The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 9,000 to 225,000 in the week ended December 24 , the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal Read more
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Here are MarketWatch’s most popular Moneyist advice columns of 2022
What fresh shenanigans and money dilemmas enthralled readers in 2022? Another year of broken promises, dodgy dealings and moving letters about how to get back on one’s feet after divorce, Read more
5 things not to buy in 2023
It’s been a year of contradictions. The recession drum beats on, interest rates are rising, and the stock market has taken a tumble, and yet retail sales have risen 6.5% Read more
Eat, drink and be merry: Here’s where shoppers have been spending the most money this holiday season
Restaurants are set to become the biggest winners of a holiday season that could turn out to be the most normalized since the onset of the pandemic. That’s according to Read more
High U.S. inflation is on the wane, PCE price gauge shows
The numbers: A key gauge of U.S. prices rose just 0.1% in November, marking the fifth month in a row in which inflation eased after peaking at a 40-year Read more
FTX co-founder Gary Wang, ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison plead guilty to federal charges
On the same day that that the Bahamas extradited FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to the U.S. to face criminal charges, two former executives at FTX and Alameda Read more
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried extradited to U.S. to face criminal charges
NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian authorities said Wednesday that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been extradited to the United States, where he faces criminal charges related to the collapse of Read more
Tesla’s stock drop has been bad. But this company has hurt investors even more.
Elon Musk has been trying this week to defend Tesla’s abysmal stock performance in 2022. The electric vehicle giant has seen its stock plummet by 61% this year, making it Read more
11 high-yield dividend stocks that are Wall Street’s favorites for 2023
Investors love dividend stocks but there are different ways to look at them, including various “quality” approaches. Today we are focusing on high yields. A high dividend yield can be Read more
Wells Fargo ordered to pay $3.7 billion for alleged mismanagement of auto, mortgages and deposit accounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) on Tuesday said it is requiring Wells Fargo & Co. to pay $3.7 billion for alleged widespread mismanagement of auto loans, mortgages and deposit Read more