Cuban
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York Uncredited Recently, we came across a simple piece of money advice from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban on his Maverick blog that we felt r...
20 bank stocks expected to benefit the most from rising interest rates as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
When companies report financial results, analysts tend to make comparisons to the year-earlier quarter. But there are times when sequential improvements can be telling. This is one of those times for ...