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’s why the Federal Reserve let inflation run up to a 40-year high and how it roiled the stock market this week
This has been a topsy-turvy week for investors as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pulled the strings in the stock market with a strong dose of reality. As part of Read more
What the latest Federal Reserve interest-rate increase means for your holiday spending plans and Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam Mazini, whose real name is Jebara Igbara, amassed Read more
LIVE: Federal Reserve unleashes another big rate hike but hints at a pullback
The Federal Reserve pumped up its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point for a fourth straight time. #pullback #federalreserve #ratehike
20 dividend stocks that may be safest if the Federal Reserve causes a recession
Investors cheered when a report last week showed the economy expanded in the third quarter after back-to-back contractions. But it’s too early to get excited, because the Federal Reserve hasn’t Read more
20 dividend stocks that may be safest if the Federal Reserve causes a recession
Investors cheered when a report last week showed the economy expanded in the third quarter after back-to-back contractions. But it’s too early to get excited, because the Federal Reserve hasn’t Read more
Opinion: What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable prices — but time is running out to achieve a Read more
Opinion: What NASA knows about soft landings that the Federal Reserve doesn’t
The Federal Reserve still has a chance to meet both of its main goals — strong economic growth and stable prices — but time is running out to achieve a Read more
‘From Bambi to Godzilla.’ Strategist David Rosenberg skewers the Federal Reserve as he sees a 30% hit to home prices and the S&P 500 returning to an early 2020 low
The last time David Rosenberg shared his outlook for the U.S. stock market and the economy with MarketWatch, in late May, it was depressing enough. Rosenberg is the widely followed Read more
Federal Reserve studying new capital requirements for regional banks amid merger parade
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday approved the first of three pending bank mergers and said it’s launching a review of capital requirements for major banks including bulked-up regional players. Read more