Americans are flocking to electric vehicles, pushing sales up 127% over the past two years. To sweeten the deal, the federal government is offering a tax credit of up to $7,500 for EVs and other “clea...
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‘They continue to climb.’ You can now earn upwards of 4% on a savings account. Here’s where.
Are you earning enough on your savings account? Getty Images/iStockphoto Nearly half of Americans don’t know what their current savings account interest rate is, according to a Capital One survey cond...
Apple CEO Tim Cook asked for — and got — a major pay cut this year. Is there ever a time when some of us should accept one too? The answer is ‘yes.’
In an SEC filing, Apple announced that CEO Tim Cook will receive a big pay cut in 2023, and the filing noted that he requested the cut. mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The new year is ba...
10 simple investments that can turn your portfolio into an income dynamo
Many people are good at saving up money for retirement. They manage expenses and build up their nest eggs steadily. But when it comes time to begin drawing income from an investment portfolio, they mi...
To pick 2023’s winners, look to 2022’s losers
A good place to look for stocks that may be market beaters this year is a list of stocks that lost the most last year. That’s because such stocks typically bounce back in a big way. But it will take c...
Former FTX US head denies participation in fraud involving the company
Brett Harrison, former head of the U.S. arm of FTX, distanced himself from the crypto exchange co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, which filed for bankruptcy back in November. Harrison, who resigned as F...
These money and investing tips give you tools for the stock market’s ‘January Defect’
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 These top athletes are investi...
Secure 2.0 Lets Retirees Delay RMDs. That Doesn’t Mean They Should.
Text size It’s worth doing the calculations to determine whether taking RMDs earlier may ease your tax bill. Dreamstime The Secure 2.0 Act gives savers 72 and under an extra year before you have to wi...
MYGAs and Fixed Index Annuities Are Popular. What to Consider.
Rising rates have made annuities of all stripes more interesting investments, but two in particular are worth a hard look right now. Multi-year guaranteed annuities—MYGAs, for short—are the insurance ...
Why Utilities and Energy Are the Stock Market Sectors to Play Right Now
If 2022’s stock market could be described as brutal, 2023’s might best be described as befuddling. Thankfully, there is a portfolio for that. What’s so befuddling? It’s not just that there is uncertai...
Yellen Says U.S. Expected to Hit Debt Limit Next Thursday
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told U.S. lawmakers the federal government was projected to reach its debt limit next Thursday, marking a starting point for what is likely to be a long and tense battl...
For All His Criticisms of Disney, Peltz and Iger Probably Agree: Streaming Has to Be Fixed
“Great news: Nelson Peltz made a slide deck about me,” said no CEO ever. But maybe Walt Disney Bob Iger had mixed feelings about the 35-pager that dropped this past week. One one hand, it says that he...
Inflation has fallen. Is it time to buy inflation protected bonds?
Good news, especially for retirees: Inflation has fallen. The official rate has just tumbled to 6.5% — down from 9.1% last June. And while 6.5% is still a hefty hike in prices, that’s just the annual ...
Exxon Mobil Stock Should Shine, Even in a Recession
These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...
Tanking Biotech Stocks Will Mean a Big Year for Deals. Who Could Benefit.
Nearly two years after biotechnology stocks began to tumble, executives at small and midsize companies in the space are finally accepting that share prices aren’t bouncing back anytime soon. With real...
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo earnings show the good, the bad and the ugly of people’s finances. So how are they holding up?
Friday’s wave of big-bank earnings gives an important glimpse into Americans’ finances amid high prices, rising interest rates and recession worries. At first glance, most consumers appear to be keepi...
The Stock Market Is on a Tear. Don’t Ignore the Debt Ceiling.
It’s always fun until the bill comes due—and the bill always comes due. In fact, it’s coming due right about now. On Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the U.S. would hit its...
Opinion: Opinion: The debt ceiling is a farce, not a crisis
AUSTIN, Texas (Project Syndicate)—In his bid to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy apparently agreed to a demand, voiced by Republican Congressman Ralph Norman of Sout...
Opinion: The days of IRS forgiveness for RMD mistakes may soon be over
Katie St. Ores has a 100% track record of getting her tax clients out of paying the steep penalty for missing a required minimum distribution from their retirement funds. That amounts to only two hous...
Are high car prices the new normal? If you’re waiting to buy a car, stand firm, experts say—it may pay off.
The roller coaster economic ride that began with the emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020 has reshaped how car buying works. Will it ever get back to what we might call “normal?” Brian Finkelmeyer, sen...
ConocoPhillips in Talks to Sell Venezuelan Oil in U.S. to Recover Billions It Is Owed
ConocoPhillips, which abandoned Venezuela after its assets were nationalized in 2007, is now open to a deal to sell the country’s oil in the U.S. as a way to recover the close to $10 billion it is owe...
IRS says ‘Tax Day’ will be different this year — put these important tax dates on your calendar
It’s not too early to start thinking about your 2022 income-tax return, if you can bear the thought. That’s because the tax-filing season is scheduled to start on Monday, Jan. 23, the Internal Revenue...
‘My adviser insists this is a good, low-risk investment.’ I’m semi-retired at 63 with $2 million saved. My financial adviser wants me to sink half my money in an annuity. Should I do it?
I’ve never been a big fan of annuities, but my advisor insists this is a good low risk investment vehicle. Is a variable annuity a good option for me? Getty Images Question: I am 63 and semi-retired. ...
JPMorgan says it was duped by founder who made up 4 million customers
JPMorgan Chase has alleged in a lawsuit that it was duped by a start-up founder who made up 4 million customers for an app designed to help students through the college financial aid process. In a law...
Here’s why Citigroup’s stock stands out among the biggest U.S. banks
The “big six” U.S. banks have all reported their fourth-quarter results, wrapping up a difficult 2022, when soaring interest rates forced a decline in several areas of business. Citigroup Inc. C, -1.7...