Here are the stocks to favor in the fourth quarter — and those you should avoid
Large caps tend to outperform small caps as year’s end approaches. Source：MarketWatch
Oracle’s AI bet pays off as cloud momentum helps drive a rosier forecast
The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter. Source：MarketWatch
Adobe’s latest earnings leave Wall Street wanting more
“In this environment you can’t just meet” expectations, an analyst says Source：MarketWatch
Stocks are sliding as this ‘negative risk trinity’ spooks investors
Investors are taking a more cautious tack as rising bond yields and and a calendar riddled with risks — from Federal Reserve meetings to the U.S. midterm…
It’s not just Hormuz. Another war is providing fresh price shocks to fuel and food.
The Middle East conflict overshadows outages in Russia and a ‘massive impact’ on diesel supplies Source：MarketWatch
Would you buy stock in a company whose own scientists think the product might kill you?
A former Anthropic employee said he was quitting this week and that AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” Source：MarketWatch
The 30-year mortgage rate just crossed 7% for the first time in over a year
Mortgage rates reached a new high in 2026, making it even more expensive to buy a home with a loan today. Source：MarketWatch
Elon Musk is pulling in even more cash. Meet his $23 billion underground venture.
The Boring Company, a tunneling startup that works closely with Tesla, just raised $3 billion through a private funding round. Source：MarketWatch
The future of retirement: Work until you die
Social Security, once seen as “oldage insurance,” will eventually disappear, this author predicts. Source：MarketWatch
Investors should be eating up these 9 restaurant stocks, analysts say
Contrarian investors have opportunities for doubledigit percentage gains in inflationbattered stocks, if gas prices come down. Source：MarketWatch
Why $500 checks won’t help Americans facing 15% increases in Obamacare premiums next year
Rising healthcare costs have been a major issue for lawmakers in recent years. Source：MarketWatch
Renewable-energy mandates are actually bad for consumers. They’re not great for solar stocks, either.
Renewableenergy mandates in blue states are a major driver of higher electricity bills, adding directly to the costofliving problem. Source：MarketWatch