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Stock market investors are in the danger zone. This all-weather investing strategy offers protection
We’re in a period of high inflation, with a war disrupting energy markets and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. The murky outlook calls for a multiyear cycle of central-bank policy moves tha...
Opinion: This stock market rally has more upside, but expect any relief to be brief
The U.S. stock market’s impressive rally last week is more likely a reflex bounce than the beginning of a new leg of the bull market. I say that not because the rally ran out of steam on Monday, with ...
I now owe 3x what I originally borrowed in student loans. What can I do?
Borrowers with less-than-perfect credit records face challenges while climbing out of debt, and they can get steeper when you’re older because income tends to plateau. Getty Images/iStockphoto Questio...
Many companies are enriching their retirement benefits
Workers may be in for a treat – some companies plan to boost their retirement benefits in the next few years, as they look to hire and retain talent, according to a new survey. U.S. employers are imp...
Boeing Stock: What Wall Street Is Saying After the China Plane Crash
Text size The Boeing logo Scott Olson/Getty Images A China Eastern Airlines 737-800 tragically crashed Monday, sending shares of Boeing lower. Wall Street is hopeful that Monday’s crash wasn’t a MAX-l...
FAA Official Testifies Former Boeing Pilot Lied About 737 MAX
FORT WORTH, Texas—A Federal Aviation Administration training specialist said a former Boeing Co. BA -3.59% pilot lied to her about how a 737 MAX flight-control system worked before two of the jets cra...
Dow ends 200 points lower after Fed’s Powell leaves door open to larger rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Samuel Corum/Getty Images Stocks fell Monday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell left the door open to the prospect of bigger rate hikes to bring down i...
‘Reduced competition.’ 5 predictions for the housing market in 2022, from economists and real estate pros
We’ve already seen rates rise in the early months of 2022, and some pros say that will continue. Getty Images Aspiring home buyers may have watched as mortgage rates in recent months rose (though to b...
Mainland China Reports First Coronavirus Deaths in More Than a Year as Omicron Spreads
HONG KONG—China reported its first deaths from Covid-19 in the mainland in more than a year as the country battles a surge of Omicron infections across the country. Two patients died of Covid-19 in th...
Older Americans, Flush With Housing and Stock Portfolio Wealth, Poised to Revive Spending This Year
Covid-19 kept many older Americans on the sidelines of the recovery in consumer spending as they held back from in-person services like dining and travel. But their spending is picking up as the Omicr...
‘Motherhood Penalty’ Ranges as High as $600,000. Here Are Some Tips to Catch Up.
When the pandemic hit in 2020 and shut down schools, Samantha Goodman decided there was no way to work and care for her son, now 6. So for two years she gave up on having a job or saving for retiremen...
These money and investing tips can help you build a proactive ‘all-weather’ portfolio
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Stock trading during ‘March Ma...
Yes, Roths Are Tax-Free Retirement Accounts. But TFRAs Refer to Something Else.
Dreamstime.com Text size Have a question about saving for retirement or your personal financial situation? Whatever the question, Barron’s Retirement can try to help. Email [email protected], and...
Will the Fed rate increase mean higher interest on your savings and not using your travel card rewards may not be such a bad thing
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation Also, value stocks, the wild market for crude oil and a U.S. compan...
China Made Pro-Market Promises. Here’s What Analysts Are Saying.
Text size Workers at a construction site in Hong Kong on March 18, 2022. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images Headwinds had battered Chinese markets for months—Covid-19 outbreaks, U.S. delisting concer...
Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million
A former Apple employee has been charged with defrauding the tech giant out of more than $10 million by taking kickbacks, stealing equipment and laundering money, federal prosecutors said. Dhirendra P...
The S&P Experienced a Death Cross. Here’s the Bright Side.
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size The S&P 500 has performed poorly this year, down about 6.4%. This past Monday, it got scary in a Harry Potter sort of way: The benchmark experienced a death c...
Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
The Federal Reserve this week increased the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018. Long-term market interest rates had risen significantly as investors anticipated that the central bank wou...
‘Not the Best Look From Vanguard’: Community Conversations
Readers can’t get enough of a story about a lawsuit filed against the indexing giant. In fact, the story generated record traffic for Barron’s Advisor (in less than 48 hours). Other stories that are s...
France is considering raising its retirement age to 65
French workers may see their legal retirement age jump from 62 to 65 if President Emmanuel Macron gets his way. Macron, who is running for reelection, said the move is a natural progression. “We are ...
More than 70% of savers are worried that inflation will affect their ability to retire
Inflation just hit its highest level in 40 years. Future inflation expectations have risen by a third in 12 months. And the federal government’s own “inflation protected” bonds, which were designed to...
Opinion: Ukraine war is a wake-up call to ditch oil and gas forever
That invasion, and the subsequent U.S. ban on oil imports from Russia, are partly responsible, but they aren’t the only reason. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the impact of t...