With supply chain channels snarled by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, major retailers like Target Corp. and Home Depot Inc. are taking matters into their own hands, chartering ships to deliver goods in time for the important holiday season. Retailers large and small, consumer packaged goods companies andRead More →
If you were thinking of starting a business with money from your individual retirement account, you might want to put that idea on hold for a moment. Ditto if you were thinking of using tax-deferred retirement accounts to invest in a startup run by a friend or a memberRead More →
Your Tom Cruise fix is going to have to wait a bit longer. Paramount Pictures on Wednesday moved back the release dates for Cruise’s next two films yet again, due to concerns that COVID-19 will continue to hurt the movie-theater business. “Top Gun: Maverick,” which was expected to premiereRead More →
Requiring that schoolchildren get vaccinated for COVID-19 “is a good idea,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. While acknowledging that a vaccine mandate for kids would likely be controversial, President Joe Biden’s top pandemic adviser told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the benefits would far outweigh the risks. “IRead More →
Shoppers moved online in droves during the pandemic — and online prices moved upwards. “The COVID-19 pandemic reversed a predictable pattern in e-commerce, where consumers were generally able to purchase goods cheaper online. This reversal was the result of surging demand, supply chain constraints, and growth in categories that hadRead More →
Gary Vaynerchuk wears many hats. He’s an entrepreneur, CEO, angel investor, public speaker and social-media guru — not to mention the actual hat he wore during his interview with MarketWatch showing he’s a fan of the New York Jets. Vaynerchuk, 45, is the CEO of media and communications companyRead More →
Weeks before Didi Global Inc. went public in the U.S., China’s cybersecurity watchdog suggested the Chinese ride-hailing giant delay its initial public offering and urged it to conduct a thorough self-examination of its network security, according to people with knowledge of the matter. But for Didi DIDI, -5.30%, waiting would be problematic.Read More →
Professional short-sellers have changed their ways this year. They have limited their exposure to risk after taking heavy losses earlier in 2021 as traders using Reddit’s WallStreetBets channel and other social media bid up prices of stocks the pros had bet against. But there are still stocks with heavyRead More →
As the Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through November, at least one major forecasting body predicts an above-normal season. Still, 2021 is not expected to match the historic wrath of 2020 storms. Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center see aRead More →
The uneven state of the pandemic across the world was on full display Wednesday, with India setting a global record for one-day fatalities, while the U.S. reported continued declines in cases and deaths and the European Union said it would open its borders to vaccinated travelers after months ofRead More →
An exchange-traded fund driven by artificial intelligence has just loaded up on shares in Tesla — and it has a history of correctly predicting the stock’s price swings. The electric-vehicle company now makes up 6% of its portfolio, and is the fund’s third-largest holding after online retailer Amazon AMZN,Read More →
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 edged closer to 160 million on Wednesday, as an independent panel said the crisis was preventable if world leaders had better coordinated their response and moved faster to limit illness and deaths. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness andRead More →
Nvidia Corp.’s stock traded at record highs Tuesday as analysts hiked price targets and applauded the chip maker’s plans to branch out into its rivals’ territory. Nvidia NVDA, +1.45% shares hit a new intraday record high of $625.40 Tuesday, squashing the previous record of $614.90 set in February andRead More →
U.S. stocks held minor gains Wednesday midmorning in muted trade ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s March policy meeting which may offer clues on the central bank’s strategy if the economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic runs too hot. How are stock benchmarks trading? TheRead More →
As the U.S. faces calls to share excess COVID-19 vaccine doses with less-wealthy countries, a new study suggests Americans have differing views on the appropriate levels and timing of so-called vaccine diplomacy. Older people in a survey of 788 U.S. adults were less likely to support higher levels ofRead More →
The company may have included “outdated information” in U.S. trial results for its COVID-19 vaccine, providing an “incomplete view of the efficacy data,” a U.S. federal health agency said in a highly unusual statement released after midnight. AstraZeneca AZN, -2.48% AZN, -3.10% said Monday that interim data from aRead More →
On paper, it checks all the boxes. It provides a defined amount of income in retirement that’s adjusted to a standard-of-living index. You get to contribute as much or as little as you want toward your retirement nest egg. And there’s liquidity and transparency. The only problem? This near-perfectRead More →
An executive order signed by President Biden could wind up cooling the real estate market in places where it’s been hot. Or at least appears to be. Why “appears”? I’ll get to that in a second. The president ordered federal agencies to post scientific data and analysis on websites likeRead More →
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama got a surprise ally in US Sen. Marco Rubio, with the conservative lawmaker revealing on Friday that he supports their efforts to unionize. The Republican senator from Florida published an op-ed in USA Today that accused Amazon AMZN, -0.77% of waging “a war against working-class values”Read More →
We are well into tax season, and ordinarily I would say it’s time to get serious about filing your 2020 Form 1040 if you’ve not already done so. But so far, 2021 has not been much more ordinary than 2020, the year we would all like to forget. Now,Read More →
The family of a 20-year-old trader who killed himself after seeing a massive negative balance in his account sued online brokerage Robinhood for wrongful death on Monday. The parents and sister of Alex Kearns said Robinhood preys on inexperienced traders and that the company’s “misleading communications” caused him toRead More →
A mania is under way on Wall Street that is being heralded by some as a revolution of individual investors against pros, but there are concerns that the recent flurry of activity — powered by traders using forums on platforms such as Reddit and Discord — signals a topRead More →
President Donald Trump plans to pardon or commute the sentences of around 100 people Tuesday, according to reports Sunday night. CNN first reported the plans, and said White House officials met Sunday night to finalize the list. Axios separately confirmed the report. The actions are expected to include white-collarRead More →
On Thursday evening, President-elect Joe Biden said he will call for $1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds as part of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. “President-elect Biden announced a proposed relief and recovery package that provides relief that is commensurate with the scale of the economic challengeRead More →
European stocks traded higher on Monday, alongside U.S. equity futures, with investors encouraged by COVID-19 vaccine progress and hopes for a stimulus deal out of Washington. No collapse in Brexit talks also lifted sentiment. The Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP rose 0.8% after the index logged a 1% lossRead More →
