Shares of Meritor Inc., a maker of axle, braking and electric powertrain components, were headed toward a 24-year high Tuesday, after the company announced a deal to be acquired by diesel truck engine...
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S&P 500 logs first correction in 2 years as Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates. Here’s what history says happens next to U.S. stock-market benchmark
The S&P 500 on Tuesday fell into a correction for the first time in two years, joining the Nasdaq Composite, as Russia sent troops into pro-Russian regions in Ukraine. The S&P 500 index SPX, -...
Dow futures sink about 500 points as Putin orders deployment of troops to eastern Ukraine
U.S. stock-index futures were headed sharply lower Monday evening as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to separatist areas within Ukraine, after recognizing their indep...
Online Real Estate Isn’t Worth the Chance
You can make a lot of money on physical real estate right now, but recent results from major online real-estate players show 2022 isn’t the year to play Monopoly in the stock market. The carnage isn’t...
Stock Market Today: Overseas Stocks Fall as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Simmer
Text size Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden have agreed in principle to a summit in Europe. AFP via Getty Images Global stocks fell on Monday as tensions remained high over the Russian military buildup on ...
Companies Are Starting to Worry About the Russia Issue
Text size The Alcoa headquarters in Pittsburgh. CEO Roy Harvey said a Russia-Ukraine conflict could affect demand. Justin Merriman/Bloomberg The standoff between Russia and Ukraine has been causing pa...
U.S. stock futures fall, oil prices jump as U.S. says Russia has decided to invade Ukraine
U.S stock-index futures fell Sunday, amid even more urgent warnings from U.S. officials that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come soon. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.35%, S&P 5...
JPMorgan Now Expects Nine Straight Fed Rate Increases Until March 2023
Text size Wall Street banks are predicting more aggressive rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Economists at JPMorgan Chase said the Federal Reserve would likely r...
Bitcoin Falls to Below $40,000 as Wall Street in ‘Full De-Risking Mode’
Text size Dreamstime.com Bitcoin fell below $40,000 Friday on renewed worries of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates this year. Bitcoin, the world’s...
Scorned Treasury Bonds Could Be Good Bet After Fed Boosts Rates
Rarely has there been such unanimity of opinion among both Federal Reserve officials and the cadre of analysts who track and try to predict their future moves. Monetary policy will be tightened with a...
IRS to activate second ‘surge’ team to handle millions of backlogged tax returns
Two weeks ago, the Internal Revenue Service said it was reassigning 1,200 staffers as a “surge team” of reinforcements tasked with cutting into a backlog that included millions of unprocessed returns ...
What the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine means for markets
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are keeping investors on edge. President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed Russian leader Vladimir Putin had made up his mind to invade in coming days but tha...
Week’s Best: Wealthy Investors Are Hanging On to Their Cash
Advisors take note: despite a January increase in consumer prices not seen in four decades, investors are stubbornly clinging to cash positions or cash equivalents like CDs, according to a new survey ...
Calling Out ‘Emperor’ Larry Fink
When you’re 98 years old you can say things others can’t, so bravo to Charlie Munger for daring to speak an important but too muffled truth about today’s financial markets. “We have a new bunch of emp...
Opinion: How to invest like a millionaire and build wealth for retirement
Over the course of my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with multiple self-made millionaires. Though they come from varied backgrounds, these investors have a few key habits in common—ones that...
Death cross crystallizes in Nasdaq Composite on Friday for first time in 2 years, in a bearish sign for the stock market
The Nasdaq Composite index has produced a “death cross” chart pattern on Friday, a bearish chart pattern for an asset. History suggests this occurrence could weigh on the broader stock market over the...
Presidents Day or Washington’s Birthday? Is the stock market open? Here are trading hours.
U.S. financial markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Presidents Day, or Washington’s Birthday, if you prefer. The Intercontinental Exchange Inc. ICE, -1.96% -owned New York Stock Exchange ...
‘He promised to pay them off’: My daughter lived with a man for 9 years. He took out credit cards in her name. Will she be held liable?
Dear Quentin, I have a problem. My daughter lived with a guy for nine years. During that time, I found out that he took out two credit cards in her name without her permission. Identity theft, right? ...
Charlie Munger Expects Index Funds to Change the World—and Not in a Good Way
Charlie Munger doesn’t think Larry Fink should be running the world. Mr. Munger, the billionaire vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Warren Buffett’s business partner, said the rise of index ...
I’m 35 and have $380K in student loans. How to get out of student loan debt fast
Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: “I’m 35 years old, I have one kid and another on the way. My partner is afraid to marry me because of my debt, and I don’t have a steady income. I have two masters d...
Nvidia’s Earnings Are Today. What to Expect.
Text size The graphic chip giant has become the top semiconductor maker in the U.S., eclipsing Intel. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Graphics chip giant Nvidia is expected to post strong financial resul...
‘She had a will, but it was null and void’: My friend and her sister are fighting over their mother’s life-insurance policy and $32,000 bank account. Who’s right?
Dear Quentin, My friend’s mom passed away about a year ago. She had a will, but it was null and void because there was only one witness signature. She has two daughters. One of the girls, Mary, moved ...