This contrarian stock-market indicator is about to flash red. What that means for investors.
"The [sell-side indicator] has been a reliable contrarian indicator. In other words, it has been bullish when Wall Street was ...
Questions over DeepSeek and cloud growth continue with Amazon, Alphabet earnings
Microsoft Corp. has invested nearly $14 billion in OpenAI, the massively-valued developer of ChatGPT, but the company last week said that DeepSeek R1, an open-source AI model, was available on its ...
Why ditching the penny may not cost Americans much
Two decades ago, Raymond Lombra, a now-retired economist at Penn State University, warned of a "rounding tax" that could amount to at least $600 million a year if merchants were to routinely add a ...
Mastercard earnings set an upbeat tone for fintech stocks. These numbers stand out.
The company saw U.S. switched volumes increase by 10% in the first four weeks of January, compared with 8% growth seen in December. That trend "bodes well" for Mastercard (MA), according to Mizuho ...
MicroStrategy adds another bull to its side, and yes, it's all about bitcoin
MicroStrategy (MSTR) is still technically a business software company: It is included in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector exchange-traded fund IGV and the Nasdaq 100 Index NDX, which includes ...
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U.S. stocks got clobbered Friday despite a blockbuster jobs report. What’s going on?
U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday after a blockbuster December jobs report. At first blush, to some investors, that reaction might seem surprising. The labor market is expanding at its fastest pace ...
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Mortgage rates were expected to fall, but they’re surging. There’s a reason for that.
Most economists were expecting mortgage rates to fall over the course of the coming year. But rates have risen steadily over the last month, inching back up to 7% — and they’re expected to ...
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Simple 60/40 portfolio would’ve easily beaten hedge-fund returns last year
Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch's coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was ...
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‘DOGE’ fears shouldn’t hurt defense contractors Northrop Grumman and Lockheed, one analyst says
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) won’t hurt the short-term prospects of two of the largest defense contractors in the United States during a dangerous geopolitical time ...
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JPMorgan’s Jennifer Piepszak moving up to COO role but doesn’t want Jamie Dimon’s job
Piepszak has said she doesn’t want to be considered for the chief executive position at this time, a source familiar with the bank told MarketWatch in an email. Back To Top ...
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13 dividend stocks selected for value at a time when the S&P 500 trades sky high
After an extended bull run, the S&P 500 as a whole is expensively priced based on valuation metrics. So the usual chorus of warnings that the stock market is overvalued is getting louder.
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The market’s wobbling. Here are BlackRock’s shields for the biggest risks.
Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch's coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was ...