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High mortgage, credit rates don’t just hurt consumers. These stock-market sectors could suffer too.
Many think otherwise, since the stock market in recent weeks has gyrated wildly on any tariff news. When it looks like a ...
Deutsche Bank sees major trouble ahead for the U.S. dollar
In a note, strategists George Saravelos and Tim Baker said “the preconditions are now in place for the beginning of a major ...
Your employer can finally offer Roth 401(k) matching. So why aren’t most workplaces doing it yet?
If you are all in on Roths, it might be a little vexing to you that your employer is not.
Think groceries are already too expensive? Wait until RFK Jr.’s food-dye ban hits.
The cost of going from synthetic to natural dyes could hike annual food costs by thousands of dollars, one data scientist ...
Chipotle’s same-store sales fell for first time since 2020 — and tariffs could gum up service and new openings
More marketing, new menu items and easier comparisons could help Chipotle this year. But tariffs raise concerns about ...
Expectations of Fed rate cut by early summer fade
A rate cut at either the Federal Reserve’s May or June meeting seems more unlikely Thursday after the most prominent dovish ...
It’s hedge funds, not foreign investors, that have been dumping stocks, says JPMorgan
The recent market sell-off has likely been driven by hedge funds reducing exposure to stocks and not a flight out of U.S.
Salesforce, Caterpillar share gains lead Dow's 480-point rally
Shares of Salesforce and Caterpillar are posting positive momentum Thursday afternoon, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average rally.
Alphabet earnings arrive in just a few hours. Here's what to watch for.
Alphabet reports first-quarter earnings after Thursday's closing bell. MarketWatch will be breaking down the expectations and ...
Hasbro’s stock rallies as toy maker ups its revenue forecast for ‘Wizards of the Coast’
Toy company’s first-quarter results wow Wall Street. Its outlook excludes any impact of tariffs due to uncertainty over trade ...
‘She’s kept him afloat’: I’m 78 and leaving my daughter, 41, my life savings, but her partner is a mooch. How can I protect her?
I would like to leave the bulk of my savings to my daughter when I pass.
Pandemic-era shortages could return soon absent a trade-war truce with China, businesses warn
Prices for many imported consumer goods are likely to rise soon and shortages could even start to develop next month unless the White House reduces tariffs soon, especially punitive duties on China ...