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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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Why investors are lending MicroStrategy billions of dollars at 0% interest so it can buy bitcoin
Giving a 0% interest loan to someone wagering on bitcoin isn’t for everyone. Yet bitcoin-related companies offering to pay little to no interest, while giving lenders a shot at any gains on ...
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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 ...
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Paul Krugman thinks bond yields may be rising due to an ‘insanity premium’
Investors are debating what competing, or perhaps complementary, factors are driving a rise in Treasury yields that’s served to rattle the stock market. Recently retired New York Times columnist ...
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Here’s how Trump could impose tariffs on Denmark in a bid to control Greenland
Chris Matthews is a Washington, D.C. correspondent for MarketWatch. He previously served as an equity-markets reporter in New York.
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Nvidia’s stock suffers worst drop in months as CES speech lacked one big thing
Nvidia Corp. shares made a run higher in the days leading up to Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s CES keynote, but they fell sharply Tuesday in the wake of the speech. Part of that could reflect ...
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Why eggs are nearly $9 a dozen in California — and when prices could drop
Myra P. Saefong, assistant global markets editor, has covered the commodities sector for MarketWatch for 20 years. She has spent the bulk of her years at the company writing the daily Futures ...