MarketWatch: Stock Market News - Financial News

10 popular stocks at risk from Trump’s ‘America first’ inauguration speech
10 popular stocks at risk from Trump’s ‘America first’ inauguration speech
Need to Know
Trump suspends Obama-era FHA mortgage insurance cut
Washington preps for one of largest political protests in years

Are you ready if the Trump rally fades? How to know how much risk you can stand

Senate confirms James Mattis as defense secretary

Could Donald Trump be the West’s Mikhail Gorbachev?

Talking money with Trump supporters and protesters
- Rex Nutting: Welcome to Washington, Trump supporters
7 steps toward health, with or without Obamacare
4 things to know about AppDynamics before the IPO
- APPD 0.00%
- Obama’s final act as president promises more tech talent in Washington
- Apple sues Qualcomm for $1 billion

Personal Finance
Melania Trump’s Inauguration Day suit is from an American designer

The incoming first lady is dressed in Ralph Lauren for Inauguration Day.
- What is Kellyanne Conway wearing?
For the ultra-rich, the top 10 cities in which to own a home — or another home

Here’s some help for the 10% of ultra-high net worth individuals who own five or more properties and need help figuring out where to locate them.
Inside MarketWatch
Samsung to blame battery size for exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones
KR:005930 -0.75%
Verizon earnings: The wireless, cable provider is looking for a deal to help its media business
VZ 0.69%
Yahoo earnings preview: Nothing really matters
YHOO -0.10%
McDonald’s expected to report weak sales, but analysts are optimistic long-term
MCD 0.07%
Donald Trump says his new cabinet has the highest IQ ever

America’s love of gas guzzlers is hampering progress on fuel economy
Dollar inches lower after Trump takes oath of office
XX:BUXX -0.27%

Trump already suspends Obama-era FHA mortgage insurance cut

Market Extra

President Donald Trump is set to unleash a cascade of stock-market anxiety

10 popular stocks at risk from Trump’s ‘America first’ inauguration speech

The Sniff Test

Why NBC News isn’t ‘fake’ for questioning Trump job-creation claims

CMCSA 1.32%

SectorWatch

This new office trend lets you lie down at work

Moneyism

Melania Trump helped design her Hervé Pierre inaugural gown

Moneyism

Melania Trump’s Inauguration Day suit is from an American designer

Outside the Box

Trump won’t delete his Twitter account — but you should unfollow him now

Trump says his cabinet has the highest IQ ever and the research (sort of) backs him up

SectorWatch

Nvidia and Audi predict self-driving car by 2020

NVDA -1.09%

Soros says Trump ‘uncertainty’ will cause global markets to falter
- SPX 0.34%
Market bulls sit on hands as Trump promises ‘only America first’
President Donald Trump is set to unleash a cascade of stock-market anxiety
Dollar inches lower as Trump takes oath of office
Dow ends 5-session skid to begin the Trump presidential era
U.S. stocks close higher as Trump takes office

U.S. stocks closed higher Friday after coming off intraday highs as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the U.S. In his inauguration...
Watchlist
Customize Your Homepage

Have Watchlists? Log in to see them here or sign up to get started.

Create Account
…or Log In

Add Ticker to Watchlist
- Symbol Last Change % Change Volume
- (Go to Watchlist)
No Items in Watchlist

There are currently no items in this Watchlist.

Add Ticker to Watchlist

No Saved Watchlists

Create a list of the investments you want to track.

Create Watchlist
…or try this starter list

Uh oh

Something went wrong while loading Watchlist.

Go to Watchlist
Recently Viewed Tickers

No Recent Tickers

Visit a quote page and your recently viewed tickers will be displayed here.

Search Tickers

Partner CenterFind a Broker

Politics among the potent potables in New Yorker magazine’s weekly bar review

Given that it’s Inauguration Week, and the issue is dated Jan. 23, it doesn’t register as surprising that politics should infuse the current New Yo...
7 predictions that will rattle fund investors in 2017

Predictions for the fund industry in 2017, plus other news relating to your investment portfolio.
10 popular stocks at risk from Trump’s ‘America first’ inauguration speech

The new president’s protectionist policies could damage the earnings of highly regarded companies doing business overseas.
Merck will pay $625 million and royalties to settle Keytruda patent litigation with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono Pharma

Merck & Co. Inc. will pay $625 million and royalties to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to settle patent litigation over...
- BMY -11.28%
- MRK 3.65%

Stocks to Watch

Condemned to Hope: Dow Dips 0.3% This Week as Market Waits For Trump Revival

Stocks finished the week little change as Donald J. Trump officially took office as the 45th President of the United States.The S&P 500 dipped 0.1%...
Tech Trader Daily

Qualcomm Says Apple ‘Encouraging Regulatory Attacks’
Focus on Funds

6 Things That Could Push Oil To $75 In 2017

Could crude oil prices hit $75 a barrel this year? A team of Credit Suisse analysts weighed in on that questions in a 77-page report published earl...
Asia Stocks to Watch

Alibaba FYQ3 Preview: Beat With Revenue Growth?

Alibaba Group (BABA) will report its December quarter earnings results on Monday, January 23 before the U.S. markets open. It will hold a conferenc...

