With the S&P 500 now in a bear market, despair and capitulation are the next stages of investors’ grief

The S&P 500 SPX, -3.88% officially entered a bear market on June 13, down more than 20% from its January 2022 high. While there’s no way of knowing how much further stocks will fall until their fi...

Opinion: ‘Liquidation panic’ has taken over the stock, bond and crypto markets — and this may be the beginning of the end

The U.S. stock market is experiencing a liquidation panic where everything is getting sold. The good news is such panics usually don’t last long. Analysis from Rob Hanna of Quantifiable Edges suggests...

Binance resumes bitcoin withdrawals as crypto prices crater

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, resumed withdrawals of bitcoin after it instituted a “temporary pause” Monday morning that latest several hours, the company said. Binance founder...

Crypto crash FOMO? ‘I missed the bus on Bitcoin, but now feel like my time has come. Is it time to go big or go home? I have another 25 years of a boring 9-to-5 job, and I just want out.’

I read a letter from a reader last year who was suffering from crypto FOMO, and I have been following the crypto markets ever since. I felt like I missed the bus on Bitcoin, but now feel like my time ...

BlackRock isn’t buying the dip as volatility climbs in sinking stock market

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, isn’t wading into the sinking stock market to buy the dip, as the S&P 500 trades in bear-market territory Monday and concerns over surging inflation a...

Is now a good time to do a Roth IRA conversion?

Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. A...

Roku, Tesla, and Other Cathie Wood Favorites Are Falling

Text size Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood. Courtesy of ARK Cathie Wood’s $12 billion flagship exchange-traded fund was falling again in Monday trading. It is another sign that “innovation stocks” such as R...

Bitcoin tumbles through $24,000 in crypto crash. This chart shows how much worse a selloff could get.

Cryptocurrencies kicked off a new week with deep losses, extending weekend selling following surprisingly high U.S. inflation data and troubles for a major cryptocurrency exchange. Bitcoin  BTCUSD, -1...

The S&P 500 is clinging to a key support level after Friday’s meltdown, here’s what happens if that fails

Last week’s shock U.S. inflation number continues to tear through markets, with dip buyers seemingly in hiding. The Nasdaq is in the lead with a 3% drop as trading gets underway. Investors are now foc...

‘Every month I express my concerns to my adviser, but he says not to worry.’ My 401(k) has lost over 20% and I can’t afford to lose that kind of money. Is it time to find a new adviser?

Every month I express my concerns to my adviser, but he says not to worry and that it will bounce back. Getty Images Question: My 401(k) was doing ok for a while, but since January of this year it has...

S&P 500 Poised for Bear Market as Stock Futures Drop

The S&P 500 was on track to open in bear market territory, while global stocks tumbled and bond yields jumped as fears over inflation rattled investors around the world. Futures for the S&P 50...

MicroStrategy shares slump as bitcoin margin call looms

MicroStrategy has vowed never to sell any of the approximately 130,000 bitcoin it has in its possession. The question after the weekend’s slide in cryptocurrency is whether a margin call will force th...

Bitcoin Slips Below $25,000 as Celsius and Fed Batter Confidence

Text size Bitcoin has been hurt by a loss of confidence sparked by interest-rate hikes and problems at Celsius, one of the biggest crypto lenders. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurre...

Mexico Takes Aim at Private Companies, Threatening Decades of Economic Growth

MONTERREY, Mexico—For the past 20 years, a 1,100-megawatt power plant owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA outside Mexico’s industrial capital has kept the lights on for scores of companies such as brewing g...

U.S. stock futures sink Sunday after Wall Street’s worst week since January

U.S. stock-index futures sank Sunday after Wall Street’s worst week since January. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.54% fell more than 170 points, or 0.5%, late Sunday, while S&P 500 ...

These money and investing tips can be your cure for the stock market’s summertime blues

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Apple Is Delving Into ‘Buy Now Pay Later,’ or BNPL. How to Play It.

Many of us are glued to our iPhones. If Apple has its way, the device will get stickier. The company announced a new “tap to pay” feature this past week—aiming to get consumers to pull out their iPhon...

‘The goal is never to seek the top’: The wild, hair-raising ride of a 30-something investor who battled against NFT hackers and dodged the crypto crash

Vinny Zane has a taste for life — and an appetite for risk. The 38-year-old teacher and father of a 2-year-old son on Brooklyn’s Coney Island got into crypto in 2017 with $4,000 worth of Bitcoin, and ...

Schlumberger, Shell, SunRun, and 3 Other Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

Costco, Home Depot, and 3 Other Retail Stocks to Scoop Up Now—and 1 to Avoid

Home Depot is one of the retail stocks that are worth buying after the sector’s latest selloff. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Text size Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are alike. The same co...

Taking RMDs During a Downturn Hurts. Here’s How to Manage the Pain.

Is it better to rip off a bandage and get the pain over with or to remove it slowly and gently, limiting the pain while prolonging it? That’s essentially the question facing seniors who have spent dec...

Five Beaten-Up Biotech Stocks Saw Big Share Purchases

Text size Biotech stocks Kymera, Cullinan Oncology, Repare, Iovance, and Kodiak Sciences are all in the red so far this year, but they’ve seen large stock buys. Dreamstime Biotech stocks have taken so...

‘I respect every profession equally, but I feel like so many people look down on me for being a waitress’: Americans are tipping less. Should we step up to the plate?

I read your article about tipping. I’ve been serving and bartending for almost 16 years now, since I was 18. Waiting tables is so hard on your body, and a lot of people don’t appreciate all of the wor...

Cryptocurrency selloff extends through the weekend after Friday’s hot inflation reading

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbled on Sunday as losses for the asset class built over the weekend following U.S. data that showed persistent inflation pressures. Bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.93% dropped...

Coinbase CEO Blasts Employee Petition Against Executives

Turmoil inside crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. has spilled out into the public. Co-founder and Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Friday lashed out on Twitter against an employee petition to remo...

Retirees on edge over inflation and stock volatility can take these 5 steps

If you’re like many retirees, the combination of inflation and stock market volatility may set you on edge. “It is one of the higher risk environments for retirees,” says certified financial planner J...

Dow tumbles as inflation reading triggers market shock waves: What investors need to know

From Wall Street to Main Street, fears that the U.S. economy could be sliding into 1970s-style “stagflation” have been percolating. References to the sticky situation appeared in news headlines all we...

These 19 large-cap stocks have now dropped at least 60% from their 52-week highs

The latest inflation figures on June 10 were worse than expected and the effect on stock prices was brutal. A list of stocks in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 Index that have fallen at least 60% f...

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Are Now Trading Below Book Value. Time to Pounce.

Text size Goldman Sachs stock is trading below book value. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The old saw is to buy Goldman Sachs when it trades below its book value—and investors once again have that opportu...

Mortgage prepayments have fallen 62% from a year ago. This is what that says about the housing market.

Ultimately, as long as buyers are able to keep up with their regular monthly payments, fewer people making extra mortgage payments probably isn’t going to have a massive impact on the broader housing ...

How bear markets trick gullible investors

Bear markets like to trick you into thinking they have come to an end. They do that by mounting explosive one-day rallies. Those jumps more often than not turn out to be traps that lure the gullible b...

Debt and Dividends Can Co-Exist. Here Are 5 Stocks That Shouldn’t Wilt.

Despite a hefty debt load, Deere has a healthy dividend-payout ratio that should allow its disbursements to continue. Courtesy of John Deere Text size Although a heavy debt load can sometimes crimp or...