Wall Street’s Cloudy Quarter Has Some Rays of Sunshine

[ad_1] Jan. 16, 2024 12:49 pm ET Wall Street hardly ended last year with a bang. But given the challenges facing the other major business lines of the biggest banks,…

Broad Losses Pull Stock Indexes Lower

[ad_1] Stocks opened the week lower, hinting at why some investors believe the “everything rally” of late 2023 will be hard-pressed to continue.  All three major indexes are in the…

Goldman Sachs Reports Sharply Higher Earnings, Helped by Asset and Wealth Management

[ad_1] Goldman Sachs reported sharply higher profit for the fourth quarter, bolstered by a strong performance in its asset and wealth management business. The bank on Tuesday said quarterly profit…

Profits Comeback Paired With Rate Cuts Make a Powerful Mix

[ad_1] Profits are growing again, and the Federal Reserve looks as if it will start cutting rates sometime this year. It is an unusual combination and, for the stock market,…

ETFs Make Bitcoin’s Problems Even Worse

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ET The new wave of U.S. bitcoin ETFs risk being doubly bad for investors.  As holders of bitcoin they undermine the very purpose,…

These Four Questions Are Top of Mind for Investors in 2024

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ET The blockbuster stock market rally stalled once the calendar flipped to 2024.  Some of the big tech stocks that drove the market’s…

The Unexpected Ways a Big Raise Affects Your Happiness

[ad_1] Listen to article (1 minute) Up and down the income ladder, people say more money would make them happier. When they actually get it, that isn’t always the case. …

Young Black Americans Embrace the Stock Market

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) Young Black Americans are among the fastest-growing segments of stock-market investors. Nearly 40% of Black Americans owned stocks in 2022, up from just under…

Chip Wars Boost Europe’s Top Tech Company—for Now

[ad_1] The more the U.S. government worries about China’s ambitions in the chip industry, the more equipment for making chips that China seems to buy. When ASML, the Dutch company…

Forget Meme Stocks and Bitcoin. These Investors Are Hunting Quality.

[ad_1] After an everything rally that pushed major stock indexes near new highs, some investors just want the good stuff. They are looking for quality stocks, broadly defined as shares…