U.S. stocks are close to bear-market territory. Here’s what history says will happen next.
The Nasdaq Composite, the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 are either bleeding into bear-market territory or teetering on the ...
Trump is calling for a rate cut to rescue markets. Why he might be right.
President Trump has long been demanding that Jerome Powell come to the rescue of the economy. So far the Fed chair has ...
Mortgage rates are plunging. Here’s the ‘smartest play’ that house hunters can make now.
The 30-year mortgage rate dropped 20 basis points in two days, and some prospective home buyers are wondering if now is the ...
Airline stocks have taken a beating, and tariffs aren’t even the biggest worry
Airline stocks add a bad week to a tough month, as Trump’s tariffs spark fears of an “economic and touristic slowdown” in the ...
Another market plunge, and another ho-hum Arms reading. And that's a bad thing.
While the market plunge has accelerated in afternoon trading, the Arms Index continues to indicate investors are nowhere near panicking, which could actually be considered a bad sign. The Arms Index i ...
10-year Treasury yield ends at lowest since October, sees biggest weekly drop in 8 months
Friday's aggressive rally in U.S. government debt pushed Treasury yields to their lowest levels in months as traders weighed the risks of a tariff-driven U.S. recession. The 10-year yield fell 6.2 ...
All S&P 500 sectors are down sharply as U.S. stock market tanks
The S&P 500 was down around 5% in late-afternoon trading Friday, with all 11 of its sectors selling off sharply, according to FactSet data, at last check. Energy had the biggest drop at around 8%, ...
How to protect your money during a period of economic turmoil
This week, the MarketWatch team tackled risks to investors, consumers, home buyers and retirees.