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Elon Musk Has a Solution for the Energy Grid. And He’s Probably Right.
Text size Tesla sells more than just cars. It sells battery storage solutions to utilities around the globe. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Heat, climate change, renewable power, and the grid are al...
Another sign of a looming recession? Americans’ ‘financial health’ fell for the first time in five years
Are you late paying for your utilities? Do you have enough set aside for a rainy day? Less than one-third (31%) of Americans are “financially healthy” in 2022, down 3% from a year ago, according to th...
When can I apply for student loan cancellation? How much will I get? Here are answers to some of the big questions.
President Biden’s highly anticipated federal student loan cancellation announcement last month created as many questions as it answered, prompting at least one major loan servicer’s website to crash a...
These three potential ‘naked swimmers’ threaten stocks and financial markets
Following a hat trick for all three major indexes last week, both optimism and trepidation are in the air as a new trading stretch begins. But some, like the Kobeissi Letter’s editor in chief and foun...
He’s won 18 Grammys and is worth an estimated $320 million, but Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl does this ‘smelly’ thing with his money (and psst: pros say you should too, with a twist)
It’s a simple way to save money, too. Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s times like these you learn to save again. That’s certainly what pros are telling Americans: Suze Orman, for example, recently upped ...
I’m 65 and semi-retired, having amassed $1.8 million myself with ‘a lot of risky small caps,’ tech stocks and some ETFs. I also have 20% in cash. Am I doing it right? Do I need an adviser to help?
How to find the right financial adviser for you. Getty Images Question: I have always been a self-directed investor, though I have sought advice from time to time. I tend towards a lot of risky small ...
Nikola Founder Faces Securities-Fraud Trial Over Promises About Electric Trucks
Trevor Milton, the Nikola founder who enticed auto-industry leaders and investors with his promise for a revolution in electric trucks, faces a securities-fraud trial beginning this week on allegation...
U.S. plans new curbs on exports of chips, chip-making tools to China: report
The Biden administration plans to expand export restrictions for U.S. chip companies to China, according to a new report. Reuters reported Sunday night that the new curbs on artificial-intelligence se...
These money and investing tips can give you a head start when the bulls run again
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 What the oil market can teach ...
These are the 10 major housing markets that just saw the biggest declines in home equity
Plus, what to know if you’re thinking about taking out a HELOC. Getty Images/iStockphoto As home prices soared in recent years, homeowners enjoyed record levels of tappable home equity, which is the a...
If you’re losing your taste for highly juiced meme stocks, these low-risk ETFs will surprise you
Call it the revenge of the anti-meme stocks. I’m referring to low-volatility stocks’ huge alpha so far this year: Through Sep. 8, according to FactSet, the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF USMV, +...
T-Mobile Stock Market Value Has Been Rising. It’s Bigger Than Verizon.
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size There’s a new top dog in U.S. telecom. This past Tuesday, T-Mobile US nosed ahead of Verizon Communications , and AT&T in market capitalization—an exclamation...
Can you avoid that 6% mortgage rate? Here’s what pros think will happen next with mortgage rates
What might mortgage rates look like this month? Getty Images This past week, average 30-year mortgage rates crossed the 6% mark — though many borrowers can still snag lower lower rates than that — aft...
Ripple’s General Counsel Slams SEC’s “Political Power Grab”
Alex Dovbnya Ripple’s Stuart Alderoty has repeatedly criticized the SEC’s efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at blockchain company Ripple, leveled fresh criticism at...
Europe’s Unfolding Crises Could Impact U.S. Stocks. Here’s How.
U.S. investors are watching the Federal Reserve but the European Central Bank is likely to keep hiking rates to pull down prices, and those moves deserve more attention. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg Text si...
A strong market rally could be just weeks away if the U.S. midterm elections can put anxious stock investors at ease
If the U.S. midterm election cycle this year is like past ones, the stock market will carve out an important low right around Election Day in November. That should give some hope to beleaguered invest...
Senators introduce the next retirement savings proposal – the EARN Act
The EARN Act is the latest addition to the lineup of proposals legislators have put forth to bolster retirement savings. Senators Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, and Mike Crapo, a Republican from ...
Nursing homes suing caregivers for debts they don’t owe, regulator says
Nursing homes and debt collectors are billing and suing long-term-care residents’ family members and friends, demanding payments for debts these individuals don’t legally owe, consumer attorneys and f...
20 value stocks whose growth potential is overlooked by investors
After a years-long bull market in growth stocks, the beleaguered value strategy has outperformed this year, as rising interest rates apply pressure on equities. Below is a screen of large-cap value st...