Stock Market Investing Action Plan: Blue Chips, China Stocks Constructive As Dow Eyes 35,000

A positive, if bumpy, week left the stock market’s uptrend intact. The Dow industrials are now pursuing the 35,000 level as an increasing number of blue chips sketch constructive-looking charts....

Starbucks Employees Unhappy with this New Change

Starbucks  (SBUX) – Get Free Report is world renowned in the coffee and drinks industry, but has been under scrutiny for a while with the company opposing its employees because some workers have...

These money and investing tips can help you know when the bull market has come back to stay

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 There’s a strong possibility t...

FTX fiasco one of the most egregious cases of ‘gross negligence,’ says Ackman

Hedge-fund titan Bill Ackman appears to be walking back comments he made via Twitter last week about Sam Bankman-Fried that some interpreted as implicit support for the 30-something who presided over ...

The case for investing in REITs despite the Blackstone news

Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX), on Friday, limited withdrawals from its property fund after fears related to the health of the commercial real estate market fuelled redemptions. Still, Jim Lebenthal of Cer...

Tesla Gives an Unexpected Christmas Gift to EV Buyers

Tesla dominates the electric vehicle market. Elon Musk’s group has seen its competitors gain market share because it is no longer the only company to offer electric vehicles. In the U.S. market ...

Caterpillar, Deere, and More Industrial Stocks Ready to Break Out

Stocks in the industrial sector have been on a tear. In aggregate, they are knocking on the door of reaching new heights. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLI ), home to Caterpillar (CAT...

3 Dividend Stocks With Low Volatility and Above-Average Yields

Bear markets, such as 2022, generally leave few places for investors to hide. Most stocks are priced with some level of growth in mind, and therefore, when the fear of recession or higher interest rat...

Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Wasn’t Even Trying’ to Manage Risk at FTX, He Says

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he made no effort to manage risk at the digital-asset exchange that filed for bankruptcy in November, part of a blitz of public statements about major oversight fail...

Here’s why the smart money is betting on value stocks to outperform growth

You should be skeptical of the growth story that periodically captures stock investors’ attention. That’s because the companies that Wall Street believes will grow the fastest in the future rarely liv...

Barrick Is Starting to Shine, but Not Yet Golden Opportunity

Barrick Gold (GOLD)  has rallied in the past four weeks and some recent weakness in the U.S. dollar is getting people thinking about a more sustained move up for GOLD and precious metals in general. A...

Disney Makes Morningstar List of Stocks to Buy Now

With stocks down 15% so far this year, now might be a good time to invest. You might want to consider Morningstar’s list of “the 10 best companies to invest in now.” The investment research firm has a...

U.S.-traded Chinese stocks clinch best week since at least March as reopening hopes help spark rebound

Shares of U.S.-traded Chinese stocks on Friday posted their best week since at least March, with one popular exchange-traded fund clinching its biggest weekly advance since 2011, as shared recovered f...

Opinion: 4 numbers retirement savers need to know heading into 2023

The past couple of years have been challenging for almost everyone invested in stocks or bonds, including anyone saving for retirement through employer-sponsored plans. With markets down across the bo...

BofA is selling U.S. equities rally on worries that unemployment will be ‘shocking’ in 2023

Strategists at BofA Global Research said it is time to sell the U.S. stock market rally ahead of a potential surge in the unemployment rate next year.  “Bears (like us) worry unemployment in 2023 will...

Profit From the Lithium Boom With These Stocks

The rise of electric vehicles has had a profound impact on a number of industries. The switch from internal combustion to EVs means that demand for oil and gas will decline over time, as will demand f...

Bitcoin on ‘Road to Irrelevance,’ European Central Bank Says

Just more than a year ago, on Nov. 10, 2021, the value of one bitcoin reached its all-time high at more than $68,000. That was after 10 months of strong gains, as it had started 2021 in the $30,000 ra...

Boeing Stock Surges On Report of 787 Dreamliner Order By United

Boeing  (BA) – Get Free Report shares lurched higher Friday following a report that suggested United Airlines  (UAL) – Get Free Report is close to making a deal for dozens of the planemake...

Pete Najarian’s Alibaba Unusual Options Activity Keeps Running

On Tuesday, November 29th, Market Rebellion Co-Founder Pete Najarian gave away a slam dunk of an options trade for Rebel’s Edge viewers: Alibaba $92 strike call options, expiring December 16th. Those ...

Opinion: There’s a strong possibility that the bear market in stocks is over as investors have given up hope

A contrarian case can be made that the stock market rally since the October lows is the beginning of a new bull market. That’s because the criteria for “capitulation” that I laid out in previous colum...

Las Vegas Strip Leader Sells Key Casino

Liquidity is the name of the game in the current economic environment, and Wynn Resorts  (WYNN) – Get Free Report is being proactive with its properties.  The Las Vegas-based casino operator ann...

Oryen Network Leads Staking Revolution With 250% Price Increase With Many Aptos, Tron And Cosmos Holders Investing

Oryen (ORY) breaks new ground by offering investors a stable APY, unlike Aptos, Tron, and Cosmos. As a result, it gathered the attention of investors. The value of cryptocurrencies has fluctuated poor...

GM, LG investing $275 million to expand Tennessee EV battery plant

General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, on March 4, 2020 at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors General Motors ...

Dear Tax Guy: ‘I’ve accumulated a lot of junk.’ I plan to make $6,000 selling stuff on eBay. Can I put it into an IRA instead of paying income tax?

I am retired with Social Security and a state pension. Over the last 30 years I’ve accumulated a lot of “junk” from eBay EBAY, +0.17%. Now, I’m also trying to clean out my house, and sell it at cost o...

‘It has been a nearly continuous plunge.’ My accounts are down 13% this year, but my financial adviser hasn’t made a single adjustment — and is still taking his 1%. Do I even need him anymore?

Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have heard it a thousand times: “People make more money with a financial advisor, don’t lock in your losses, stay invested,” etc. So I started with a financial adv...

Where BlackRock sees ‘tremendous’ market opportunities for ETF investors in 2023 after damage to stocks, bonds

Hello! In this week’s ETF Wrap, BlackRock’s Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy for the Americas, discusses ways for investors to play a world of higher rates and elevated inflation i...

Two Huge Las Vegas Strip Casinos Changing Ownership

When people think of the players that dominate the Las Vegas Strip, their thoughts generally turn to Caesars Entertainment (CZR) – Get Free Report and MGM Resorts International (MGM) – Get...

Mutual Fund Holders Face Double Trouble

If you’re a stock-mutual fund holder, you may face a double whammy this year. First, the value of your holding has likely dropped along with the overall market.  As shareholders have exited mutual fun...

Okta stock surges more than 25% as analysts approve of company’s profit heading

Okta Inc. shares surged by more than a quarter of its value Thursday after analysts praised the identity software company for heading in the right direction after it promised a profitable fiscal 2024 ...

Blackstone Limited Withdrawals From Its Huge Retail REIT, Stock Slumps

Blackstone is limiting withdrawals from its huge retail real estate investment trust after a sharp rise in redemption requests from investors. In a letter posted on the Blackstone Real Estate Income T...

Costco Stock Holds Major Support on the Dip. Now What?

Shares of Costco  (COST) – Get Free Report were getting hit, down 8.1% at Thursday’s low and off 6.6% at last check. The moves came after disappointing November sales data. Specifically, Novembe...

I Guess I Didn’t Hear the Same Powell Speech That Other Traders Did

I’m unsure what to say about Wednesday’s rally except, “WOW!” We can agree that Todd Campbell was spot on when he suggested that traders potentially were leaning too negatively...