85% of the stock market's return since 1960 came down to this factor—how to boost it in your portfolio

It’s now a stock picker’s market as more shares outperform the S&P 500. Here’s what that means for your portfolio.

The number of individual stocks outperforming the S&P 500 has exploded since the start of 2025 after a two-year stretch of unusually concentrated performance. That translates to a broader ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Your retirement savings are at risk in an insane stock market

Fund managers admit they’re buying overvalued stocks.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Singapore regulator to inject $4bn into stock market to boost listings

Authorities also announce tax incentives as part of package designed to revive struggling equity market

Financial Times - Feb. 21

The Fed’s job is not to boost the stock market. Here’s what it should be doing.

Getting inflation down to 2% should be the Fed’s No. 1 concern.

MarketWatch - Feb. 22

This neat trick makes it simpler to forecast a decade of stock-market returns

A new research paper finds that there’s a simpler way of cyclically adjusting earnings to forecast future returns using just one year’s data instead of ten.

MarketWatch - 6d

Tech stocks are down 7% since Trump's inauguration as trade war fuels uncertainty

Tariffs may spike manufacturing costs for leading technology companies such as Apple and Nvidia that assemble and manufacture products outside the U.S.

CNBC - 34m

St. John's secures first Big East title since '85

RJ Luis Jr. scored 21 points and No. 7 St. John's beat Seton Hall 71-61 to clinch its first outright regular-season Big East title since 1985 on Saturday.

ESPN - 2d

Lenders Say SBA’s 7(a) Portfolio Is ‘Alarming.’ Expect Fees to Return

It’s all but certain that fees will be reintroduced to the Small Business Administration’s bread-and-butter loan program.

Inc. - 4d

Wall Street analysts downgraded this portfolio bank stock. It's a good time to get in

KBW slashed Goldman's rating to market perform, citing the stock's elevated valuation.

CNBC - 4d

Trump’s Tariffs Hit Stock Markets

Global leaders are retaliating and investors have sold off stocks in Asia and Europe.

The New York Times - 3h

Lester Holt steps down from NBC ‘Nightly News’—with a nice property portfolio

After a decade as news anchor, the news mogul revealed he has had an ‘amazing ride’ with the network.

MarketWatch - 6h

Adebayo scores 22 as Mount St. Mary's takes down Siena 85-79

Led by Dola Adebayo's 22 points, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers defeated the Siena Saints 85-79

ABC News - 1d

These small changes could boost your investment gains by millions of dollars

The very best way to invest in the stock market

MarketWatch - 6d

Gazans Returning Home to Jabaliya Embrace Reopened Market

A single image of a farmer’s market sprouting back up in devastated northern Gaza tells the story of loss and, perhaps, eventual rebirth.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

The stock market closes out worst day of 2025

The stock market closed out the week with the worst day of 2025. The losses are coming amid growing concerns about economic growth. Elise Preston reports on how Americans are reacting.

CBS News - Feb. 22

Why Trump has gone quiet on the stock market

The mood in markets has darkened and the central narrative around trades based on the president’s policies has soured

Financial Times - 3d

How big is the stock market’s America bubble?

US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’

Financial Times - 1d

What record levels of uncertainty mean for the stock market

It’s not always a bad thing.

MarketWatch - 20h

Options traders are bracing for a stock-market crash

Options traders are bracing for a looming stock-market crash, the latest data from Cboe Global Markets show.

MarketWatch - 18h

FirstFT: Trump tariffs hit global stock markets

Also in today’s newsletter, US suspends Ukraine military aid and global government borrowing set to hit record

Financial Times - 5h

You can still lower your 2024 tax bill or boost your refund with these moves

There's still time to lower your 2024 tax bill or boost your refund with these three strategies, experts say. Here's what to know.

CNBC - 4d

Stock splits tend to boost a company’s shares. Here’s how to find candidates.

Stock splits make companies more attractive investments and boost share prices. Here’s how to find likely candidates.

MarketWatch - Feb. 22

A buyout of Walgreens is supposed to boost the stock, but this analyst says sell

Deutsche Bank believes the hype over a Sycamore buyout and subsequent breakup has gone too far, and puts the deal at risk.

MarketWatch - 4d

AMC’s stock could get a boost from these three factors: analyst

AMC Entertainment Holdings is in a good position for growth after the movie-theater chain and original meme stock reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue last week.

MarketWatch - 1d

Capri may sell struggling Versace to Prada. That’s boosting Capri’s stock.

Versace would return to Italian ownership after it was acquired by Michael Kors in 2018.

MarketWatch - 21h

Market froth needs to settle down, Jim Cramer says

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday described how he thinks froth is disrupting the market, saying trendier stocks need to cool off before others can bounce back.

CNBC - Feb. 24

Palantir drops 10% for worst day since May as investors continue dumping onetime market favorite

The stock notched its fourth straight losing session.

CNBC - Feb. 24

What to Know About Filing Your Tax Return as the I.R.S. Sheds Workers

How to avoid delays, check the status of refunds and contact the Internal Revenue Service with problems.

The New York Times - 5d

Tech stocks seem to have ended their ‘difficult relationship’ with the bond market

At least for now, U.S. large-cap technology and growth stocks appear “free of their difficult relationship with long-term yields,” according to DataTrek Research.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far

Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

The stock market is trying to break out — but the bulls can’t catch a break

S&P 500 is stuck in a trading range.

MarketWatch - Feb. 22

The stock market looks good from the outside — but inside is another story

The percentage of unprofitable publicly traded U.S. companies is rising

MarketWatch - Feb. 22

These are the 7 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Nvidia, Salesforce and Home Depot, plus the Fed's favorite inflation gauge, are among the biggest events for Wall Street.

CNBC - Feb. 23

Market winners can fall hard — as investors in these favorite stocks found out

‘Magnificent Seven’ investors, take note.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Stagflation is a new threat to the stock-market rally. What investors should know.

Worries about an unwelcome mix of inflation and stagnating economic growth are back, only this time such fears are becoming harder for investors to shake off.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

What Warren Buffett really thinks about the stock market

A “Buffett Indicator” for the world.

MarketWatch - Feb. 25

Can Nvidia earnings rally the stock market and stop the bleeding in tech?

Highflying “Magnificent Seven” tech stock are in correction territory. Investors are watching Nvidia’s results to assess tech exposure.

MarketWatch - 5d

Rolls-Royce, whose stock-market performance is close to Nvidia’s, rallies again

Rolls-Royce, the engine maker that’s been one of the hottest stocks in Europe over the last two years, extended its winning ways on Thursday after beating analyst expectations and setting medium ...

MarketWatch - 5d

The stock market is luring investors with promises. Here’s why they should be nervous.

The S&P 500’s false upside breakouts should give stock buyers pause.

MarketWatch - 4d

85% of the stock market's return since 1960 came down to this factor—how to boost it in your portfolio

Topics