: Short sellers score $300 billion in 2022; bets against Tesla, Amazon, Meta bring in the most
U.S. short sellers profited heavily from the chaos of 2022, to the tune of $300.1 billion, with communication-services stocks being the most profitable.
: House adjourns until 8 p.m. as new rounds of voting keep failing to elect speaker
House Republicans continue to struggle in selecting the next speaker for their chamber, with six rounds of voting not leading to a decision.
Key Words: Biden on Damar Hamlin and NFL injuries: ‘I don’t know how you avoid it’
President Biden suggested the NFL should explore improved safety measures, but he also said that football isn't too dangerous to play.
MarketWatch First Take: Salesforce investors should be nervous about slower growth
Salesforce.com Inc. investors are facing the company's first big pothole on the road to slower growth, just as they have recently put all their faith...
: U.S. stocks finish higher as traders parse Fed minutes, economic data
U.S. stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average turning green for the year, as investors parsed minutes...
McCarthy comes up short again in sixth vote, with results matching fourth, fifth rounds
A sixth round of voting in the U.S. House of Representatives yet again failed to produce a speaker on Wednesday, with top House Republican Kevin...
House votes to adjourn until 8 p.m. Eastern after failing again to elect new speaker
The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to adjourn until 8 p.m. Eastern, with the move coming as lawmakers have been unable to elect...
Key Words: Verizon CEO says company saw ‘positive’ subscriber growth in its latest quarter
After three quarters of subscriber declines in a key portion of its business, Verizon Communications Inc. broke from that pattern.