Opinion: Your wealth and investments are on the line if Trump torpedoes the Fed’s independence

Outside the Box When politicians get involved with central-bank decisions, inflation, the dollar and the stock…

It took my boyfriend 10 years and $100K to get his degree. How can I tell him to get it together?

If you aren’t both working toward similar goals, this relationship might not be viable over the…

I’m 57 with $400K in retirement savings and $94K in debt. How do I restructure my loan payments?

Alessandra Malito Alessandra Malito is a retirement reporter based in New York. She holds the Chartered…

The biggest U.S. banks have something shocking to say: The economy is doing just fine

The consumer is fine, bank execs said, and talk about a ‘K-shaped’ economy — in which…

The financial elite aren’t worried about a stock-market bubble yet — but you can’t afford to be so complacent

Investors know bull markets end, of course. But even the global leaders descending on Davos may…

Citigroup’s stock is rising even with profit falling below expectations. Russia is one reason.

Published: Jan. 14, 2026 at 8:54 a.m. ET Citigroup missed fourth-quarter earnings expectations, but shares rose in…

A Fed-Treasury asset trade? One analyst says a swap could help the struggling housing market.

The White House is proposing a flurry of policies to stimulate the moribund housing market, and…

Follow the White House as it picks stock-market winners and losers, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee.

Barbara Kollmeyer Barbara Kollmeyer is based in Madrid, where she leads MarketWatch’s pre-markets coverage of financial…

Bank of America’s CEO says he’s bullish on the U.S. economy as earnings edge past expectations

Bank of America on Wednesday joined rival JPMorgan Chase in beating earnings estimates after the number-two…

Homeowners and home buyers race to lock in falling mortgage rates

Mortgage rates fell over the last week, pushing the 30-year down and sparking a boost in…