Alibaba shares tumble as investors question whether AI spending splurge is justified
The market’s negative reaction to Alibaba’s announcement of a major share issue illustrates a broader skepticism among global investors about the eventual…
Crypto comeback? Bitcoin, ethereum are headed for their best day in months as investors flock to hard assets
After months of slumber, digital currencies are waking up, with bitcoin and ethereum shooting higher on Thursday, as traders credited President Donald Trump’s…
Should you Venmo your tuition? Here’s what to know as colleges add new payment options.
Some universities will begin accepting the nontraditional payment method as consumers seek flexible spending options. Source:MarketWatch
The ‘Hindenburg Omen’ keeps flashing. Should investors worry about a stock-market crash?
Among the more popular indicators monitored by Wall Street’s technical strategists, the “Hindenburg Omen” definitely has the coolest name — and is among the…
Rates are at multiyear highs, yet stocks hit fresh records. Here’s how long the defiance may last.
The relationship between bond yields and equities has turned negative again, says LPL Financial Source:MarketWatch
Now China wants to become the shop floor for the Muslim world
Chinese exporters are moving into halal food, cosmetics and fashion, but success in this vast market depends on something harder to manufacture than cheap…
‘The market is obviously on fire’: Is it a mistake to take $1,000 from my brokerage account to pay my car loan?
“I’m curious whether there’s a downside.” Source:MarketWatch
EBay may dodge a GameStop takeover — but there’s a new twist in the Ryan Cohen saga
Bloomberg says GameStop could propose collaborating with eBay in some way other than a merger. Some analysts doubt whether eBay would benefit much from that…
Taxes are on the ballot this fall as Republicans and Democrats grow further apart on whether to raise them
Missouri voters rejected a bid to ditch the state’s income tax Tuesday, while big votes loom in Florida and California this fall. Source:MarketWatch
The government owns some of the same stocks you do. Here’s why that is risky.
Recent deals to have the U.S. take a stake in companies mark something new: Government ownership used as a standing industrialpolicy tool rather than an…
The Magnificent Seven companies just did something they haven’t since ChatGPT was first released
The grouping of companies called the Magnificent Seven just did something that they haven’t since the introduction of ChatGPT sent the market into an…
AstraZeneca tie-up talks with Bristol-Myers Squibb are moving stocks. Analysts are puzzled.
AstraZeneca shares were slumping while BristolMyers Squibb was jumping on Monday on reported deal talks. But the big question is why these two pharmaceutical…