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By Kwanwoo Jun South Korea’s exports fell, on an on-year basis, for a seventh consecutive month in April on weak global demand, their longest losing streak in more than three years. Exports declined 14.2% from a year earlier to $49.62 billion, following a 13.6% drop in March, according to preliminary data released by the country’s

Dear MarketWatch, My spouse and I are looking to buy a house.  We are the only ones in our family who don’t own a house yet, and our parents have offered to “sell” us their house as they move away, as long as we work it out with our siblings.  Our parents generously noted that

That’s Senator Elizabeth Warren in a U.S. Senate hearing Thursday with the three biggest credit reporting bureaus this week. Senators urged credit reporting bureaus to take the medical debt off consumer credit reports completely Thursday in a hearing by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Thursday. It’s the first time the…

First Republic Bank FRCis said to be drawing bids from lenders JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM and PNC Financial Services Group PNC, according to the Wall Street Journal late Friday night, citing people familiar with the matter. The WSJ report follows another harrowing day for the San Francisco-based lender that has lost nearly all of

The numbers: Total bank lending rose to $12.1 trillion in the seven days ended April 19 from $12.09 trillion in the prior week, the Federal Reserve said Friday. This is the third straight weekly gain. Deposits at banks rose slightly to $17.20 trillion from $17.18 trillion in the prior week. They are down from $17.26

Some people don’t take meme stocks seriously. However, video game retailer GameStop (NYSE:GME) is worth watching and possibly even investing in. However, even if you respect GameStop as a business, don’t just buy GME stock at any price. GameStop is in the midst of a transformative period. Last year, the company focused on e-commerce sales and

Shares of First Republic Bank surged in premarket trading on Friday, after a report that Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve were in discussions with banks and even private equity over a rescue solution for the troubled lender. Citing sources, Reuters reported that U.S. officials were organizing discussions, and

To say the market for initial public offerings (IPOs) is in a funk would be a major understatement. In 2022, the worldwide IPO market went from record-breaking levels during the Covid-19 pandemic into a full-on depression, according to an analysis by EY. In 2022, there were 1,333 IPOs held, down 45% from 2021. Proceeds from

Amazon.com Inc. shares zoomed higher in extended trading Thursday after the company posted its biggest quarterly profit since 2021, but shares turned around after the company’s chief financial officer said in a conference call that cloud revenue is decelerating in the current quarter. Amazon AMZN reported that first-quarter revenue grew to $127.4 billion from $116.44

At first glance, the first-quarter 2023 results from electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) don’t seem all that bad. However, many investors’ initial reaction was to sell TSLA stock. In the wake of this, opinions vary concerning the future trajectory of the Tesla share price. Fortunately, there is a dip-buying strategy that could work well

WPP PLC UK:WPP on Thursday reported a 2.9% rise in like-for-like revenue less pass-through costs, or net sales, for the first quarter of the year and backed its full-year guidance. The London-based advertising group said that revenue for the quarter rose to 3.46 billion pounds ($4.31 billion) from GBP3.09 billion for the comparable period a

Is Wall Street’s opinion of Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) optimistic or pessimistic? There’s an odd divergence between the ambitious consensus price target on PLUG stock and the multitude of downgrades. Still, hopefully, today we can wade through the sea of opinions and come to a conclusion about Plug Power. Plug Power is probably the most famous publicly

As the Nasdaq exchange prepares to delist shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., following the company’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, some retail traders are taking to Reddit to commiserate about their losses, while others say they are doubling down and continuing to buy as the share price sinks further below 25 cents.

Investors have shown keen interest in biotech after Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE:JNJ) impressive earnings beat that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The earnings beat reignited enthusiasm for biotech stocks, prompting investors to search for the next big players. The pharmaceutical giant’s adjusted earnings and revenue beat expectations, with strength reported in units including pharmaceuticals. J&J also

Alphabet Inc.’s stock rose 1.4% in extended trading Tuesday after Google’s parent company reported quarterly results that slightly topped analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates. Alphabet also said its board of directors authorized $70 billion in share repurchases. “Resilience in Search and momentum in Cloud resulted in Q1 consolidated revenues…

Source: Robert Way / Shutterstock.com Nio (NYSE:NIO) is facing rapidly increasing competition. Meanwhile, the company’s margins are also being pressured by an accelerating price war in the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) market. But that’s not all. Nio’s addressable market is quite limited and the firm lacks strong competitive advantages. Given all of these points, I

The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks has produced a bearish “death cross” price chart pattern for the first time in over a year, flashing a widely followed technical sell signal as small-caps are struggling with tightening financial conditions in the wake of bank failures and potential economic slowdown.  The Russell 2000 index RUT, which

There are many ways to “play” AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC), but one that may be piquing the interest of retail traders today has to do with the latest news regarding the conversion of AMC Preferred Shares (NYSE:APE) into common shares of AMC stock. As you may be aware, there has been some legal controversy regarding the planned APE stock

UBS Group AG said Tuesday that earnings declined in the first quarter, hurt by litigation, but that the bank drew in billions in net new money at its global wealth-management business following the news of its acquisition of Credit Suisse Group AG. The Swiss bank UBS CH:UBSG said its result was affected by $665 million

Analysts love SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI). I love it too, and even own some. SoFi can do everything from banking and brokerage to loans and crypto. A new unit of the company can service your mortgage. Software acquisitions means it offers these services retail and wholesale. SoFi can even run other banks’ computing systems. This is