A U.S. fiscal crisis would happen incredibly quickly — and there’s no way to predict when, says head of budget watchdog
The U.S. fiscal backdrop is “structurally unsound,” but no one knows when or if financial markets might force change, says ...
McDonald's bond spreads widen on news of E. coli outbreak
Spreads on McDonald's Corp.'s outstanding bonds widened Wednesday, after the fast-food company disclosed an E. coli outbreak ...
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Bitcoin bulls aim for $90,000 as crypto plays catch-up to MicroStrategy rally
Welcome back to Distributed Ledger. This is Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. MicroStrategy MSTR, an enterprise ...
Warren Buffett isn’t endorsing any candidates even as other billionaires back Trump or Harris
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett isn’t endorsing any political candidates or investment products and doesn’t want ...
Boomers beware: Tapping home equity to pay for long-term care carries serious risks
Baby boomers are sitting on $20 trillion in real-estate value, according to the Federal Reserve, but using those assets to ...
Why investors are sticking with cash as bond yields climb on election jitters
The Federal Reserve likely needs to cut rates to less than 1% to spur notable outflows, or longer-term Treasury yields need ...
There aren't many stock-market pessimists left: NDR
Stock-market pessimists are an increasingly rare breed. That's according to strategists at Ned Davis Research, who noted in a ...
Stocks are catching election jitters as Dow falls 500 points
Uncertainty about the approaching U.S. election appeared to finally rally stocks on Wednesday as bond yields kept pressing higher. "We have a down day," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at ...
Dow drops 500 points on losses for McDonald's, 3M shares
Shares of McDonald's and 3M are trading lower Wednesday afternoon, propelling the Dow Jones Industrial Average selloff.
Amazon prime members can save 10 cents a gallon at 7,000 stations across the U.S.
Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that Prime members can now save 10 cents a gallon at about 7,000 gas stations operated by BP, ...
Existing-home sales sink to a 14-year low, as home buyers pull back ahead of the November election
The numbers: U.S. home sales fell to the lowest level in 14 years, as high home prices and uncertainty over the upcoming ...
Coca-Cola’s stock falls as unit case volume surprisingly falls after ‘poor’ July
Coca-Cola’s stock turns lower as earnings beat expectations because another big increase in price helped offset a surprise ...