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Aug 03, 2021
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler warned that new regulations are needed on cryptocurrencies and digital assets in order to protect U.S. national security, during an appearance at the virtual Aspen Security Forum on Tuesday.
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Aug 03, 2021
Throughout the pandemic, credit-card debt was declining as consumers as a result of stimulus checks and enhanced unemployment benefits.
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Aug 03, 2021
See which U.S. companies are requiring workers to get vaccinated before returning to the office
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Aug 03, 2021
August has delivered investors above-average gains over much of the U.S. market's history.
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Aug 03, 2021
Become a 'business of one,' says author of 'Remote, Inc.: How to Thrive at Work… Wherever You Are.'
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Aug 03, 2021
After three back-to-back miscarriages, Brittany Gould said she turned to Theranos Inc. to know if her latest pregnancy was on track.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. stocks edge into positive territory Tuesday, as traders grappled with concerns over how the global economy will withstand a more deadly variant of coronavirus as well as Chinese regulatory action.
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Aug 03, 2021
Latest wave raises concerns "that this might be the new normal," BMO Capital Markets strategists Ian Lyngen and Ben Jeffery write in a note.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. stocks drift between small gains and losses Tuesday, as traders grappled with concerns over how the global economy will withstand a more deadly variant of coronavirus as well as Chinese regulatory action.
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Aug 03, 2021
Junior bankers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are getting a big raise.
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Aug 03, 2021
President Joe Biden will address Americans again on Tuesday with a fresh plea for unvaccinated people to get their shots and protect themselves against the delta variant of the coronavirus, that the nation's leading public health agency has determined is more than twice as contagious as earlier strains.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. stocks drift between small gains and losses Tuesday, as traders grappled with concerns over how the global economy will withstand a more deadly variant of coronavirus as well as Chinese regulatory action.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. factory orders rose 1.5% in June on stronger demand for airplanes, oil and other industrial goods, extending a recent hot streak in which demand has surged well above pre-pandemic levels.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. Treasury prices were mostly higher on Tuesday, pushing yields in the middle and long end of the curve modestly lower and leaving the 10-year yield near an almost six-month low.
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Aug 03, 2021
Stellantis and BMW headed in opposite direction Tuesday as investors responded to new margin guidance set at both automakers
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Aug 03, 2021
A 5% pop in BP shares helped underpin a 0.3% rise for the FTSE 100 index.
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Aug 03, 2021
Some 3.5 million Americans from 26 states have already stopped receiving an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits.
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Aug 03, 2021
It all sounds rather futuristic and utopian, but Zuckerberg's vision of a maximalist Facebook is equally rooted in a deft corporate play to sidestep Apple Inc.'s onerous commission fees for app developers and align itself with Epic Games Inc. and others.
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Aug 03, 2021
China's regulatory crackdown has rattled U.S. investors. But JPMorgan says it's time to stop panicking.
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Aug 03, 2021
Oil futures trade modestly higher Tuesday, consolidating after a dive in the previous session blamed on worries about the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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Aug 03, 2021
Across the U.S., state and local governments and the bond market that helps them are taking increasingly proactive, if piecemeal, steps toward making their communities ready for extreme weather and pollution scenarios that once seemed unimaginable.
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Aug 03, 2021
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. beat earnings estimates Tuesday but fell slightly short of revenue expectations, while also announcing a boost to its buyback program.
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Aug 03, 2021
Federal health officials struck a serious tone on Monday, once again urging Americans to get vaccinated and calling on more employers to require COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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Aug 03, 2021
U.S. stock futures pointed to a return to winning ways Tuesday, as traders grappled with concerns over how the global economy will withstand a more deadly variant of coronavirus as well as Chinese regulatory action.
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Aug 03, 2021
Organizations urge President Biden to prioritize retirement security
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Aug 03, 2021
If you're considering an EV in part due to the tax breaks, don't panic just because subsidies are no longer part of the infrastructure bill.
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Aug 03, 2021
If you're in a spot in which you really need a new car, the best thing is to wait. If you can't, consider these options.
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Aug 03, 2021
Sometimes humor at work crosses the line. How can older workers know what they can or can't joke about with younger colleagues? It's complicated.
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Aug 03, 2021
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates and estranged wife Melinda finalized their divorce Monday — months after they first announced their split, a report said.
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Aug 03, 2021
Investors are worried a new level of regulation could be coming for the hard-hit technology sector in China.
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Aug 02, 2021
Ernst & Young LLP will pay $10 million to settle a regulatory investigation into allegations that it improperly obtained confidential information in pursuit of a contract to audit a public company's books.
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Aug 02, 2021
A federal official from the National Labor Relations Board is recommending holding a new vote and nullifying the results from a closely watched contest in which Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Alabama cast ballots overwhelmingly against unionizing, according to the union in the case.
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Aug 02, 2021
Federal health officials struck a serious tone on Monday, once again urging Americans to get vaccinated and calling on more employers to require COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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Aug 02, 2021
Sealed Air Corp., maker of Bubble Wrap, Cryovac, and other packaging and shipping products for several industries, said late Monday it will increase its prices by 5% to 10% in September thanks to higher input cost and inflation.
