The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
Alphabet says it plans to throw even more money at the AI buildout. The Iran war, oil back at $100 a barrel and rising bond yields make it all the more…
The Treasury market is flashing a warning sign for home buyers. Are 7% mortgage rates next?
The 30year fixedrate mortgage edged up to its highest level of 2026. Source：MarketWatch
The August stock-market slump is a myth — so why does Wall Street keep repeating it?
More than 200 years of data show stocks typically gain in August, while market volatility sits well below average. Source：MarketWatch
As defense spending surges, these stocks could make you the most money
Palantir tops a screen of defense companies for growth through 2028, but most of the expected best growers are smallcap stocks. Source：MarketWatch
These franchises have the lowest startup costs — and none are fast-food restaurants
You don’t have to be a millionaire to open one of these franchises. Some require only a $50,000 investment. Source：MarketWatch
Alphabet’s massive profit growth is just an illusion, as SpaceX and Anthropic help mask a historic cash drain
Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst calls that an “illusory” performance propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments. Source：MarketWatch
I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. If you have saved $2 million for retirement, should Social Security be optional?
“At that point, they arguably no longer need the government’s retirement safety net.” Source：MarketWatch
IBM lowered its guidance. Now it’s time to deliver, analysts say.
Despite lowering guidance for revenue, IBM maintained its expectation for free cash flow to increase by about $1 billion in 2026. Source：MarketWatch
Japan’s $1.8 trillion pension giant might bring money home. That could jolt U.S. stocks and the Fed.
Japan’s pension titan selling foreign assets could push U.S. yields up and sap demand for the dollar. Source：MarketWatch
AI stocks are echoing a 1990s market split. JPMorgan warns the next few weeks are critical.
The different price action between artificialintelligence hyperscalers and chip and infrastructure stocks is a throwback to a setup in the late 1990s, argues…
Lockheed Martin’s stock leaps as push to build more missiles faster pays off
Lockheed Martin’s stock jumps as a ramp up in missile production helped lead to an earnings beat and raise. Source：MarketWatch
Oil nears $100 a barrel after Houthis claim strikes on Saudi Arabian tankers
Brent crude rose to over $98 a barrel following the news that the rebel group attacked the vessels in the Red Sea. Source：MarketWatch