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MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Trump sours on raising the SALT cap, calling it a gift to Democratic governors
President Donald Trump dimmed the hopes of some Republicans Tuesday when he took a public swipe at their efforts to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions, warning that doing so would "benefit Democrat governors" who he says "are destroying our country."

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Trump's IRS pick may have a ‘DOGE' problem on his hands
Billy Long has pledged to improve customer service and protect taxpayer data — two areas where "DOGE" actions have drawn scrutiny.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Here's why Tesla investors care so much that Elon Musk stops his Trump-leaning political donations
Shares in Tesla Inc. recently traded nearly 2% higher, even as the S&P 500 index dipped, as Chief Executive Elon Musk said he planned to cut back on his political spending and declared that the car company's sales are improving.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

D-Wave's stock is surging — but here's why projecting quantum-computing company's future revenue is tricky
While the quantum-computing company made a new system available, it's difficult to know when new hardware sales will materialize.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Why Home Depot's approach to prices and tariffs will ‘likely play better' to Trump administration
‘We don't see broad-based price increases for our customers at all going forward,' exec says

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Trump's IRS pick may have a DOGE problem on his hands
Billy Long has pledged to improve customer service and protect taxpayer data — two areas where DOGE actions have drawn scrutiny

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Palo Alto Networks' outlook meets expectations — but the stock drop shows investors wanted more
The cybersecurity company also saw a growth slowdown in remaining performance obligations, a metric that measures future revenue expected from current contracts.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Why the next 20-year Treasury auction is ‘must-see TV' for investors after the Moody's downgrade
Bond market remains under pressure in the wake of Moody's downgrade

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Home Depot doesn't plan to raise prices because of tariffs, as U.S. sales show surprise growth
Home Depot beat Wall Street's expectations for first-quarter revenue and domestic comparable sales and maintained its full-year guidance.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Warby Parker partners with Google as they take on Meta with AI-powered glasses
Warby Parker and Google's first line of smart glasses is expected to launch sometime after this year.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

5 myths about AI that could be keeping you from investing in up-and-coming tech stocks
AI and robotics are giving investors a new market of stocks to watch.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Jamie Dimon warns of stock-market ‘complacency' as investors keep shaking off bad news. Strategists see evidence he's right.
The boss of Wall Street's biggest bank fears that extreme complacency crept into the market as investors shook off last month's tariff scare. Wall Street strategists say he might be on to something.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Google is doubling down on AI in Search as it faces heightened threats
The tech giant announced new AI features in Search at its I/O developer conference as it tries to fend off upstart competition in the search-engine business

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

A flat $1,660 monthly Social Security benefit for everyone? It's one proposed CBO remedy.
Even this radical rethink would only pay for about 12% of the cost of the tax cuts currently being considered by Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Arc'teryx, Salomon parent is doing what Nike isn't: growing ‘very well' in China
Amer Sports' stock rockets toward a record as sports equipment and apparel maker's brands are winning in China's fast-growing premium sports and outdoor market.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Trump's $1.6 trillion claim: What the numbers really say about GOP tax bill
The White House's claim that the GOP tax bill would save $1.6 trillion is only a partial accounting of the bill's spending cuts — and ignores something else.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

My wife, 66, has a pension, but never paid into Social Security. Does new legislation mean she'll now receive benefits?
"I wasn't planning on starting my benefits until age 67, but that will put her at 76."

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

‘We're not wealthy': My niece is marrying out of state and she has a honeymoon fund. Is that cheeky?
"We are making plans to attend just to show support. The invitation states that our presence is a gift in itself."

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Your Memorial Day barbecue could be cheaper this year — if you ditch hot dogs for this alternative
In what may be a final hurrah before consumers experience tariff-related sticker shocks, the average prices of some popular Memorial Day barbecue foods are down compared with last year.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

The next Alphabet, Apple and Amazon are being built on the back of AI right now
5 big mistakes we're making about AI's impact on our lives

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

‘It kills jobs' — and 4 other huge mistakes you're making about the AI revolution
The next Alphabet, Apple and Amazon are being built on the back of AI right now.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

It's Musk and T-Mobile Starlink vs. Apple and Globalstar in the satellite phone wars. But one stock is already the clear winner.
Apple partners with a former CEO of Qualcomm, while T-Mobile joins forces with the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Tesla's stock gains as Elon Musk says he'll ‘do a lot less' political spending
Shares in Tesla Inc. recently traded nearly 2% higher, even as the S&P 500 index dipped, as Chief Executive Elon Musk said he planned to cut back on his political spending and declared that the car company's sales are improving.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Trump's $1.6 trillion spin: What the numbers really say about GOP tax bill
The White House's claim that the GOP tax bill would save $1.6 trillion is only a partial accounting of the bill's spending cuts — and ignores something else.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

