Here’s what just sent Oracle’s stock soaring

Oracle’s new financial targets paint a rosier picture of the company’s AI economics than investors had feared.

Wendy’s buyout offer suggests the burger chain’s overhaul could be very expensive

Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management has made a $1.4 billion offer for Wendy’s and says the company “requires significant ...

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Want guaranteed income in retirement without an annuity? Try laddering I bonds.

The interest rates for Series I bonds reset every six months, on Nov. 1 and May 1, and at times when inflation is rising, ...

Healthcare stocks are on their biggest hot streak in a generation. Think twice before chasing the rally.

The typically boring healthcare space has delivered a flash of excitement for investors in October, building on its gains ...
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Warsh says holding steady in October was the right decision

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the decision to keep interest rates unchanged was "the right decision." Warsh said ...

Micron’s stock rises after SK Hynix earnings. Here’s its next major test.

Micron’s stock was rising Wednesday after the memory-chip trade passed another test. SK Hynix SKHY KR:000660 delivered an ...

Gen Z voters told us the midterms will boil down to affording life, not social issues

Venessa Wong is a personal finance reporter for MarketWatch based in New York City. She writes about family finances, young ...

Elon Musk says he can build a wireless carrier in two to three years. Is that possible?

Building a wireless network can be time-consuming and expensive. The question now is how much Elon Musk will be able to ...

What to make of Cook's dissent? She has expressed concern about inflation, one former Fed official notes.

Former Federal Reserve official Richard Clarida said he wasn't expecting Fed governor Lisa Cook to be a dissenter today, but ...

Consumer-discretionary stocks dip, as Fed's 'strong' call on the economy doesn't help

The Fed's view of the economy may have changed to "strong" from just "solid" last month, but that's not helping ...

Cook's dissent is to show she's not spooked by Trump, economist says

Embattled Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook's dissenting vote in favor of an interest-rate hike represents an effort to show ...