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Aug 02, 2021
Monday's top personal finance stories
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Aug 02, 2021
Columbia Sportswear Co. late Monday swung to a quarterly profit and raised its full-year 2021 outlook, but the retailer said "escalating" ocean freight prices and ongoing port congestions limited the good news for the year.
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Aug 02, 2021
Experts tell MarketWatch that the average crypto investor who uses a centralized exchange like Coinbase COIN or Kraken to buy and sell crypto assets should expect the IRS to know exactly how much money they made on those transactions, if the bill becomes law.
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Aug 02, 2021
See which U.S. companies are requiring workers to get vaccinated before returning to the office
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Aug 02, 2021
With the recent rise of the Delta variant, many major American companies are requiring full-time employees to get vaccinated before returning to the office.
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Aug 02, 2021
The agency now recommends that people, regardless of vaccination status, wear face masks indoors again in certain situations.
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Aug 02, 2021
U.S. stock indexes relinquish solid gains Monday and stocks end mostly lower as persistent concerns about the spread of the COVID-19's delta variant create an excuse for modest selling in the first trading day for equity markets in August.
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Aug 02, 2021
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. shares fell in the extended session Monday after the videogame publisher topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter but provided a weaker-than-expected forecast, saying it was delaying release of some of its titles.
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Aug 02, 2021
After McCormick recalls two seasonings, now is a good time to ask: Is your oregano older than your kids?
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Aug 02, 2021
Fed Gov Christopher Waller on Monday the central bank should consider starting to slow down asset purchases "early" and slowing the purchases at a fast pace to get it over.
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Aug 02, 2021
Reese Witherspoon's media business, Hello Sunshine, is selling itself to a firm backed by private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc., the companies said, part of a plan to build an independent entertainment company for Hollywood's streaming era.
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Aug 02, 2021
With the recent rise of the Delta variant, many major American companies are requiring full-time employees to get vaccinated before returning to the office.
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Aug 02, 2021
Stellar earnings are propelling chip makers' shares, which trade cheaply compared with the broader stock market.
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Aug 02, 2021
Jeff Bezos momentarily forfeited his title of "richest person on the planet" on July 20 when his Blue Origin spacecraft reached suborbital flight for a few minutes. Now, the multibillionaire is once again without the title.
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Aug 02, 2021
An overallocation to U.S. equities, no allocation to REITs, and a lack of diversity in fixed income are some of the biggest missteps, given an environment of inflation concern. Here's what to do, says the firm's Adam Hetts.
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Aug 02, 2021
The new refinance loans are aimed at homeowners who used financing to purchase solar panels for their homes.
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Aug 02, 2021
For decades, Wall Street has viewed videogames like most Americans: A fun little diversion from everyday life, but not something to take too seriously. But that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aug 02, 2021
Two-thirds of people over 60 have trouble sleeping, which causes other problems
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Aug 02, 2021
Older people who struggle with sleep are also at risk of higher mortality
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Aug 02, 2021
Shares of Avis Budget Group Inc. surged Monday, after Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Woronka boosted his earning estimate and stock price target a day before the rental car company reveals second-quarter results, saying a "big beat" is likely.
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Aug 02, 2021
Depression in older people often accompanies disease and other medical conditions
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Aug 02, 2021
Shares of Rover Group Inc., an online marketplace for pet care, rose 6% Monday in their trading debut after the company went public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition corporation, or SPAC, a vehicle that has become popular during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Aug 02, 2021
Gold futures settle higher Monday, starting August on an upbeat note for the precious metal as a retrenchment in the U.S. dollar and a further pullback in 10-year Treasury yields help to pave the way for bullion buying.
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Aug 02, 2021
Above all, avoid half-measures.
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Aug 02, 2021
Treasury yields are mostly lower amid mixed U.S. data on Monday, after the 2- and 10-year notes saw their biggest monthly yield declines since March 2020.
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Aug 02, 2021
Analysts were upbeat about Albertsons despite year-over-year declines based on the company's investments in areas like digital.
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Aug 02, 2021
Vaccinated Americans may have more freedom to travel internationally, but overseas excursions are more complicated amid the pandemic.
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Aug 02, 2021
On Wall Street, August is off to a solid start thus far in 2021, but the month tends to accompany a bout of turbulence in equity markets.
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Aug 02, 2021
‘How can I approach this without hurting my relationship?'
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Aug 02, 2021
Square Inc. plans to acquire buy-now pay-later (BNPL) operator Afterpay Ltd. in what one analyst sees as a "game-changing" $29 billion deal that will help Square participate in a fintech wave that has transformed the payments experience in Afterpay's native Australia and that has started to gain traction in the U.S.
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Aug 02, 2021
It's not a misprint, your General Electric Co. stock is now trading above $100.
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Aug 02, 2021
'Republicans, rural residents, and White Evangelical Christians continue to be disproportionately more likely to say they will definitely not get vaccinated.'
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Aug 02, 2021
The U.S. set a one-day tally of COVID-19 cases of more than 100,000 on Friday, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, the highest number since February, in the latest sign that the pandemic is far from over.
