As jobs get harder to find, stocks could be in trouble after best first half to an election year in half century
Once the unemployment rate starts creeping up, it’s pretty hard to stuff that back in the bottle, says Schwab strategist
Once the unemployment rate starts creeping up, it’s pretty hard to stuff that back in the bottle, says Schwab strategist
Recent court decisions and the upcoming presidential election have borrowers wondering if they can count on repayment and cancellation initiatives.
Donald Trump’s ongoing court cases got some airtime during the first matchup with President Joe Biden of 2024
Oppenheimer sees compelling parallels between what Apple is doing in AI and its 1980s Macintosh strategy.
Trump’s plans cannot help the retirement safety net.
The presidential debate was light on details for everyday Americans in search of answers about their money worries, observers told MarketWatch.
The former president claimed without evidence during Thursday’s debate that migrants were “taking Black jobs.” Memes ensued — as did criticism of what one academic called a “fascist” point of view from the candidate.
The NFL has been found guilty of violating U.S. antitrust laws in its distribution of “Sunday Ticket,” and could have to pay as much as $14 billion.
Consumer-discretionary stocks bounced back in June, raising hopes of a recovery after their tumultuous start to 2024. But market analysts warn that a comeback in this sector could belie underlying consumer weakness amid ongoing concerns over the health of American households.
Shares of biotech company Cassava Sciences Inc. plummeted on Friday after a federal grand jury indicted a onetime science advisor to the company and charged him with falsifying data to obtain millions of dollars in government funds
The U.S. stock market rallied in the first half of 2024, with the S&P 500 scoring a double-digit gain as it ended June near its all-time closing peak.
Boeing Co.’s Starliner spacecraft will remain docked at the International Space Station while the aerospace company and NASA conduct further tests into thruster issues and helium leaks.
Millions of student-loan borrowers are getting a reprieve from their monthly payments while litigation challenging the Biden administration’s repayment plan makes its way through the court system.
“We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them,” the company said. “We have taken this feedback to heart.”
Advocates for fair housing on Friday criticized a Supreme Court decision allowing cities to enforce laws restricting sleeping on public property.
Just 22% of golfers are people of color and 42% have household incomes of $100,000-plus, according to the National Golf Foundation.
The biggest surge in inflation in 40 years could end up deciding the 2024 presidential election — and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump each sought to outflank each other on the topic in Thursday’s debate.
Parents “are frankly pissed off and anxious about what the future looks like, and that’s what was so disappointing about last night.”
Both candidates missed the chance to discuss plans to fix the program.
Americans are facing the most expensive housing market in decades, but neither presidential candidate addressed the affordability crisis in detail on Thursday.