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Investors are fretting over Treasury yields and wondering when a rate rise could start to crimp a stock-market rally, though ...

Markets

Bond markets have ‘never been so sensitive’ to a Treasury yield surge

The sharp rise in long-term bond yields since January has sparked jitters on Wall Street, as fixed-income markets increasingly become ...

Markets

Opinion: What signals the top of a bull market in stocks? Not rising interest rates

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Rising interest rates will not be what sabotage this bull market. That’s crucial information, since interest ...

Markets

The New York Stock Exchange president says the stock market is not a casino. Here’s what academic research says.

With the wild moves in the stock of GameStop GME, +2.54% and AMC Entertainment AMC, -0.36%, or last week in ...

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European Banks Use Pandemic to Clean House

European banks are using the pandemic to make changes investors have wanted for years: slash jobs, shut branches and force ...

Markets

These money and investing tips can sweeten your relationship with the financial markets

Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers over the past ...

Markets

The Stock Market Keeps Rising. The Reasons to Be Hopeful Are Also the Reasons to Worry.

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Markets

Stocks dip in Japan, Australia; most Asian markets closed for holiday

Stocks fell in Japan and Australia on Friday, with most other major Asian markets closed for the Lunar New Year ...

Markets

How NYSE, Nasdaq’s battle with SEC over market data could affect retail investors

Stock exchanges are stepping up their fight against the Securities and Exchange Commission and its attempt to reform rules about ...

Markets

Is the stock market due for a correction in 2021? Here’s what some experts think