Daily Trade

Many people pondering retirement focus primarily — sometimes exclusively — on the financial part, to avoid outliving their money. But in Joe Casey’s new book, “Win the Retirement Game,” the Princeton, N.J., retirement and executive coach and Retirement Wisdom podcast host writes that nine other forces may be “trying to steal your joy.” In my

Peter Diamond, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics in 2010, has shied away from the press for most of his long and illustrious career, explaining that he’s concerned about being misunderstood. Given the chance to interview him, MarketWatch jumped at it. His supporters think Diamond is probably the smartest of economists. His selection by

Food prices continued to rise in August, putting pressure on lower- and middle-income households in particular.  The cost of food for home preparation were up 13.5% as compared with August 2021, the highest rate of growth since March 1979, government data show. The annual rise in the U.S. consumer price index was 8.3% in August.

The S&P 500 index on Friday broke below a closely watched support level that could augur a deeper slide, chart watchers warned. Technical analysts have identified the 3,900 level as the bottom of an important range of support for the large-cap benchmark. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.44% ended Thursday at 3,901.35 as stocks stumbled in

Uber Technologies Inc. said it was investigating “a cybersecurity incident” Thursday, and reportedly took several internal systems offline as it tried to find the extent that its network was compromised. The New York Times reported that Uber employees received a message Thursday afternoon reading:  “I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a

Video-game retailer GameStop (NYSE:GME) seeks to enter into the worlds of cryptocurrency trading and the metaverse, it seems. Is this a sufficient reason to buy GME stock, though? Probably not, as GameStop’s financial results are subpar. Meme-stock traders might not heed this warning, but long-term investors should check GameStop’s fundamentals before taking a position. Reddit users

Believe it or not, there is some sanity to the chaos in oil prices, which have climbed this year to their highest since 2008 only to fall back to their lowest in eight months. “The market is overreacting to fears either due to expected tightness in supply or, as currently is the case, worries about weaker

Since Pinterest was a baby unicorn, co-founder Ben Silberman insisted it was not a social network, and made sure that sentiment echoed through the company. Silberman is no longer chief executive, and suddenly Pinterest PINS, +0.69% is a social-media company. And it’s the nice one. “Eight out of 10 users said in research that Pinterest

Are you late paying for your utilities? Do you have enough set aside for a rainy day? Less than one-third (31%) of Americans are “financially healthy” in 2022, down 3% from a year ago, according to the latest Financial Health Pulse 2022 U.S. Trends Report. More than half (55%) reported they were “financially coping” and

Dear Quentin, Our family is rather a mess. It’s the usual in-law drama, unfortunately. We’ve worked with it for years and are resigned to being outlaws, rather than the in-laws. Our son recently suggested that we set up a college trust fund for his child. I have ducked and waffled on my answer. But I

Bank stocks fell sharply Tuesday as worse-than-expected inflation data sparked a spike in Treasury yields and a drop in stock prices, while clouding the outlook for big financial institutions that hold bonds. JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, -2.36% fell 3.3%, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -3.28% dropped 3.6%, Morgan Stanley MS, -2.42% subtracted 3.2%, Wells

Freight railroads said they are planning to halt the transport of hazardous materials and sensitive cargoes, such as chemicals used in fertilizer and chlorine for water purification, as they continue negotiations with two labor unions. Railroads have informed customers that they may stop accepting certain types of freight, including bulk shipments, beginning Monday to avoid materials

You don’t need a new iPhone 14 to get some of Apple’s newest iPhone features. The consumer-electronics giant launches its latest operating system on Monday, giving users their first crack at new software functions that the company teased back in June. The software update will be available to owners of the iPhone 8 and newer

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will leave Saturday for the U.K. to attend Monday’s state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, the White House said Sunday night. It was unclear if any other U.S. officials would attend the funeral, but CNN reported Sunday that the first couple would travel alone and there would

Dear Quentin, My long-time girlfriend and I moved to Florida three years ago. After renting a home for a year in an area we liked, we bought a home together. I was not working at the time, she was, so we agreed that it would make sense to not put me on the loan application,

Imagine the scorching sun at your back as a farm laborer or a construction worker outdoors in late summer, or being engulfed in punishing heat as a warehouse or kitchen staffer without access to air conditioning.  That’s the reality for essential workers across the U.S. Yet the country lacks a specific federal rule for protecting

The news earlier this week that China and India plan to roll out nasal vaccines underscores the fact that better protection is still needed against getting and transmitting COVID-19 in the first place.  In the U.S., the currently available shots do a good job at protecting people from ending up in the hospital or dying.

If the U.S. midterm election cycle this year is like past ones, the stock market will carve out an important low right around Election Day in November. That should give some hope to beleaguered investors whose stock holdings have suffered double-digit losses so far this year. A meaningful rally could be just a few weeks

Last month, excitement about its stock splits, and the expansion of U.S. electric vehicle (EV) tax credits, was enough to get investors fully charged up about Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock. But so far this month, a cooldown in excitement (which I anticipated back in August) has played out. External factors like interest rates, inflation and the

[embedded content] This week, we’re talking about my Big Three investing themes for the rest of the year (and beyond). You’ve probably heard me talk about each at one point or another. But I’m a big fan of repetition. And indeed, if you’re not invested in the Big Three, then you may as well not