The nightmare resurfaces. The visions of red screens in panicking trading rooms return. And the September 2008 images and photos of Lehman Brothers employees leaving the New York headquarters with box...
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Carnival Is Taking on Water: Time to Bail?
By BRUCE KAMICH Oct 03, 2022 | 09:13 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: CCL Cruise line operator Carnival Corp. ( CCL) was down 23% Friday on very heavy volume. Let’s check the stock’s...
What will happen with inflation, interest rates and housing? Here’s what to expect in the next two years, and what could go wrong.
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor...
Why Are Millennials Not Investing In Crypto?
Why Are Millennials Not Investing In Crypto?Is Current Bear Market Shaping Millennials’ Views On Crypto?October 3, 2022According to Bankrate’s September survey, only 21% of Americans feel comfor...
These money and investing tips can get your portfolio running again after September’s breakdown
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 Forget the 4% retirement spend...
A Strong Dollar Spells Trouble for Some U.S. Companies
The dollar has soared as the Federal Reserve has raised rates. U.S. Treasury yields now provide the best return over expected inflation in more than a decade, incentivizing investors to buy dollars to...
Ford, Rivian, GM: Concern About Outlook for Carmakers Piles Up
Life for the car manufacturers is becoming tougher as the economic slowdown worsens. A perfect storm of prepandemic difficulties made worse by covid-19 appears to be forming. Demand for cars is likel...
Mortgage rates recently hit their highest level since 2007. Here’s what 5 economists and real estate pros say will happen next with rates
Where will mortgage rates go from here? Getty Images Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have been trending upwards — and according to many experts, this trend will likely continue through Oct...
Forget the 4% retirement spending rule. How do you feel about 1.9%?
Retirees and near-retirees have known for some time that the famed 4% rule needs to be revised downwards. But by how much? Would you believe 1.9%? That’s the conclusion of new research that replicates...
Brazil’s Election Is Almost Here. Get Ready to Buy Petrobras Stock.
Chocolate and peanut butter go together; falling oil prices and Brazilian political uncertainty most certainly do not. Yet Petrobras stock may still be worth buying. Yes, that sounds like a terrible i...
Three Rules For Successful Bear Market Investing
Bear markets aren’t any fun LightRocket via Getty Images The markets are ugly: through the first three quarters of 2022, the S&P 500 is down nearly 24%, and the bond market, usually a safe h...
Altria and Juul end noncompete deal: Here’s what that means for e-cigarette sales and marketing
Altria Group Inc. said Friday it has taken a step that extricates it from its noncompete arrangement with vaping company Juul Labs Inc., freeing both companies to pursue their own strategies. In a reg...
Here’s Why Royal Caribbean, Carnival Stock Are Good Buys
For the past two years, since the covid pandemic hit in late-February 2020, the cruise industry has taken one punch after another. And, while the situation has improved from the extended period when c...
Bank of America Likes These Beaten Down Chip Stocks
Semiconductor stocks have tumbled in recent months amid flagging demand, with the S&P Semiconductors Select Industry Index dropping 36% year to date. That might create buying opportunities for you...
Stock-market turnaround? Why October is known as a ‘bear killer.’
While September lived up to its reputation as a brutal month for stocks, October tends to be a “bear-market killer,” associated with historically strong returns, especially in midterm election years. ...
Twitter Is in the Wrong, and Musk Must Make That Case. Big Time.
OK, another open letter to Tesla (TSLA) honcho Elon Musk. After my Real Money column of April 28, Elon decided to pull his offer for Twitter (TWTR) on July 8. I am not arrogant enough to believe it w...
‘Painfully slow capitulation’: Why investors keep getting inflation wrong
A brutal third quarter in financial markets came to a close on Friday and one thing is overwhelmingly clear: Inflation is the single most important factor driving asset valuations right now and yet fe...
Young people shouldn’t save for retirement, new research says
Most financial planners advise young people to start saving early — and often — for retirement so they can take advantage of the so-called eighth wonder of the world – the power of compound interest. ...
‘We are in deep trouble’: Billionaire investor Druckenmiller believes Fed’s monetary tightening will push the economy into recession in 2023
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller sees a “hard landing” for the U.S. economy by the end of 2023 as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening will result in a recession. “I will be...
What Nintendo’s Stock Split Means For Investors
Getty Images Key takeaways Nintendo’s stock split Thursday on the Japanese markets, with Nintendo’s ADRs splitting on 1 October The 10-for-1 stock split is designed to make Nintendo’s shares cheaper, ...
An Investment Risk By Any Other Name …
Rain and flood due to climate change ©2022 MSCI INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED MSCI To ask whether climate change investment risk is a risk worth considering is to miss the point. Whether you, as an individ...
Elon Musk Revives a Grudge with a Familiar Foe
Elon Musk rarely forgets. And Tesla’s (TSLA) billionaire CEO certainly doesn’t forget those who have opposed him or his companies. To ensure they don’t keep a short memory, he rem...
Coingecko Cofounder Talks About Investing in a Bear Market
Speaking At Token2049, Coingecko COO and co-founder Bobby Ong offered his thoughts on crypto’s future and how crypto adoption fared in 2021. Token2049, a forward-looking crypto conference that attract...
Dividend yields on preferred stocks have soared. This is how to pick the best ones for your portfolio.
This year nearly every type of security has declined — bad news if you look at your portfolio’s value each day and have difficulty sleeping at night. On the other hand, it’s good news if you’re lookin...
This stock market strategist says the coming recession could be the biggest ever. ‘I recommend prayer.’
Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, isn’t one to mince words about financial markets, the Federal Reserve or the economy. Right now he has a few less-than-charitable things t...