Markets

Merck Leaps Past Rivals With Latest Lung Cancer Drug Results

Smoking, which causes many lung cancer cases, has made advanced lung cancer a big market for pharmaceutical companies, a... Read more

The Moneyist: My Wife And I Have A $1 Million Mortgage And $200,000 In Cash — Do We Reduce Our Repayments Or Invest It?

This man has a problem that many Americans would love to have. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Why You Should Probably Just Give Up Trying To Beat The Stock Market

Most top-performing mutual funds and hedge funds don’t repeat year after year, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoins Recent Drop Underlines A Major Fear: Fraud In The Cryptocurrency Market

A severe slide in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has raised fresh questions about fraud in the nascent, lightly regu... Read more

Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq Add To String Of 2018 Records As Investors Shake Off Shutdown Fears

U.S. stocks on Friday finish the day and week higher, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ending at records as opti... Read more

Heres Why Goldman Sachs Thinks The Winter Olympics Are A Risk To Restaurants

Goldman Sachs analysts believe the Winter Olympics are a near-term risk to restaurants, though they are favorable to the... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Marks Fifth Weekly Loss In A Row

The U.S. dollar pared earlier losses on Friday, but a fifth subsequent weekly loss is on the horizon, as investor concer... Read more

Millions Of Americans Are One Pay Check Away From The Street

As income stagnates, millions of Americans are struggling to save money. Read more

Grow: The $180,000 Reason You Should Stop Procrastinating

Putting things off can have some serious consequences—especially when it comes to money. Read more

Mutual Funds Weekly: If You Think You Can Pick The Next Hot Fund, Think Again

The old Yogi Berra quip about how “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded” applies neatly to stock investing.... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Jump Higher As Investors Brush Off Possible U.S. Shutdown

Asia-Pacific stocks turned broadly higher by midday after a slow start to Friday’s trading, as investors largely ignor... Read more

BlackRock CEO Fink Warns Companies Need To Change Or Risk Losing Firm's Support

Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock Investment Management, the world's largest asset manager, has told companies t... Read more

Deep Dive: More Than Half Of S&P 500 Stocks Are Up 20% Or More Since Trump Took Office

And seven of 11 sectors are up by double digits, writes Phil van Doorn. Read more

Want To Get The Inside Track On Wall Street? Act Like A World-class Poker Player

A top pro poker player has joined the world’s largest hedge fund. Read more