Many technology stocks have gotten crushed in the high-inflation, rising-interest-rate environment of 2022. Some may have further to fall. Investors with shorter-term horizons may wish to steer clear of more volatile, innovative companies, despite outperformance during the pandemic. Those include …
Tesla TSLA, -3.66% and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has overtaken Amazon AMZN, -2.47% founder Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world. According to the latest Forbes billionaires list, Musk is the new No. 1, with a net worth …
The level of profit that large corporations experienced in 2021 was unparalleled in American history, as consumers faced the worst price inflation the U.S. has seen in decades Even as top executives warn about the effects of inflation on their …
I have not seen anyone address student-loan debt for people over 70 years of age. I am a 74-year-old retired speech-language pathologist with a student-loan debt of $200,000. I’m on a fixed income, and the weight of this debt is crushing …
What are the kids into today? New research suggests that most teens own an iPhone and they’re snapping up Nike and Lululemon merch, ordering Chick-Fil-A and shopping on Amazon — and they expect to drop a collective $66 billion doing …
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the globe, the personal computer had become a staid, boring product with dwindling sales, as consumers spent their money on new smartphones every couple of years while letting their home laptops and old towers collect …
I graduated from college in 2017 with more than $210,000 in federal student-loan debt thanks to out-of-state tuition, a master’s program, and not fully understanding this cost at that time. I’ve chiseled away at the debt since, often making greater …
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Disney’s latest Florida attraction: Affordable housing As Orlando rents skyrocket, Disney will hire a developer to build around 1,300 housing units on Walt Disney World’s property. Read More Oil companies say they’re not …
Dear Quentin, My wife and I currently make $250,000 a year, which will climb north of $500,000 in the next few years. I have a currently unemployed sister and a brother who makes $40,000 annually with three kids. We are …
The World Bank cut its growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific for 2022 — which includes growth engine China — to reflect the economic pinch of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Washington-based lender said in a report early …
Investors are juggling a host of risks, including inflation, higher interest rates and commodity market disruptions. Another challenge is the threat of widespread cyber disruption. Just this week, Russian hackers launched a major cyberattack on Ukraine that crashed the nation’s …
This may be a surprise for those of you who have been following me on MarketWatch, as I have focused on finding Revolutionary companies early on and holding on to them, usually forever. Intel is a company that is probably …
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