Text size Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck Courtesy of Ford The auto industry is all-in on electric vehicles. Wells Fargo isn’t so sure that’s a great idea. Wednesday evening, analyst Colin Langan ...
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Bitcoin Is Finally Breaking. Why That’s Good News for the Stock Market.
Text size Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptos have plunged in the past week. Stocks have suffered, too. Dreamstime A cryptocurrency crash has already wiped out $600 billion in digital asset market value...
Out of 100 housing markets in America, this is the least overpriced, study finds
Baltimore is the least overvalued housing market, new study reveals. Getty Images Housing prices have risen rapidly in the past year, even as mortgage rates are on the rise with pros saying they will ...
We want to retire in a few years, and have about $1 million saved. Should I move my money to a Roth, and pay off my $200,000 mortgage while I’m at it?
Dear MarketWatch, I’m 64 and my husband is 62. We plan to work until he is at least 65, so three or four more years. We have about $1 million total in various accounts, but my own IRA has $400,000 in...
Euro to hit parity vs. the dollar this year, Europe’s largest fund manager says
The chief investment officer of Europe’s largest fund manager expects the euro to fall to parity against the dollar. Vincent Mortier, the chief investment officer at Amundi, told the FT that the euro ...
As Ark’s flagship fund plunges 76% from its peak, Cathie Wood still views her stocks as residing in ‘deep value territory’
The wheels have really come off the wagon of the stock market and Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has, arguably, seen the most dramatic fall from its parabolic rise, amid the current downdraft in markets. Ho...
Coinbase: Customers Could Lose Crypto If It Ever Went Bankrupt
Text size Coinbase customers don’t have the same protections as bank or brokerage customers. Dreamstime As if crypto investors don’t already have enough to worry about, Coinbase Global (ticker: ...
No, the markets are not panicking about inflation
If you’ve turned on a TV, listened to the radio, or surfed internet news sites recently you’ve almost certainly heard that there is a crisis, and a panic, about inflation. You’ve been told it’s the re...
I borrowed $50K for culinary school, but now owe $90K. How do I get out of debt?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I went to culinary school where I received a bachelor’s degree in culinary management. At the time in 2007, I didn’t know it woul...
Morgan Stanley’s done better than most forecasting markets during this turbulent year. Here’s what it says is coming next.
Wall Street analysts are the types who get to the airport with hours to spare. Year-ahead previews come in before Thanksgiving, so it can’t be too huge a surprise that Morgan Stanley has released its ...
SoFi tops expectations with latest earnings, gives mixed outlook
SoFi Technologies Inc. topped expectations with its latest results Tuesday but delivered a mixed forecast in an earnings report that came out several hours before it was officially expected. SoFi SOFI...
Altria stock dives as a ‘Cold War’ developing with Philip Morris prompts analyst downgrade
Shares of Altria Group Inc. took a dive Tuesday, after the cigarettes seller was downgraded at Bernstein, which cited increasing concerns over competition with its former subsidiary, Philip Morris Int...
Investors haven’t begun to price in recession — Here’s how far the S&P 500 could fall
The battered S&P 500 index is not pricing in a recession, according to DataTrek Research. “At 4,000, the recession odds imbedded in S&P are close to zero,” said DataTrek co-founder Nicholas C...
Vroom Stock Races Ahead After Earnings, CEO Switch and Turnaround Plan
Text size Courtesy of Vroom Vroom is poised to be one of the biggest winners of Tuesday’s volatile trading session, with the stock racing ahead after the company reported better-than-expected earnings...
These charts warn the Dow’s new lower low won’t be the lowest
The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s selloff on Monday puts it on track to make it unanimous: All of the Big 3 market indexes have now produced the bearish pattern of lower lows and lower highs, suggest...
Retirees Face a Whirlwind Market. Here’s What Advisors Say They Should Do.
Given market conditions, retirees can be forgiven if they feel that investing right now is akin to running with scissors. Risks and uncertainties abound: spiking inflation, Federal Reserve rate hikes ...
Stocks are falling fast but that doesn’t mean the worst will be over soon
Bear markets that begin with big losses in their first four months last about as long as those that do not. That’s worth pointing out because, after hitting all-time highs on the first trading day of ...
‘We do not plan on getting married’: I’m moving into my boyfriend’s home. He bought it a year ago and paid off 25% of his mortgage. How do I get a stake in his home that’s fair to both of us?
My boyfriend and I would like to move in together in the next year or so. He bought his house about a year ago, and he has paid off about 25% of it. We both would like for me to gradually become a par...
Mark Cuban: ‘Crypto is going through the lull that the internet went through’
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban thinks that cryptocurrency is on the same downswing that tech and internet companies hit in the early 2000s. Bitcoin hit a 10-month low as U,S. stocks continued to ...
Opinion: When is it safe to start buying stocks again? We’re not there yet, but these are the six signs to look for
Big stock market drawdowns like the current one often end with a selling frenzy, called capitulation. So, you’ll want know how to spot capitulation — a sign that it’s safer to start buying. To find ou...