Peter Morici: Powell will have to push rates even higher for the Fed to get inflation to 2%
Federal entitlements spending, including Social Security and Medicare, isn't restrictive enough, writes Peter Morici.
Crypto: Bankrupt FTX sister company Alameda Research files lawsuit against Grayscale Investments
FTX affiliate Alameda Research files a lawsuit against asset manager Grayscale Investments LLC for imposing a “redemption ban.”
Market Extra: What stock-market investors want to hear when Fed’s Powell testifies before Congress this week
A modest U.S. stock-market recovery from last year’s carnage will be again put to the test this week, as investors closely watch Powell’s testimony to...
: Tech execs didn’t just start talking about AI — but they are talking about it a lot more
Do you feel like you've heard a lot more about AI in 2023? A MarketWatch analysis shows you probably have, although from roughly the same...
Letter to the Editor: Ford rebuts criticism of proposed EV battery plant: ‘A big step in expanding the U.S. EV battery industry.’
Michigan factory will create 2,500 jobs and allow Ford to produce more affordable electric vehicles, company official says.
: Qualtrics stock up after company receives $18.15 per share buyout offer from Silver Lake and CPPIB
Qualtrics International Inc. stock XM jumped 2% Monday, after the cloud software company said it has received a buyout offer from private equity firm Silver...
: McCarthy to meet Taiwan’s president in California to avoid angering China: report
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet in California with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, in order to avoid China’s ire, said a Financial Times report...
Market Extra: Pair of Wall Street firms see Friday’s job data coming in way above consensus
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesFriday’s nonfarm payrolls report for February is likely to come in way above consensus estimates, reinforcing the trend seen in January’s data, according...
: Paramount stock reverses higher after WSJ report media company was looking into selling bulk of its BET Media Group
Shares of Paramount Global PARA jumped 0.6% in midday trading, reversing an earlier loss of as much as 0.7%, after The Wall Street Journal reported...