Durable-goods orders post biggest gain in 11 years, but it doesn’t mean the economy is speeding up
Orders for long-lasting goods skyrocketed 16% in May to mark the biggest increase in 11 years, but the headline number was exaggerated by a flush…
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20 banks expected to increase their dividends the most following the Fed’s stress tests
Wells Fargo & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. top the list of 20 banks expected to boost their…
Trump’s big bill and economic policies are sowing chaos. It’s time for investors to send him a message.
Any investor who thinks the administration’s economic policy is useful or somehow not dangerous is trading in ignorance. View Source David Blond MarketWatch.com – Top…
Why Europe’s most important semiconductor stock was downgraded
Chinese semiconductor demand may surprise analyst expectations to the dowenside in 2026 View Source Jules Rimmer MarketWatch.com – Top Stories June 26, 2025 6:38 am
Tesla’s new No. 2 most bullish analyst sees a return to a $1.5 trillion market cap
Tesla’s transition from carmaker to high-tech robotics company is the reason a Benchmark analyst boosted his stock-price target to the second-highest on Wall Street. View…
Jobless claims fall to 6-week low — no sign of surging layoffs
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to a six-week low, underscoring the reluctance of businesses to lay off workers…
Ex-Barclays CEO Staley loses battle to overturn U.K. ban on Epstein ties
View Source Jamie Chisholm MarketWatch.com – Top Stories June 26, 2025 5:31 am
H&M says it’s starting to see U.S. competitors raise prices — and it might join them
H&M’s second-largest market by revenue is the U.S., trailing Germany. View Source Steve Goldstein MarketWatch.com – Top Stories June 26, 2025 4:54 am
Your Social Security check will be nearly 20% less if Congress doesn’t face facts soon
American’s retirement trust fund is expected to run dry by 2034 — and a U.S. economic downturn would only make a bad situation worse. View…
Trump’s big budget bill definitely affects you — just probably not in ways you want
Any investor who thinks the administration’s economic policy is useful or somehow not dangerous is trading in ignorance. View Source David Blond MarketWatch.com – Top…