The four things that would pull Obama back into the political fray

There are ‘certain issues or certain moments where I think our core values may be at stake,’ Barack Obama averred during his final press conference...
Trump’s tweets are little different from FDR’s chats

Donald Trump reacts to just about everything on Twitter. But circumventing the press, and even the crafted press release, has long been a president...
When Rick Perry asked to rephrase his risqué-sounding response to Al Franken, the giggles were bipartisan

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Energy Department faced some tough questions in his confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the fir...
Even on Twitter, Obama is POTUS no more

Senate confirms John Kelly as Homeland Security secretary

At Trump Inauguration, Pomp and Ceremony

Spectators Watch Trump's Inauguration From the Mall

Trump says his cabinet has the highest IQ ever and the research (sort of) backs him up

The President’s picks are the among the richest, but does that make them the smartest?
Melania Trump helped design her Hervé Pierre inaugural gown

The First Lady worked with the former creative director of Carolina Herrera.
A sip worthy of the White House

Laird’s applejack has long been a presidential favorite
Melania Trump’s Inauguration Day suit is from an American designer

The incoming first lady is dressed in Ralph Lauren for Inauguration Day.

mortgage
equity
savings
auto
credit cards

30 yr fixed Jumbo	4.52%
30 yr fixed	4.09%
15 yr fixed	3.25%
10 yr fixed	3.19%
30 yr fixed refi	4.12%
15 yr fixed refi	3.29%
5/1 ARM	3.42%
5/1 ARM refi	3.53%

National averages from Bankrate.com

$30K HELOC	4.58%
$50K HELOC	4.65%
$75K HELOC	4.65%
$100K HELOC	4.35%
$30K Home Equity Loan	4.55%
$50K Home Equity Loan	4.16%
$75K Home Equity Loan	4.16%
$100K Home Equity Loan	4.08%

National averages from Bankrate.com

5 yr CD	1.22%
2 yr CD	0.75%
1 yr CD	0.59%
MMA $10K+	0.23%
MMA $50K+	0.35%
MMA Savings	0.28%
MMA Savings Jumbo	0.35%

National averages from Bankrate.com

60 Mo Used Car	3.10%
48 Mo Used Car	3.09%
36 Mo Used Car	3.27%
72 Mo New Car	3.44%
60 Mo New Car	3.17%
48 Mo New Car	3.08%
60 Mo Auto Refi	2.91%
36 Mo Auto Refi	2.61%

National averages from Bankrate.com

	Avg. APR	Last Week	6 Months
Low Interest	12.22%	12.16%	11.98%
Business	13.41%	13.39%	13.12%
Student	13.67%	13.67%	13.42%
Balance Transfer	14.67%	14.61%	14.38%
Airline	15.40%	15.35%	15.08%
Reward	15.48%	15.44%	15.29%
Cash Back	15.57%	15.51%	15.32%
Instant Approval	18.03%	18.00%	18.04%
Bad Credit	22.98%	22.98%	22.56%

Source: CreditCards.com

Quentin Fottrell answers your questions about inheritance, tipping, weddings, re-gifting, or any tricky money issues relating to family and friends. Have a question? Send it to the Moneyologist.

My ex-husband left me his $150,000 pension — his sister says it was an oversight

Should this woman give up the money her former partner left her?
My husband asked me to give up ownership rights to our home — and now we’re divorcing

This woman suspects she has been swindled out of joint property
My golfing partner insisted I pay him $1.50 for our reservation fee — is that thrifty or cheap?

On Venmo, people go to great lengths to chase up money.
My stepsister moved into our late sister’s home — is she entitled to any inheritance?

There is a dramatic difference between power of attorney and next of kin.

A health savings account could power your retirement

These accounts are not good for everybody
Dramatic cuts are no way to save Social Security

House Ways and Means subcommittee chair proposes 31% cut in benefits.
The best ways to avoid boredom in retirement

Why do some people get bored in retirement and others don’t? Is there a secret?
Questions that 401(k) and IRA investors should ask their financial advisers

Plus: 4 things retirement account owners should expect from their adviser

‘Citizen’ Obama on what his Chicago center is all about

The newly former president of the United States explaining in a video posted Friday that his presidential library is not really intended to be a library, or even a museum, but “a living, working center for citizenship.”
For the ultrarich, the top 10 cities in which to own a home — or another home

Here’s some help for the 10% of ultra-high net worth individuals who own five or more properties and need help figuring out where to locate them.
Obama’s final act as president promises more tech talent in Washington

The final bill signed by former President Barack Obama before leaving office Friday will encourage tech entrepreneurs to work with government agenc...
Trump already suspends Obama-era FHA mortgage insurance cut

One of the Trump administration’s first steps was to suspend a reduction in FHA mortgage insurance which would have saved the average borrower abou...
Gold tallies 4th weekly gain in a row as Trump takes oath of office

Gold prices climb on Friday, adding to a weekly gain—their fourth in a row—buoyed by weakness in the U.S. dollar and uncertainty surrounding Donald...

Los Angeles

Los Angeles home market hitting high notes but the tempo may be slowing

Los Angeles certainly continues to experience some banner-worthy transactions, having just closed out a year in which we had our first two $100 mil...
Los Angeles

The homes of Santa Monica’s Canyons and their historic ties to Hollywood legends

The bucolic Canyons neighborhoods in Los Angeles have been and still are home to an array of interesting and influential folk.
Dallas

Slump in Dallas luxury-home sales an early signal of turn to buyer’s market

I knew a turn in Dallas real estate was coming, but no seller wants to hear it.
San Diego

Del Mar home sales show how San Diego luxury market is cooling

The greater San Diego area remains a seller’s market, led by significant price growth and low inventories. Although prices keep going up, the numbe...