The biggest negative in GDP was weak business spending
The fourth-quarter report card on the U.S. economy probably gets a B+. The weakest grade? Business spending. Consumers drive the U.S. economy, but businesses ride shotgun. Companies appear to have cut ...
US stocks goosed by earnings, intact AI budgets. Nvidia dips on talk of China sales curb.
Wall Street ended up on relief Meta and Microsoft kept their AI spending plans even amid mixed earnings. Next up, Apple earnings.
One reason why lofty stock-market valuations might be here to stay
Regular MarketWatch readers might already be aware that U.S. stocks are historically expensive right now, based on several popular metrics. Some have argued that this could signal that the market has ...
Stock market strategy on Budget 2025 date: Sujit Modi of Share.Market suggests Short Iron Fly & Short Iron Condor
Implied volatility (IV) surges in the days leading up to the Budget and drops sharply once the speech begins. This makes vega ...
Stocks to buy: Top stock recommendations for January 30, 2025
Aakash K Hindocha recommends Bharat Dynamics Ltd, JK Cement, and Tata Steel as top stock picks for today. He notes Nifty’s recovery and positive banking sector performance. Outlook suggests ...