This is how Americans are blowing their retirement money — again
All the ways we find to set our hard-earned money on fire.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Victoria's Secret moves to block activist investor from amassing controlling stake
Underwear company adopts so-called poison pill after Australian activist shareholder Blundy switches stock-holding classification to active from passive.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

How Microsoft can make real money off its AI investments — and break away from OpenAI
Microsoft announced new tools for companies to develop their own AI services that have analysts confident in the tech giant's AI momentum and strategy.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Pfizer makes a $6 billion run into a new cancer drug race, 6 months after rival
Pfizer jumps into cancer-treatment race with a $6 billion licensing deal with a China-based company, six months after Merck's move for a lot less money.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Trump sours on lifting SALT cap, calling it a gift to Democratic governors
President Donald Trump dimmed the hopes of some Republicans Tuesday when he took a public swipe at their efforts to raise the cap on state and local tax deductions, warning that doing so would "benefit Democrat governors" who he says "are destroying our country."

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Social Security is loved by people across the political spectrum
But they want only high earners to pay for the fix

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Why Wells Fargo expects the emerging-markets outperformance to reverse
This year, emerging-market equities have outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin and investors have debated whether the relative strength can be sustained. A new report by Wells Fargo analyst Austin Pickle expects the trend to reverse.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Home Depot won't raise prices because of tariffs, as U.S. sales show surprise growth
Home Depot beat Wall Street's first-quarter revenue and domestic comparable sales expectations, and maintained its full-year guidance.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Here's when you'll want to buy stocks if this time-tested presidential market cycle repeats
U.S. stocks typically are flat during the second year of a presidential term — and soar in the post-midterm election third year.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Elon Musk's Starlink is battling Globalstar to rule the skies. Here's the likely winner.
Apple partners with a former CEO of Qualcomm, while T-Mobile joins forces with the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Home Depot's long run of earnings beats has ended, but here's why the stock is rising
Home Depot beat Wall Street's first-quarter revenue and domestic same-store sales expectations, and maintained its full-year guidance.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Here's when you'll want to own stocks if this well-known market cycle repeats
U.S. stocks typically are flat during the second year of a presidential term — and soar in the post-midterm election third year.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

This Morgan Stanley investor warns of three big disconnects with stocks on the verge of a bull market
The S&P 500's notable recovery has got Wall Street concerned. Morgan Stanley sees warning flags in three big assets.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Family caregivers struggle the most in these states. What's being done to help?
There's a caregiving crisis in the U.S., and it could get even worse — depending on where you live.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

‘He's lied to us all': My father is leaving my sister, brother and me a $450K lakefront property. We want to cut my feckless brother out.
"My brother has lied to all of us, is generally untrustworthy, and does not pay his bills on time."

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

‘Bachelorette' star Jenn Tran talks about her elegant home in Miami where she's pursuing a master's
Former reality TV star Jenn Tran moved back to Florida in February to finish up her final year of physician's assistant training.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

Here's what could happen to Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' $61 million L.A. mansion if he's convicted
The rapper put his expansive LA mansion on the market for $61.5 million just one week before his arrest.

MarketWatch
May 20, 2025

The biggest IPO this year barred Americans — and it was a huge success
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., the world's largest maker of electric batteries, saw its shares rise as much as 18% on Tuesday after raising $4.6 billion in the top initial public offering of the year — and it mostly excluded Americans from participating.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Why corporate bonds may be ‘fairly guarded' from Moody's downgrade of U.S. debt
Moody's decision to lower the rating on U.S. government debt seems unlikely to shake up the corporate bond market too much.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

These 3 stock-market sectors can defy the growing ‘sell America' trade
Tech, financials and healthcare are 3 relatively insulated U.S. stock-market sectors.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

So much for ‘Sell America' — S&P 500 tallies sixth straight win as stocks erase losses following Moody's downgrade
For a minute there, it looked like the "Sell America" trade was poised to make a comeback on Monday after Moody's decided to strip the U.S. of its top-tier credit rating late Friday.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Tech stocks took a hit after the last two U.S. credit downgrades. Why this time could be different.
Investors should still watch rising bond yields, which could eat into appetites for high-growth tech stocks.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

How this one agreement with Mexico could protect America's digital security, provide new jobs — and counter China
Mexico and the U.S. share a fundamental interest: ensuring that the hemisphere's digital backbone remains secure, sovereign and democratic.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Here's who will really decide if Trump's ‘big, beautiful bill' will become law
Don't underestimate the bond vigilantes. We are all James Carville now.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

My friend's partner is pregnant, but she's married to another man. Is he financially responsible?
"She claimed her husband was cheating on her and stopped paying their mortgage."

