Marketwatch

The U.S. and China agree to $60 billion in tariff cuts on products like dolls and fireworks. Rare earths remain a sticking point.

There were no major breakthroughs on big issues including AI, Iran and Taiwan....

18 minutes ago

‘I’m never selling’: I’m 47 and buy bitcoin with every dollar I earn. Am I crazy?

“When my paycheck lands, it takes a detour through bitcoin.”...

1 hour ago

Micron has a chance to set the record straight with its earnings report

Micron is no longer the company it was before the AI boom, and one analyst says it’s time that investors fully appreciate that....

1 hour ago

Nvidia is right: Its stock is a bargain by this measure

Nvidia’s stock has gotten cheaper even as the company has sustained robust levels of growth....

2 hours ago

MongoDB’s stock is down more than 20% as CEO decamps to Meta

Meta is creating an enterprise platform business that aims to make it easier for developers to use its products. CJ Desai, formerly of MongoDB, will head up the initiative....

4 hours ago

The stock market usually booms in the November-to-April stretch. This indicator suggests otherwise.

Jim Paulsen thinks lagged indicators suggest the usual ‘best buying season’ for stocks may not be applicable this time and backtesting his model to 1970 shows meagre returns....

4 hours ago

Taking Ozempic? A routine eye exam could help you understand your risk for vision loss.

Some research suggests that GLP-1 drugs may raise the risk of a rare eye disease that causes full or partial vision loss....

5 hours ago

SpaceX is moments away from monumental Starship launch

The company is getting closer to making the rocket fully reusable....

6 hours ago

Nvidia makes a statement with historic $150 billion buyback announcement

The company intends to repurchase a large amount of shares through January 2028, reflecting “confidence in the long-term opportunity ahead.”...

7 hours ago

How Muse and other AI agents could spark a bank run, according to an economist

The note was brief, but the implications are big: The chief economist of private-equity giant Apollo Global Management thinks agentic AI could spark a bank run....

7 hours ago

The history of this market bad breadth signal points to ominous risks ahead

Not since the dotcom bubble have stocks thrown up this concerning metric....

7 hours ago

How a U.S. diesel export ban would play out, according to Goldman Sachs

Strategists at Goldman Sachs see potential restrictions on U.S. diesel exports adding $0.30 per gallon to domestic retail gasoline prices...

9 hours ago

‘I feel like he’s holding me back’: I have $8 million. My husband resents my success. Should I pay for more things?

“I’d rather be on a beach in Bali than watching my spouse sit at the computer.”...

9 hours ago

Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens list a $1.2 million Texas home near Houston

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her NFL star husband, Jonathan Owens, are bidding farewell to the Texas home they lived in while putting the finishing touches on their custom-built dream mansion....

9 hours ago

‘Sex and the City’ star Chris Noth is selling his ‘breathtaking’ Greenwich Village apartment for $1.5 million

“Sex and the City” star Chris Noth is moving on from his longtime New York City apartment, listing the luxe Greenwich Village dwelling for nearly $1.5 million....

9 hours ago

‘I want to make her proud’: My mother, a divorcée, died and I’m her executor. Do I need to file for probate?

“The only debts were utility and credit-card bills, which we will pay off.”...

23 hours ago

Micron could dethrone Nvidia and become the biggest driver of S&P 500 profit growth

Micron is increasingly important to the S&P 500, and its earnings report has become “a market event in and of itself.”...

1 day ago

Look closer, and Wall Street’s rally is showing cracks

Major stock indexes hovering near records are masking a market straining under elevated oil prices, rising Treasury yields and a Federal Reserve bracing for additional interest-rate hikes....

1 day ago

Why the upcoming jobs report could send 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields surging

Another hot jobs report could also pressure the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in October....

1 day ago

From $6 eggs to $50,000 cars, these charts show how inflation has defined the past 5 years

Rising prices have been crushing consumer confidence and biting at Americans’ wallets for more than five years now....

2 days ago

Tax-free bond yields are in a sweet spot. Get in before it’s too late.

Yields on municipal bonds — adjusted for taxable-equivalent comparisons — have widened dramatically over those of corporate bonds over the past two months....

