DraftKings stock suffers worst day on record as ‘patience remains thin’ with gambling company’s losses

Shares of DraftKings Inc. suffered their worst daily performance on record Friday, after the sports-betting company topped revenue expectations but appeared to spook investors with its discussion of c...

If I sell my rental I can pay off my primary mortgage and be debt-free. Is that a good idea in this housing market?

Dear MarketWatch,  I have a rental property that’s worth $175,000, and I owe $53,000. My primary home is worth $265,000 and has $108,000 left on the mortgage. My question is this: Should I sell my ren...

Caesars’ Sports-Betting Business Strengthens. What That Means for DraftKings.

Text size Caesars reported earnings of 24 cents a share from revenue of $2.89 billion for its third quarter. Dreamstime Caesars Entertainment stock was higher Wednesday after the casino operator poste...

Dow ends 500 points lower, Nasdaq falls 3.4% after Fed raises rates, Powell signals terminal interest rate will be higher than expected

U.S. stock indexes finished a volatile session with losses on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced the fourth straight jumbo increase in its benchmark interest rate and hinted at a potential ...

Stocks Poised to Fall Monday

U.S. stocks are poised for a slightly lower open on Monday ahead of another busy week of earnings and the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday. At 6:22 p.m. Eastern time Su...

My boyfriend has a nicer house, and says I should live with him. My mortgage is paid off. He believes I should pay half of his monthly costs. Is that fair?

Dear Quentin, My boyfriend owns a house with a 30-year mortgage balance of $150,000 on a 4% interest rate. He has $275,000 in cash and retirement accounts. He is retired. My house is paid off. I have ...

TSMC’s stock slumps after reported diss of U.S. chip efforts; industry downgrades also weigh on sector

Chip stocks lagged behind the broader market Monday following one report that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is pessimistic about U.S. efforts to build domestic capacity, and another that said...

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway closes $11.6 billion purchase of Alleghany insurance group

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company completed its largest acquisition in years Wednesday with its $11.6 billion purchase of the Alleghany insurance conglomerate. The purchase announced in March wil...

Retirement can mean a loss of identity — how to bring happiness to your next act

For many people transitioning into retirement, the famous lines from the start of “A Chorus Line” resonate: “Who am I anyway? Am I my résumé? That is a picture of a person I don’t know!” Struggling wi...

Senior KFC Executives Opt for Retirement as Interest Rates Hit Pension Payouts

Rising interest rates are adding to companies’ borrowing costs and triggering higher credit-card bills for consumers. At KFC, they are driving a turnover in senior management. The Louisville, Ky.-base...

Social Security COLA, Gen X and boomer money woes, and more retirement news and research

From MarketWatch: Social Security COLA 2023 benefits are rising 8.7% — here’s what that means for recipients: The cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 will be the largest increase for Social Security be...

Nio shorts may have covered too soon, as EV maker’s stock sinks to more than 2-year low

Shares of Nio Inc. sank to the lowest prices seen in more than two years, disappointing not only bulls, but also likely the many bears who have just covered their short positions. While short selling,...

ARK Innovation ETF Closed Below Its Covid-Era Low. Why It Might Stay There.

Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund finally closed below its early pandemic lows on Friday, after slipping below that line in intraday trading twice this week. The $7.1 billion ARK Innovation ...

Why Is the Stock Market Up Today? It’s Complicated.

“Stop making sense,” the Talking Heads once sang. The stock market took it literally on Thursday with a massive rally following an inflation reading that everyone agreed was way too hot. So what gives...

AMC unit Odeon Finco to offer $400 million of 5-year bonds to raise money needed to repay term loans

Odeon Finco Plc, a unit of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC, -4.33%, said Wednesday it is issuing $400 million of senior secured five-year bonds in a private offering. Proceeds of the deal will be ...

Peloton Co-Founder John Foley Faced Repeated Margin Calls From Goldman Sachs as Stock Slumped

John Foley, the co-founder and former chief executive of Peloton Interactive faced repeated margin calls on money he borrowed against his Peloton holdings before he left the fitness company’s board la...

Famed Value Investor Buys Stock in Citigroup, PulteGroup, and Oshkosh

Value investor Edgar Wachenheim III’s Greenhaven Associates recently made major changes in its investments. Greenhaven increased its stakes in Citigroup (ticker: C) and home builder PulteGroup (PHM), ...

How the Inspire Brands CEO Learned to Care About Company Culture

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Chipotle Stock Could Heat Up. Here Comes a Speedy Robo Burrito Maker.

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Opinion: Disney’s ESPN is aiming for a potential pact with DraftKings. The better bet for investors is FanDuel, which has a few aces in the hole

It can be maddening when other people don’t see the world the way we do. In the stock market, this kind of misalignment can be a source of great wealth. I was thinking about that kind of contrarian ap...

S&P 500 would be in an ‘earnings recession’ if not for this one booming sector — but that may not last long

Fears of an actual recession are weighing on investors near the end of 2022, but there is another type of recession also in sight: an earnings recession. The S&P 500 index would already be in an e...

Chinese EV maker Nio’s stock resumes selloff, even as quarterly deliveries rise to a record

Shares of Nio Inc. resumed its recent selloff toward a more than four-month low on Monday, reversing an earlier intraday gain, after the China-based electric-vehicle maker reported an uptick in Septem...

It’s Time to Buy Tech Again. Here Are 20 Stocks to Start With.

One cruel truth the stock market confirmed this past week is that trying to pick the bottom for technology stocks is a fool’s errand. The Nasdaq Composite’s terrible September—it was down 10.5% on the...

Carnival Stock Sinks as Discounting Dings Earnings

Sept. 30, 2022 12:44 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Carnival shares lost more than a fifth of their value Friday as the cruise giant struggled to win over travelers without offering discounts. Ca...

Nike stock drops 10% as execs predict cheaper clothing for at least the rest of the year

Shares of Nike Inc. plunged as much as 10% after hours Thursday, after the athletic-gear giant’s executives said price-cutting efforts to flush off-season clothing from warehouses in North America wou...

22 dividend stocks screened for quality and safety

Now that the S&P 500 has hit a new closing low for 2022, it is a good time to rerun a screen of low-volatility dividend stocks that may perform relatively better. An initial screen of the S&P ...

These 20 stocks in the S&P skidded as much as 21.5% during another brutal week for the market

Another difficult week for U.S. stocks ended with shares of oil producers sliding and Ford Motor Co. tumbling further on concerns over supply shortages. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.72% fell 1.7% on Friday...

Netflix chief accounting officer gives up $2.4 million position after just 4 months on the job

Netflix Inc. is seeking a new chief accounting officer after its current one quit the role after less than four months. The streaming giant NFLX, -5.69% said in a regulatory filing Friday that Ken Bar...

Costco, AutoZone, Lennar, Darden, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve this week, as the central bank’s policy committee meets to consider further interest-rate increases. A handful of major companies will report earnings...

Roblox stock drops as Wall Street sees a ‘Pandora’s box of problems’

Roblox Corp.’s stock continued to sell off Friday as analysts questioned growth initiatives presented at the social-media company’s investor day on Thursday and August performance that came in lower t...