Posco shares climb in Seoul on joint-venture semiconductor project
Posco Holdings’ shares climbed after the steelmaker unveiled a joint venture project to produce rare gases for making semiconductors in South Korea. Posco KR:005490 rose as much as 7.3% to 508,000 won ($391.85) in early trade Wednesday, outperforming the benchmark Kospi’s KR:180721 0.1% fall. The stock’s rally, which snapped a three-session… Master your money. Subscribe […]
‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ domestic box office opening
Jason Momoa stars as Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman, in Warner Bros.’ “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” Warner Bros. Discovery “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” dog-paddled to a $28.1 million domestic opening, the fourth-lowest in the history of the DC Extended Universe. The film was expected to open between $32 million and $42 million. As it stands, […]
‘The Color Purple’ scores second-best Christmas debut box office ever
Taraji P. Henson stars in Warner Bros. “The Color Purple.” Warner Bros. Discovery It was a very Merry Christmas for Warner Bros. Discovery. With $18.15 million in box office receipts, the studio’s newest film “The Color Purple” had the highest Christmas Day opening since 2009 and the second-largest Christmas Day opening of all time. The […]
S&P is moving to record territory. Here’s what stock-market investors should know.
It’s been a strange, if not historically long, trip for stock-market bulls, but after nearly two years, the S&P 500 is just a few points away from record territory. The S&P 500 SPX, the U.S. large-cap benchmark, rose 20.12 points, or 0.4%, to close Tuesday at 4,774.75. That leaves the index less than 0.5% away […]
2024 is shaping up to be the year of the streaming bundle
The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images This year proved to be yet another tough one for pay TV, as more people cut the cable cord. But it wasn’t exactly kind to streaming […]
Dow edges higher as S&P 500 continues march toward record territory
U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday, building on a run of eight straight weekly gains as the final, holiday-shortened week of 2023 got under way. What’s happening? Stocks finished a choppy preholiday trading session mostly higher on Friday, with the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each scoring an eighth straight weekly gain. The S&P 500 finished […]
October home prices post biggest gain of 2023
A “sale pending” sign is posted in front of a home for sale on November 30, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell 1.5 percent in October to their lowest level in 20 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan | Getty […]
Nvidia tops list of Wall Street’s 20 favorite stocks for 2024
Investors have driving quite a bounceback for stocks during 2023, and the trend for gains that started late in October has been gaining steam. Below is a list of the favorite stocks for 2024 among analysts working for brokerage firms. For perspective, take a look at the S&P 500’s return since the end of 2021: […]
I’m 62 and single with a ‘mountain of debt,’ and a desire to start a business. Am I in a position to take a financial risk?
Dear MarketWatch, I am 62, single, in good health with no retirement in a job I do not like. My job stresses me out, and my boss may let me go at the beginning of the year. I am working on a business where the start-up cost has already been paid. I am so tired […]
I want to retire at 55 in a country with free health care. My spouse will draw Social Security, and I have $160,000. Are we crazy?
I am 51 and would like to retire by 55. I will only have about $125,000 in retirement accounts plus another $35,000 in non-retirement accounts. I plan on moving out of the U.S. as I have a house that’s fully paid for overseas. After living there a year, I will get residency in the country, […]