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Aug 02, 2021
The answer still appears to be 'no'
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Aug 02, 2021
U.S. manufacturers are still struggling mightily to cope with broad shortages of supplies and labor that are causing delays in production and holding back an economic recovery, a new ISM survey showed.
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Aug 02, 2021
Treasury yields are mostly lower to kick off August trading on Monday, after the 2- and 10-year notes saw their biggest monthly yield declines since March 2020.
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Aug 02, 2021
Most of what government does is transfer income over our own lives - taxing us when we are working adults and supporting us when we are young and old.
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Aug 02, 2021
Outlays for construction projects rose a slight 0.1% in June at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.55 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Monday.
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Aug 02, 2021
Have a question about your own retirement savings? Email us at HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com
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Aug 02, 2021
August is starting out promising for some investors, with global stocks on the rise. Bitcoin has also stirred to life. Here's what our call of the day sees ahead for the crypto.
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Aug 02, 2021
Gold futures head lower Monday morning, starting August the way bullion ended the previous month.
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Aug 02, 2021
U.S. stock futures advance on Monday, as investors eyed progress on an infrastructure bill, merger activity and a sign that central bank stimulus may continue.
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Aug 02, 2021
With the ride-hailing recovery rolling along, Uber Technologies Inc. is looking to bolster some of its other businesses.
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Aug 02, 2021
Authentic Brands' business spans across fashion, entertainment, like WWE wrestling, and tourist attractions like Graceland.
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Aug 02, 2021
McDonald's launched its loyalty program in the U.S. earlier this month and already has 12 million members enrolled.
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Aug 02, 2021
RapidRatings says the backdrop for 'grilling and chilling' is perfect.
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Aug 02, 2021
August is starting out promising for some investors, with global stocks on the rise. Bitcoin has also stirred to life. Here's what our call of the day sees ahead for the crypto.
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Aug 02, 2021
Are you, as one commentator put it, "an idiot" to want to buy Chinese stocks after recent losses? Not according to Ray Dalio, the founder of hedge-fund giant Bridgewater Associates, who made his comments in a LinkedIn post.
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Aug 02, 2021
'My family all own homes, so they are pressuring me to buy something near them.'
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Aug 02, 2021
U.S. stock futures advanced on Monday, as investors eyed progress on an infrastructure bill, merger activity and a sign that central bank stimulus may continue.
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Aug 02, 2021
Off-road, the G-Class remains one of the world's most capable SUVs, easily rivaling the Range Rover and Lexus LX 570.
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Aug 02, 2021
There's no doubt you need it for international travel, but there are several situations where it will come in handy if you're traveling domestically.
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Aug 02, 2021
It's hard enough buying a house these days, and if you sell your house before buying, you might end up with nowhere to go.
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Aug 02, 2021
Britney Spears' conservatorship nightmare has brought awareness to immense power that court-ordered guardians wield over their charges.
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Aug 02, 2021
Total new vehicle sales increased 49.5% in Q2, but nothing is speeding up faster than electric vehicles, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids.
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Aug 02, 2021
European stocks were on track to reach a record high on Monday, as U.K. aerospace group Meggitt surged on an agreement to be purchased by a U.S. rival.
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Aug 02, 2021
The banking giant, which is sharpening its focus on lucrative Asian markets, unveiled a forecast-beating quarterly profit of $3.4 billion and said it would resume paying dividends—a key focus for many investors in the sector.
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Aug 02, 2021
‘While it's obvious I'm the one with limited means, the norm is for me to pick up the tab on dates and weekend getaways.'
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Aug 01, 2021
Season 2 of 'Modern Love' is coming, along with new movies such as 'Val' and 'Annette.'
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Aug 01, 2021
In the 200-meter sprint, the lanes often perceived as the least desirable are actually the fastest.
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Aug 01, 2021
It's another busy month, with '30 Rock' and 'Friday Night Lights,' the teen rom-coms 'The Kissing Booth 3' and 'He's All That,' the return of Marie Kondo and much more
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Aug 01, 2021
The price of bitcoin surged above the $40,000 level over the weekend for the first time since mid-May, but the rally started to stumble Sunday.
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Aug 01, 2021
Zoom Video Communications Inc. has agreed to pay $85 million and improve its security practices as part of a preliminary settlement to a two-pronged lawsuit filed against it over privacy violations and so-called "Zoombombing."
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Aug 01, 2021
Square Inc.'s surprise release of its quarterly earnings report Sunday was its second-biggest news of the night, behind the announcement that it plans to purchase Australian buy-now pay-later company Afterpay Ltd. in a $29 billion all-stock deal.
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Aug 01, 2021
Square Inc. has agreed an all-stock deal worth around $29 billion to acquire Australia's Afterpay Ltd., an installment-payment company that positions its service as a cheaper and more responsible alternative to a credit card.
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Aug 01, 2021
A new form of digital layaway has taken Europe by storm and found some acceptance in the U.S., and the growing handful of rivals in the space are looking to spur more online purchases that Americans pay for over time.
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