This year has been inescapably awful for investors, as this chart on first-half performance shows. So in an environment where every short-term move seems to be a bad one, it Read more
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Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf: ‘Real-estate values moderating in the long term are a good thing’ and believe it or not, gas prices have been edging down ahead of Fourth of July
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘Grant Bae was a scam’: FTC shuts down grant-writing service they say ripped off dozens of minority-owned businesses during the pandemic Regulators say Read more
Energy leads commodities surge with oil up roughly 50% in first half of 2022
Commodities have performed well so far this year, buoyed by strength in oil on the back of tight supplies, but worries that the economy is headed for a recession has Read more
July 4 forecast: Inflation is raising the cost of summer BBQs by 17% to $70
If you’re planning a Fourth of July barbecue, be prepared to dig deeper into your wallet. The American Farm Bureau Federation has found that the cost of the traditional holiday Read more
LVMH buys iconic California winery Joseph Phelps
French luxury-goods conglomerate Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is expanding its reach into Northern California’s Wine Country, acquiring the acclaimed Joseph Phelps Vineyards. Phelps has produced iconic wines for nearly 50 Read more
Wall Street’s favorite stock sector has potential upside of 43% as we enter the second half of 2022
At the midpoint of 2022, investors are looking at a remarkable change in stock valuations. The S&P 500 SPX has declined 20%, but the benchmark index’s forward price-to-earnings valuation has Read more
This city is ‘the epicenter of the housing crisis,’ says a Biden administration official and another reason to swap your gas stove? Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in natural gas
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Another reason to swap your gas stove? Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in natural gas Harvard study finds the natural gas that lights gas Read more
Inflation is forcing Americans to change their diets: ‘We make vegetable soup’
Inflation is changing how and what people eat. More than half of consumers say they have changed their eating and drinking habits to manage the rising cost of living, according Read more
Taco Bell and Cheez-It have tongues wagging with new tostada on a giant cracker
Taco Bell can’t get enough Cheez — and neither can Twitter. The Yum! Brands YUM, -0.14% Tex-Mex chain has teamed up with Kellogg’s K, +1.03% Cheez-It for a new menu Read more
Institutional investors have bought hundreds of thousands of single-family homes, many in Black communities. Critics say it’s creating a ‘generation of renters’
Democratic lawmakers are scrutinizing whether the American dream of a suburban home and white picket fence is being seized upon by large institutional investors, costing working people a shot at Read more