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

This S&P 500 news has the bulls revved up. Why you shouldn't buy into the euphoria.
The S&P 500 rising above its 200-day moving average isn't anything to bank on.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Trump's tax bill is about to get even pricier. What that means for markets and your wallet.
Moody's downgrade of U.S. credit on Friday helped put into focus the U.S. government's ballooning budget deficit and President Donald Trump's hopes to add trillions more to the national debt.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

‘I am scared to death that I'll run out of money': My wife and I are in our 50s and have $4.4 million. Can we retire early?
"How can I get it through my head that we are good and that I can retire?"

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Brokers accused of steering seniors into a Medicare Advantage ‘trap'
Concerns are being raised that many seniors have been sold the insurance plans against their interests.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

My ex-wife said she should have been compensated for working part time during our marriage. Do I owe her?
"My ex-wife and I both recently retired from federal government jobs, and have comfortable retirements."

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Bond yields jump after Moody's downgrade of U.S. credit. Why it matters for consumers — and Congress.
Yields in the Treasury market are rising, threatening to make it more expensive for consumers and the U.S. to manage debt.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

My eldest son refused to share his father's $500K inheritance with his siblings. Should I cut him off?
"My son just said, ‘Dad didn't want them to get anything.'"

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Netflix saves ‘Sesame Street' from foreclosure with streaming deal, but troubles remain
"Sesame Street" faced financial difficulty after HBO chose to not extend its deal, but the storied children's show has also seen declining audiences and questions of relevancy after 56 years on TV.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

This popular healthcare savings strategy could get more lucrative under GOP tax bill
Contribution limits for health-savings accounts would increase, and new rules would let users pay for gym memberships with HSA money

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

I'm 72 and my wife is 57. We have $4.5 million in assets. Should she retire sooner — or should I go back to work?
With millions of dollars in assets, the decision comes down to lifestyle in or out of retirement.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Here's the most unappreciated AI beneficiary right now, according to Ark Invest's Cathie Wood
"I do believe the U.S. was at risk of losing innovation" before Trump entered the White House, Wood said.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

He called the S&P 500 bottom. Now this stock trader can't rule out a ‘flash crash.'
Theo Trade's Jeff Bierman: "You have to be very careful how you approach this market."

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Emerging markets have seen double-digit gains this year. Why JPMorgan has turned bullish.
After years of underperformance, it's time for emerging markets stocks to shine, say JPMorgan strategists.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

23andMe sells its most valuable asset to biotech company Regeneron, which promises to keep your DNA private
Regeneron said it will continue uninterrupted service of 23andMe's consumer genome services after its purchase closes as expected in the third quarter of this year.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

After Trump rages, Walmart says it will eat ‘some' of the tariff costs
Citing a conversation with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the retailer will absorb some of the tariffs' impact, as it did during President Trump's first term in office.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

This S&P 500 news has the bulls revved up. Why they're making more of it than it is.
The S&P 500 rising above its 200-day moving average isn't anything to bank on.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

23andMe sells its most valuable asset. Regeneron promises to keep your DNA private.
Regeneron said it will continue uninterrupted service of 23andMe's consumer genome services after its purchase closes as expected in the third quarter of this year.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Buy any Moody's downgrade dip in stocks, says Morgan Stanley's now-optimistic strategist
A dip in the stock market caused by the Moody's downgrade of the U.S. debt should be bought, according to a once-pessimistic and now seemingly bullish strategist.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Capital One's stock looks like a bargain following Discover acquisition
Capital One will be even more focused on credit-card lending now that it has completed the Discover deal.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Here's the secret to valuing a startup investment like a venture capitalist
Early-stage bets are, more than anything, bets on leadership. This is what to look for.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

The U.S. now has a rating associated with a 1-in-100 default chance
Have a look at the default rate of sovereign issuers. Going back to 1983, precisely zero countries with a triple-A rating defaulted within 10 years of getting that gold-standard approval.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

This stock trader called a bottom for the S&P 500. Here's what he's saying now.
Theo Trade's Jeff Bierman: "You have to be very careful how you approach this market. I would not rule out a 2009-style flash crash."

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Recession indicators are out of control. When will this madness end?
Everything except jobless claims, which have held steady, and GDP appears to be a recession indicator.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

This veteran investor crunches the numbers and sees the risk of a full-blown bear market
Kotok in his latest email to clients walks through an estimate of just how much tariffs will take a bite out of corporate earnings.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

My ex-wife said she should have been compensated for working part time during our divorce 20 years ago. Do I owe her?
"My ex-wife and I both recently retired from federal government jobs, and have comfortable retirements."

