Markets

Market Snapshot: Stocks Sink To Start The Week As Trump Says Reports On Level Of Tariff Lift Is Incorrect

U.S. stocks retreat Monday morning as a lack of progress on China-U.S. trade negotiations momentarily take the air out o... Read more

Futures Movers: U.S. Oil Sinks 1% To Start Weekly Trade As China-U.S. Trade Tensions Flare Up

Oil futures head lower Monday as recent developments in Sino-American trade negotiations reignite some fears about deman... Read more

Need To Know: These Highflying Stocks Hold Big Clues To A Broader Year-end Rally

Our call of the day says investors wanting to know if stocks have some juice left for the rest of the year should keep a... Read more

New York Regulator Probes Apple Card Algorithms For Gender Bias After Viral Tweets

The New York Department of Financial Services is opening a probe into the new Apple Card’s algorithms when determining... Read more

The Tell: How A Glitch Allowed One Trader To Turn $3,000 Into $1.7 Million

Reddit’s Wall Street Bets group learned a valuable lesson in responsible investing this week and, after years of encou... Read more

Market Extra: U.S. Treasurys 10-year Yield Surge To Three Month Highs May Be Good News For The Stock Market

The surge in the benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year note yield to three month highs in the past week could be giving a thum... Read more

Economic Preview: Consumerist Society? Thats Whats Keeping The U.S. Economy Out Of Recession

Like a stiff tent pole, consumers are keeping the U.S. economy propped up. And it looks like they’ll have to do so for... Read more

Upgrade: Im 68 And Have $48,000 In Debt. Should I Take My Social Security Now Or Wait?

The debt is from a HELOC. How should she handle it? Read more

Top Ten: Weekend Reads: Is This 31-year-old A Freeloader?

This week: early retirement locations, Tesla and the dinosaurs and a Social Security decision. Read more

Outside The Box: Heres The No. 1 Reason Why Military Veterans Are Denied A VA Mortgage

Not everyone who serves the country qualifies for a government-backed home loan. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Take A Breather From Steep Week-long Bond Selloff

U.S. Treasury yields are mostly steady on Friday after signs of progress towards a U.S.-China trade deal pushed long-ter... Read more

Called To Account: Square Is Dropping An Accounting Metric After The SEC Said Its Not Allowed

The payment company is abandoning its practice of offering an adjusted revenue number, a metric that does not conform wi... Read more

Market Extra: Here Are The Most Accurate S&P 500 Predictions Of The Year, So Far

MarketWatch ranks Wall Street strategists based on the accuracy of their year-end 2019 S&P 500 index targets Read more

This Couple Has Saved $20,000 On Flights — Thanks To The Husbands Military Service

Seeing the world as a retired military member can be inexpensive if your plans are flexible Read more

Key Words: Bill Gates Says Hes Happy To Pay $20 Billion In Taxes, But Warrens Plan Will Make Him Do A Little Math On What I Have Left Over

Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, waded deep in to the hotly debated topic of taxing the wealthy to redistribute mon... Read more