A New York-based law firm says it has begun an investigation into whether Bitcoin miner Core Scientific and its leadership potentially engaged in “securities fraud and other unlawful business practice...
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Core Scientific under investigation over securities fraud
New York-based firm Pomerantz LLP has initiated an investigation against Core Scientific over concerns that its executives were involved in securities fraud and activities that affected its stock pric...
Coinbase, MicroStrategy and Other Crypto Stocks Fly. Why Gains Could Continue.
Shares in companies exposed to the cryptocurrency space tore higher on Monday. Many of these stocks are beaten down and widely bet against by traders, which means that gains could be accelerated throu...
Why a stock market obsessed with the Fed’s inflation fight should focus on Main Street jobs in 2023
Fortunes on Wall Street this year could hinge less on what’s happening to high-paid workers in San Francisco’s reeling technology sector and more on a familiar part of American life: the working class...
These money and investing tips can keep you afloat if stocks circle the drain
Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS How the Dow’s start to the new year affects the stock market’s 2023 return Many r...
Charles Schwab Stock Is Ready to Put 2022 Behind It. It’s Time to Buy.
It was a tale of two halves for Charles Schwab stock in 2022. This year is looking a whole lot better. Schwab (ticker: SCHW) finished last year off 1%. But there was a lot more action than that minusc...
Here are potential impacts of China’s reopening on markets, Goldman Sachs says
China, the world’s second-largest economy behind the U.S., is set to reopen in just a few days and one major Wall Street firm has boiled down the likely impact on financial markets. In a note released...
History shows odds favor a 20% stock-market return in 2023 after a brutal 2022, Fundstrat says
Historical data shows there is a high chance that the U.S. stock market may record a return of 20% or more this year after the three major indexes closed 2022 with their worst annual losses since 2008...
REITs May Feel Sting from Bed Bath & Beyond’s Woes
Bed Bath & Beyond ‘s problems may cause a headache for its landlords. Earlier this week the big box retailer warned there is “substantial doubt” it can continue. That was enough to send Bed Bath &...
6 value stock picks for 2023 from successful money managers
Following a down year for the stock market, there is no shortage of recession predictions for 2023, especially as the Federal Reserve has signaled it will continue to raise interest rates to fight inf...
It’s Pharma Time: Why Merck and Lilly Stock Are Buys, but not Pfizer.
My 2023 biotech outlook calls for continued momentum in name changes. I just need to figure out what the stocks will do. Last year, Respira Technologies became Qnovia. It’s run by a former tobacco exe...
Financial markets ignore elephant in the room: December’s 223,000 job gains
Stocks and bonds rallied in response to Friday’s jobs data showing modest wage growth for December, while investors looked past a stronger than expected 223,000 rise in nonfarm payrolls. Friday’s pric...
Turning 72 or 73 this year? Here’s what to do about your required minimum distributions
Anyone turning 72 years old in 2023 is getting a birthday present from Congress – one more year to push back their required minimum distributions from their retirement accounts. As part of the Secure...
ARK’s Cathie Wood Isn’t Backing Down. She Explains Exactly Why.
The core ARK Innovation ETF run by Wood fell 67% last year. But she remains staunchly bullish on the likes of Tesla, Zoom, and Roku. Updated Jan. 6, 2023 1:45 pm ET / Original Jan. 6, 2023 1:42 pm ET ...
Treasury yields plummet after signs of broadening weakness in economy
Friday’s raft of U.S. economic data produced a cascading drop in rates across the Treasury market, pushing the policy-sensitive 2-year and benchmark 10-year yields to their lowest levels of the new ye...
Opinion: Roth IRA conversions: Take advantage of this limited-time offer to save on taxes
No one likes taxes, but everyone loves a sale. So the idea of a major blowout on Roth conversions in 2023 — a limited time offer, no less — might make it enticing to pay taxes now to avoid them in the...
Israel’s Securities Watchdog Seeks to Regulate Crypto Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News
The body overseeing the securities market in Israel is taking steps to incorporate rules for digital assets into the existing legislation. The regulator released a draft proposal to introduce the chan...
Digital Music Securities to Use Intertrust Web 3.0 Technology to Revolutionize the Music Rights Market
Leveraging Intertrust’s Token Rights Management technology, Digital Music Securities creates new revenue streams for music artists and fans worldwide TOKYO & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#tech—In...
Israel’s Securities Watchdog Moves to Better Supervise Crypto Assets
The amendments to the country’s laws would squeeze “digital assets” into existing securities regulations, according to the proposal, potentially treating most crypto as financial investments supervise...
Opinion: Three value-stock investors favor these six picks for a rocky 2023
Analysts expect value stocks to maintain outperformance over growth stocks as interest rates rise and the economy falters. To find some of the best value names to consider, I recently checked in with ...
Israeli securities regulator moves to establish crypto legal framework
The Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) proposes a framework for regulating digital assets as an increasing number of Israeli investors are exposed to digital assets, and over 150 companies operate in ...
Investors who did this one thing survived the markets in 2022
Forget inflation. Forget oil prices. Forget Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Forget layoffs in the tech sector. Forget the yield curve. When I sat down to write about what worked for investors in...
Opinion: It’s time to buy I-bonds again. Here are 3 ways to maximize your $10,000 inflation-fighting investment.
The once-obscure Treasury investment soared in popularity last year because of its enticing inflation-adjusted rate, which peaked at 9.62%. That leapfrogged bank deposit accounts and completely trounc...
Israel’s financial regulator proposes crypto inclusion to securities law
Israel’s financial regulator proposed draft amendments to sweep digital assets into existing financial laws and expand the definition of securities. The proposals look to protect investor...
Asian markets mostly rise ahead of Fed update
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday ahead of the release of minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting that investors hope might show the U.S. central bank is moderating its plans for more intere...
Bahamian Securities Regulator Says It Has $3.5B of FTX Funds in Its Care
Since FTX filed for bankruptcy, there has been a power tussle between the exchange’s current leadership and the liquidators appointed by the Supreme Court of the Bahamas. The Securities Commission of ...
The Dow takes ‘important first step’ toward a new bull market
Don’t dis the Dow Jones Industrial Average just because it’s made up of only 30 stocks, because if the stock market bounces back from last year’s selloff, it’ll be the Dow that leads it. With the Dow ...