Investor group raises Macy’s buyout bid by nearly $1 billion
Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital are raising their offer to buy Macy’s by almost $1 billion, in hopes of taking the department-store chain private. In a statement Sunday, the investor group said it was increasing its bid to acquire Macy’s M, +3.27% to $24 a share, or about $6.6 billion, up from a bid of […]
Stock rally, rate-cut forecasts get tested by Powell’s testimony and jobs report
A four-month-long U.S. stock market rally, partly fueled by investors’ expectations for interest rate cuts in 2024 by the Federal Reserve, faces a test posed by pair of big events in the week ahead. The first is Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s semiannual testimony to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by Friday’s official jobs […]
Legion M taps fans, investors to make movies
William Shatner attends the William Shatner handprint ceremony hosted by Legion M during 2022 Comic-Con International: San Diego at Theatre Box on July 21, 2022 in San Diego, California. Emma Mcintyre | Getty Images When Paul Scanlan and Jeff Annison first dreamed up their production studio, Legion M, they set out to build not just […]
Opinion: U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan threaten to derail Nvidia and other tech giants
The concentration of advanced semiconductor manufacturing in Taiwan has raised fears in the United States about the vulnerability of this supply chain should China blockade or invade the island. The U.S. CHIPS and Science Act seeks to address that vulnerability with $52 billion in subsidies to encourage semiconductor manufacturers to relocate to America. But the legislation, […]
Viking Therapeutics emerges as competitor
Cr | Istock | Getty Images Biotech company Viking Therapeutics has emerged as a strong potential entrant — or takeover target — in the budding weight loss drug market. Viking is just one of several companies racing to join the growing space. Some analysts say the market could be worth $100 billion by the end […]
Most competitive rental markets for 2024
Apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The apartment market is finally loosening up. At the same time, competition is heating up in some key markets. There is an enormous supply of new apartments coming online this year. And rents have fallen for six straight […]
I inherited $70,000 in savings bonds. How do I avoid tax issues when I cash out?
Got a question about taxes or investing? You can write me at beth.pinsker@marketwatch.com. Dear MarketWatch, I have many mature EE savings bonds that I inherited from my mother as her pay-on-death beneficiary. I have been redeeming a few every year to avoid paying a large amount of taxes at one time. What should I do […]
Four reasons Walmart wants to buy smart TV maker Vizio
A worker walks past televisions, including the Vizio brand, on display in a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart is doing some shopping of its own. The retail giant announced last week that it plans to buy smart TV maker Vizio in a $2.3 billion […]
Four reasons Walmart wants to buy smart TV maker Vizio
A worker walks past televisions, including the Vizio brand, on display in a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024, in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart is doing some shopping of its own. The retail giant announced last week that it plans to buy smart TV maker Vizio in a $2.3 billion […]
My friend invited me to a concert — and then asked me to take him for dinner
Dear Quentin, I have a good friend whom I like very much. He is one of those people I feel very comfortable around, as if I have known him for years. It’s hard to make friends in New York. People have so little time for friendship after work, the gym, kickboxing classes, therapy, checking their […]