2 days ago

How to keep profiting from AI while shielding your portfolio against the risk of a slowdown

Jamie Wilhelm and Sunit Gogia of Fort Washington Investment Advisors expect the AI wave to continue, but describe leading indicators of an eventual downturn....

2 days ago

China is playing a different game when it comes to AI

Experts say the U.S. and China aren’t in an AI race because they aren’t targeting the same goals....

2 days ago

‘We lived within our means’: I earned $30,000 as a pastor and still retired comfortably. Why don’t you tell people that?

“As a country, we have grown dangerously comfortable.”...

2 days ago

Why bond-market volatility hasn’t spilled over into stocks

The bond market has a reputation for being boring. But lately, it has been the source of much of the action in the U.S....

2 days ago

Meta turned Muse into a viral hit. Now comes the hard part.

Meta is quickly racking up downloads for its Muse AI assistant, but the next step for Mark Zuckerberg is getting users to make the agent part of their everyday routines....

2 days ago

A ‘death cross’ is coming for the dollar. Why Trump will be happy.

Don’t look now, but there are some technical reasons to believe that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was right when he declared to the financial markets that “I am the house now.”...

2 days ago

These under-the-radar risk factors may explain why some older people are more vulnerable to scams

Criminals use sophisticated techniques to form deep emotional attachments to their victims...

2 days ago

Trump’s ban on Canadian alcohol starts Tuesday, but these well-known brands will avoid it

Labatt and Molson beers and Fireball shots won’t disappear in the U.S. — here’s why...

2 days ago

Microsoft’s stock has roared back to life and is now headed for its highest close of the year

Microsoft shares got off to a rough start this year, but investors have warmed to the company’s AI narrative over the last few months....

2 days ago

Nike’s stock is one of the worst in the S&P 500 — and BofA says it’s not done sliding

BofA analysts say they now expect falling sales through May, dashing prior hopes for a “spring inflection.”...

2 days ago

My friend is terminally ill. Should she sell her rental home and pay $100,000 in capital gains?

“Her younger son lives in the condo, but wants to move elsewhere with friends.”...

2 days ago

A 10% risk-free yield? For some, yes.

This could be a bargain, especially for very high earners and those in high-tax locations....

3 days ago

This is why you might see 8% mortgage rates soon

Also in Weekend Reads: The bond market selloff’s consequences for AI, a threat to the buy-and-hold investment style and advice from the Moneyist....

3 days ago

Choosing these AI-exposed college majors could dent your job prospects — and lower your pay

At a time when many college students say they are rethinking their academic focus because of AI, new findings supply hard data on the potential costs of these decisions....

3 days ago

How do I know when to ask someone out? I’m 21 and I don’t want to waste my money or my time.

“What signs of mutual interest should someone realistically look for?”...

3 days ago

Micron investors should get ready for a seesaw ride, analyst says

The timing of an Nvidia product ramp may require a balancing act for Micron investors, as some estimated revenue shifts toward next year instead of this year....

3 days ago

Apple’s expensive new iPhones could be a double-edged sword for the company

Bernstein analysts suggest Wall Street isn’t properly modeling the extent to which gross margins, a profit metric, could take a hit due to the rising costs of smartphone components....

3 days ago

Tesla’s stock falls as launch of Semi truck fails to excite investors

Autonomous trucking represents a compelling opportunity for Tesla, but it’s unclear what the company’s initial Semi targets look like....

3 days ago

The options market is sending a contrarian signal about oil prices

Also: How to use options around earnings to trade Nike’s stock, which has been down in the dumps for years....

3 days ago

These two market gauges may signal a big risk-off event for the market, says BofA

A jump in bond-market anxiety coupled with a selloff in financial stocks may mean a serious shock to markets, according to Bank of America....

3 days ago

I’m 77, pay rent and live off Social Security, but I help homeless people. Why are so many people going hungry?

“I am a retired senior citizen living check-to-check.”...

3 days ago

Why the alternative to the ‘clear and present’ danger from bond yields is this AI-fueled market that’s quietly outperformed

U.S. stocks are facing hurdles and investors may need to consider looking elsewhere. Goldman Sachs’ global head of hedge fund coverage says Japan may be the answer....

3 days ago