The U.S. stock market seems risky now because valuations are rich, as sentiment marches higher. But there’s a fix for that: load up on disliked, cheap value stocks. By many measures, value stocks are lagging growth stocks by almost as much as they ever have in the past several decades. UsuallyRead More →
Global economies continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with likely impacts on portfolios. Michael talks about ways to invest in the energy transition. We’ve read the headlines. Extreme weather events from wildfire to floods are forcing governments and companies around the world to consider climate-related risks as they plan forRead More →
Just five lifestyle habits can transform your health prospects in old age, and while they are uncomplicated, they may not be easy to implement all at once. There are five habits in particular that, if established in middle age, could free an individual from chronic diseases later in life, accordingRead More →
Where is this dazzling bull market headed in the coming days and weeks? That is the trillion-dollar question some nervous strategists, analysts and traders are wrestling with, following a relatively brisk rally for equities to kick off 2020. So far, major indexes have checked all the boxes for the bulls.Read More →
Bloomberg News/Landov Randal Quarles, vice chairman of supervision at the Federal Reserve, outlined his ideas about supervision to the American Bar Association Friday. Wall Street reformers sounded the alarm Friday after the Federal Reserve’s top bank regulator outlined some changes he would like to see in the nuts-and-bolts of howRead More →
Long-dated U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Friday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced plans, as had been expected, to issue a 20-year nominal coupon bond in the first half of 2020 to finance a ballooning federal deficit that is nearing 5% of gross domestic product. However, yields have been little-changedRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I have what I hope is a simple question. My stepmom and father gave me $16,000 from their joint savings days before my dad passed away. She said it was a gift. Now that he has passed, she wants the money back. I paid $2,000 for the funeral. Also see:Read More →
Imagine doing the same thing over and over again, with little progress and no relief. Sounds like most people’s vision of hell — or the Federal Reserve’s current predicament. Since September, the central bank, through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has been purchasing securities hand over fist toRead More →
‘I love riding a horse that’s running.’ David Tepper tells CNBC Perhaps, cribbing from the lyrics to the viral song “Old Town Road”, David Tepper is going to take his horse and ride till he can’t no more. That is essentially the sentiment conveyed by the founder of hedge fundRead More →
U.S. stock futures headed higher Friday morning, setting the three main equity gauges up for new records in just the third week of the year, after data showed China’s economic growth picked up in December, though annual growth was the weakest in about three decades. Gains have been mostly aidedRead More →
With the conclusion of the U.S.-China trade talks, financial markets are feeling good, but award-winning forecaster Jim O’Sullivan of TD Securities warns that the best days of this 10-year economic expansion are behind us. “The economy is slowing for sure,” O’Sullivan said after winning his 12th Forecaster of the YearRead More →
The U.S. housing-market crash a dozen years ago is evidently ancient history for many mortgage lenders. Mortgage underwriting standards have eased considerably in the past couple of years; one of the largest U.S. mortgage originators now offers a jumbo mortgage of up to $1 million with only 10% down ifRead More →
KKR on Wednesday released its outlook for 2020, and the private-equity giant has some good and some bad news about the U.S. stock market. KKR expects earnings per share of S&P 500 index SPX, +0.37% companies to grow 5%, to $173 per share. While its model expects earnings growth ofRead More →
Gold prices edged higher early Wednesday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the expected White House signing of a partial agreement between the U.S. and China later in the session. Doubts that the so-called phase one trade pact will alleviate tensions between Beijing and Washington have kept bullionRead More →
U.S. stocks posted a mixed finish Tuesday as doubts about the extent of import tariff reductions in a trade deal with China saw equities retreat from fresh intraday records for the benchmark indexes. All three major indexes had rallied to intraday records in earlier trade as earnings season got underRead More →
Earnings are the single best guide in the stock market in the long term. In the short term, sentiment rules. Only 8% of the strong move up in the stock market last year was attributable to earnings. The rest was triggered by the Federal Reserve reversing its policy of raisingRead More →
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Tuesday, after the U.S. said China is no longer a currency manipulator ahead of the signing of a “phase one” trade agreement this week. The U.S. Treasury Department stepped back from the decision it made last year, saying in a statement that itRead More →
Almost exactly two years ago, investing legend Ray Dalio turned heads with one of the worst short-term market calls in recent memory. The Bridgewater Associates founder, in an interview at the World Economic Forum back in January 2018, told investors that they were going to “feel pretty stupid” if theyRead More →
Earnings at big U.S. banks, scheduled for next week, will show mixed results, as lower interest rates offset higher trading revenue. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, -1.00% and Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, -0.44% on Jan. 14 will be first to release fourth-quarter results. When the Federal Reserve reversedRead More →
Asian markets were mixed in subdued early trading Monday, ahead of the signing of a “phase one” trade deal between the U.S. and China later this week. The world’s two largest economic powers are scheduled to sign the phase-one deal Wednesday in Washington, with China reportedly agreeing to buy moreRead More →
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Some of the stories hitting home with MarketWatch readers this past week include a report on a potentially big threat to your investment portfolio’s health: the heavy weighting that American households are giving to stocks nowadays. It’s a well-known market rule thatRead More →
What happens in the stock market when price acceleration goes vertical and investor complacency reaches extreme levels? Typically, bad things, according to Lance Roberts, chief investment strategist at RIA Advisors. And we’re there now. “This is nuts,” his team said Friday when trying to wrap their brains around what’s next.Read More →
Elizabeth Giorgi was used to pitching her company to all-male teams of venture capitalists. Her Denver, Colo.-based company, Soona, specializes in shooting photographs and video, and delivering the results the same day. She recently landed funding from a male VC. Giorgi said she shared her dreams and vision for makingRead More →
New year, new resolutions — and maybe a new life in retirement. Resolutions are often top of mind at the turn of the new year. Not everyone keeps them (about 80% of these promises are broken by mid-February) but thinking through and implementing a few steps could lead to aRead More →
The “Greatest Predictor” of the U.S. stock market’s future is more bullish than it was two years ago, but that’s not saying much. This indicator, which boasts one of the best track records of all in forecasting the market’s 10-year return, is still projecting well-below-average gains. The Greatest Predictor isRead More →