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Here are the ideas that could really help solve America’s affordability crisis in 2026
These 10 ideas targeting affordability will be tested in 2026. A look at the ones that…
I want to gift my grandnieces, ages 5 and 10, stocks. How do I make sure they get an equal amount when they turn 18?
“One child’s portfolio will have an additional five years of growth.”
U.S. economy grew 4.3% before government shutdown, GDP shows, in biggest gain in 2 years
Jeffry Bartash Jeffry Bartash is a reporter for MarketWatch in Washington.
Why Ford is scrapping major EV plans and taking a $19.5 billion hit
Published: Dec. 15, 2025 at 5:19 p.m. ET Ford Motor on Monday said it would take a…
Penny pinchers have put even the all-powerful Chinese central government on its back heel
Weak retail sales and spending-averse households are pushing China toward targeted stimulus — including offering digital-yuan…
The Fed cut rates. Biotech didn’t notice.
Biotechs are instead spending their time advancing the kind of smart science that will catch the…
Bigger tax refunds — up to $2,000 on average — could give stocks a boost next year
Published: Dec. 10, 2025 at 4:38 p.m. ET The rally in stocks could be due for another…
Aerospace, defense stocks surge after Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion military spending budget — but are investors too optimistic?
Christine Idzelis Christine Idzelis is a markets reporter at MarketWatch and is based in New York.