Car sales sputtered in icy January. Poor weather wasn’t the only problem for auto dealers and the U.S. economy.
Sales of new cars and trucks — a barometer for the economy — sank in January to the lowest level in three years after a…
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Glencore’s strategic allure highlighted by sale of mining assets to U.S. government-backed entity
The upshot of Glencore selling a stake in its DRC business to a U.S. government backed entity is a cash injection and a potential derisking…
The most important Amazon earnings figure comes with a high bar this time
To impress investors, Amazon will need to show continued momentum in its cloud-computing business. But the real number to beat may be higher than the…
Investors were braced for an AI reckoning — just not this one, popular strategist says
Nomura’s Charlie McElligott says second-order AI disruption worries have arrived early. Investors need to get ready. View Source Barbara Kollmeyer MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February…
Another missile maker partners with the Trump administration, and the stock rises to record heights
RTX’s Raytheon unit announced five agreements with the Pentagon to boost capacity and deliveries of Tomahawk and interceptor missiles. View Source Tomi Kilgore MarketWatch.com –…
ADP jobs report shows paltry 22,000 increase in private hiring. Sluggish labor market not getting any better.
Job creation has plummeted since trade wars and immigration crackdown View Source Jeffry Bartash MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February 4, 2026 6:33 am
Investors were braced for AI fallout — just not this one, popular strategist says.
Nomura’s Charlie McElligott says second-order AI disruption worries have arrived early. Investors need to get ready. View Source Barbara Kollmeyer MarketWatch.com – Top Stories February…
There’s an ‘elevated chance of weird things’ as volatility rises along with this hot stock market
In South Korea, its version of the VIX volatility index has soared along with its stock market. That’s unusual. View Source Steve Goldstein MarketWatch.com –…
These hidden costs of car ownership are giving buyers sticker shock long after they leave the dealership
While eye-popping vehicle prices have been front and center for car buyers for the past several years, other less visible costs of car ownership have…
Is PayPal bound for a breakup? Why the company’s problems seem so hard to fix.
Shoppers have “more choice than ever before” when it comes to payments, and PayPal has been slow to adapt to a more competitive landscape. View…