Crypto, TikTok, tariffs: How Trump's whirlwind first week hit your wallet and your phone
On Tuesday, the first trading day following the inauguration, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 1.2% and the S&P 500 SPX climbed 0.9% as investors welcomed Trump's calmer-than-expected tone ...
Trump tariff talk is heating up on Wall Street, signaling a rocky road ahead for investors
"At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to use tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.," said Solita Marcelli, chief investment ...
Elon Musk wants to kill the penny. The little coin has won this battle before.
"DOGE's proposal completely misses the mark, penny elimination would be a costly mistake," Weller told MarketWatch. "A better solution is to produce a cheaper nickel, addressing the real driver of ...
The U.S. economy was already revved up before Trump took office. Could it get a lot better?
It's too early to say whether the U.S. has stepped up to a higher growth plateau, but economists point to two unexpected trends: Rising population growth and a surprising upturn in productivity. GDP ...
Space-sector IPOs set to take off as industry braces for a busy 2025
Citigroup and Evercore ISI are acting as book-running managers for the proposed IPO and as representatives of the underwriters. RBC Capital Markets and William Blair are acting as joint bookrunners, ...
Trump says there are bigger China threats than TikTok. Here's where he could be going wrong.
The law was designed to shut down TikTok in the U.S. as of Sunday if the app continued to be controlled by ByteDance. Thanks to Trump's promise on Sunday that he would give TikTok more time once he ...
'I can't stop thinking about it': My husband bought substantial properties prior to our marriage. If he sells them and we divorce, will I get half?
Related: 'I don't want to spend my remaining days living hand to mouth': I divorced my husband and remarried. Can I claim his Social Security? If I were advising your husband, I would tell him that if ...
My 73-year-old relative is being charged a 50% penalty for failing to take his pension distribution at 70. Is that legal?
As such, he is applying for a pension from a company he worked for decades ago. Recently, he was told that he should have started to withdraw the pension at age 70 1/2. He is now being told that he ...
My wife and I are falling short of our $7,000-a-month goal for retirement income. Is it time to sell our rental properties?
The bottom line: You have nearly $2 million in debt that you still owe so close to retirement. Unless you plan to go from your current full-time job to that of an active landlord, selling is your ...
'Her crooked son has taken everything': My fiancé's 100-year-old aunt was swindled out of $100,000. How can we help?
Her son threatened to put her in a nursing home if she didn't send his check by Friday' My fiancé and his sister care for their 100-year-old aunt. She lives alone, but has a sitter at night. She has ...
'I paid for everything from day one': My husband barely worked during our marriage. Can I leave my $500,000 IRA to my son?
By Quentin Fottrell 'I do not want my husband to be able to come back to my son and claim the money' Dear Quentin, I have a pretty good amount in my IRA ($500,000) that I have con ...
Beyond Big Tech: 20 stocks to ride the AI trend
There are many ways to diversify beyond the S&P 500. One is to hold shares of the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF RSP. Another, according to Davis, is to take an even broader index-fund approach. One ...