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

‘I'm an idiot': I'm middle aged, earn $68,000 a year and have $39,000 in credit-card debt
"I plan on keeping the accounts open to protect my credit, but I will cut and toss all the cards so I can't use them."

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Why the U.S. consumer may be more resilient than many think
The U.S. consumer may have more resilience to the onslaught of tariffs than many assume.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Here's why country musician Zach Bryan bought this old church in Massachusetts, and what he plans to do with it
Popular country crooner Zach Bryan has bought a historic church, and the reason is close to his heart.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

Pro golfer Rory McIlroy is leaving Florida to live in the U.K. full time with his family
McIlroy and his wife Erica Stoll began building a home outside London just a few months after calling off their divorce.

MarketWatch
May 19, 2025

El-Erian says the era of U.S. exceptionalism is on pause
Mohamed El-Erian, the former chief executive of bond giant Pimco and Allianz's chief economic adviser, said the era of U.S. exceptionalism isn't conclusively over.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Stock futures, dollar fall after Moody's strips U.S. of its top credit rating
Strategists warned the move, announced after the market close on Friday, could spark some near-term selling in stocks and Treasurys.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Stock futures fall after Moody's strips U.S. of its top credit rating
Strategists warned the move, announced after the market close on Friday, could spark some near-term selling in stocks and Treasurys.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

My wife and I paid off my stepdaughter's $415K mortgage in exchange for her house, but it's now worth $310K. Should we sue?
"We are 71 and 67 and can't afford this kind of loss in retirement."

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Investors brace for reaction after Moody's strips U.S. of its top credit rating
Strategists warned the move, announced after the market close on Friday, could spark some near-term selling in stocks and Treasurys.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

‘They will drown you too': My coworker found out I inherited money — and harassed me to give him a loan
"When I didn't give him money, this co-worker became so enraged that he went on a whispering campaign."

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Bessent warns some steep ‘liberation day' tariffs may return, dismisses Moody's downgrade
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Sunday that some of America's trading partners could soon face a sharp hike in tariff rates, and dismissed Moody's downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Prices are probably going up at Walmart. Watch for Target and other retailers to detail the tariff impact this week.
President Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat' higher costs brought on by his trade approach as terms like ‘tariffs,' ‘uncertainty' and ‘recession' are coming up more frequently in company earnings calls

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Strong earnings keep stock-market bulls in charge. What could bring the rally to a halt?
U.S. stocks have mounted a strong comeback, but lurking behind the optimism is one of the market's old, expensive problems: stocks are pricey once again.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

‘I'm flabbergasted': My friend wants to borrow $5,800 to save his home from foreclosure. What should I do?
"I previously loaned a friend $7,000, and she later died."

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

Prices are probably going up at Walmart. Target and other retailers will detail the tariff impact this week
This week, the lens on the consumer will narrow, as we get quarterly reports from retailers like Home Depot, Lowe's and other chains.

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

‘It feels like I'm drowning': I'm crippled by credit-card debt. Should I file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy?
"I don't have time to work a second job. I am on call, and I also do not have child care."

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

I have $50,000 in credit-card debt after my divorce, but received $30,000 after a car wreck. Do I buy a used Lexus?
"I previously drove a fully loaded BMW X7, and driving a used Lexus feels like a big drop."

MarketWatch
May 18, 2025

‘They will drown you too': My co-worker found out I inherited money — and harassed me to give him a loan
"When I didn't give him money, this co-worker became so enraged that he went on a whispering campaign."

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

Medicare patients getting emergency surgery in private-equity hospitals are 42% more likely to die in the next 30 days. What's going on?
New research raises concerns about the way these investment funds balance care and the pursuit of profits.

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

What is AI really giving back to tech investors? Here's the hard truth.
AI boosters cling to fanciful forecasts — even if meaningful revenue and productivity has yet to materialize.

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

Here's something the rich know about managing investment risk that can help you, too
Farmland, timber and other alternative assets can stabilize your portfolio when the stock market wobbles.

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

The rich are not out of the woods on estate taxes, with $15 million exemption on table
One of the biggest breaks for the wealthy is still up in the air, which means planning for contingencies

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

Trump recession is off the table — but trouble is not over for the U.S. economy
President Trump's move to defuse an ugly trade war with China not only sparked a massive stock-market rally, but also drove down the chances of recession — for now.

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

A new ‘senior bonus' could give older adults a $4,000 tax break. Here's who would qualify.
President Trump campaigned on a pledge to eliminate taxes on Social Security — but this isn't that.

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

More SALT should be on America's tax-deduction menu. Way more.
The new reconciliation bill doesn't go nearly far enough

MarketWatch
May 17, 2025

If you survived the past few weeks of stock-market turmoil, should you now rethink your portfolio?
Advisers say now is a good time to gauge your appetite for risk.

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