People watch a television news programme reporting on the US presidential election showing an image of US President-elect Joe Biden, at a railway station in Seoul on November 9, 2020. jung yeon-je/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks and U.S. stock futures rose Monday after former Vice President Joe Biden declared victory, ending days of uncertainty. Up […]
Alex Trebek Getty Images “ ‘Crashes are a golden opportunity to make money, because the American economy is always solid enough to rebound.’ ” That’s Alex Trebek, the beloved longtime host of “Jeopardy!” who died on Sunday at the age of 80, opening up about his approach to money and investing during a Reuters interview […]
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Americans have voted and a new president has been elected. Now comes the hard part. These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week, offer advice and suggestions that can help you make smart, timely decisions to prepare your investment portfolio for the […]
The co-founder of Quartz and its editor in chief agreed to buy the business news website from Japanese financial data and media company Uzabase Inc., a deal that comes as Quartz has suffered from the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Getty Images If investors are freaking out about the election and the stock market, you certainly wouldn’t know it from the latest bull run, which saw Wall Street turn in its best weekly performance since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.23% rallied 6.9% over the five-day period, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.02% […]
California voted to reject Proposition 16, which called to allow affirmative action in public employers and education institutions. Proponents of affirmative action have advocated for the need to expand equal opportunity. Student leaders from the University of California told Business Insider why they were “deeply disappointed” to see the rejection of Proposition 16 in California, […]
Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Dr. Neal Kassell was standing by the door to the operating room when then-Sen. Joe Biden was wheeled in for a second aneurysm operation in May 1988. Biden reached up from the gurney and grabbed the neurosurgeon’s arm. “He looked me in the eye and said, ‘Doc, […]
Joe Biden was projected Saturday to become the nation’s next president, according to the Associated Press, after campaigning on an ambitious domestic agenda he hopes will improve voters’ finances and invigorate an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Tax hikes for the rich, broadened health care coverage and student loan forgiveness were some of the […]
President-elect Joe Biden gestures on stage after speaking Saturday night in Wilmington, Del. Associated Press Joe Biden’s calendar is already filling up. The Democrat had not been president-elect for a full day before the Washington Nationals extended an invitation for him to throw out the first pitch of their baseball season. “We’re excited to continue […]