Markets Rise, But Many Stocks Stuck in Bear Territory
While the stock markets have been reaching new heights, there are numerous widely held companies that remain in bear-market territory. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Akane Otani discusses the companies and what it means for the broader economy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 25, 2018
7m
Offshore Tax Cheats: The IRS Is Still Coming for You
The Internal Revenue Service is ending its program allowing American tax cheats with secret offshore accounts to confess them and avoid prison, but the bad guys aren't off the hook. Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 24, 2018
7m
Aston Martin IPO: Can it Race Past Ferrari?
Sports car brand Aston Martin intends to pursue an aggressive IPO in early October that would value the company at about $6.7 billion. Wall Street Journal senior reporter William Boston has details and explains why some on Wall Street are skeptical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Sep 21, 2018
8m
Midday Brief for Thursday, September 20th
Senate Republicans give Brett Kavanaugh's accuser until Friday to commit to appearing at a Monday hearing. Stocks hit new highs in early Thursday trading. Comcast and 21st Century Fox to vie for London-based Sky in a weekend auction. J.R. Whalen reports.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Sep 20, 2018
2m
Investors Turn to 'Safety' Stocks to Score Dividends
Investors have been steering their resources toward defensive sectors in the S&P 500 as a way to protect against strong market swings. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Akane Otani explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 20, 2018
7m
Buybacks 'Blackout' Could Invite Market Volatility
An upcoming freeze on corporate stock buybacks could mean volatility creeping back into equity markets. Wall Street markets reporter Amrith Ramkumar explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Sep 19, 2018
8m
How Wall Street Investors Become America's Landlords
Institutional investors are turning to computers and algorithms to scoop up large numbers of single-family homes as rental properties. Wall Street Journal reporter Ryan Dezember explains how the computers can gather precise detail about homes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Sep 18, 2018
10m
You Can Time the Market, But There's a Catch
Wall Street Journal 'Intelligent Investor' columnist Jason Zweig discusses the new book 'Mastering the Market Cycle' and the notion that investors can spot trends in the market. However, they often misread shorter-term market moves as trends and inject their own current emotions in their analysis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Sep 17, 2018
10m
Federal Reserve to Raise Rates in December? It's Complicated
While an interest rate increase be the Federal Reserve is widely expected in September, Wall Street Journal chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos explains why increases in December and beyond are not as certain.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Sep 14, 2018
8m
Transportation Stock Highs Point to a Dow Rally
The recent highs registered by stocks in the Dow Jones Transportation Average indicate the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average may be poised to set fresh records. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Akane Otani explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 13, 2018
7m
Structured Notes: Obstacles to Profiting Off Tech Stocks
Wall Street Journal markets reporter Ben Eisen explains how many investors are finding it difficult to profit from big tech stocks as a result of using structured notes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 12, 2018
7m
Midday Brief for Tuesday, September 11th
Hurricane Florence expected to pound the Southeastern U.S. on Thursday. Chinese leaders meeting with Wall Street executives to calm investors' fears. One way to curb your iPhone addiction could be to go gray. J.R. Whalen reports.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Sep 11, 2018
2m
New iPhones: Wall Street Is Focused on the Price
Apple faces a balancing act: maintain strong price points on its iPhones to appease Wall Street, but also keep customers happy. Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 11, 2018
7m
Warren Buffett on Why He Didn't Save Lehman Brothers in 2008
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett explains why he declined to inject life-saving cash into Lehman Brothers at the start of the 2008 financial crisis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Sep 10, 2018
8m
Tips for College Students to Establish Good Credit
During each of their four years of college, college students (and their parents) can take specific action to help establish and build a good credit rating. Wall Street Journal news editor Demetria Gallegos explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Sep 07, 2018
10m
Amazon: Soon the World's Most Valuable Company
Although Apple was the first company to cross $1 trillion in market capitalization last month, and Amazon followed suit this week, Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher explains why investors should expect Amazon to overtake Apple as the world's most valuable company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Sep 06, 2018
7m
Tax Law: A New Break for Taxpayers With Kids
The tax overhaul bill offers a new, $2,000-per-child break for taxpayers. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders explains the specifics of the benefits, and the catch.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Sep 05, 2018
6m
Financial FOMO: Avoiding 'Comparison Envy'
Jealous much? United Capital founder and CEO Joe Duran explains how trying to 'keep up with the Joneses' and developing envy based on others' social media posts, or the fear of missing out (FOMO), can pose a significant threat to one's financial well-being.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Sep 04, 2018
9m
What's the Ideal Age to Hit Financial Milestones?
What is the right age to buy a house? To get your first credit card? To retire? A survey of consumers shows significant differences among age groups and genders in terms of when they should reach key financial milestones in their lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Sep 03, 2018
5m
One Car Repair Bill Could Trigger a Financial Emergency
A car-repair bill totaling $500 could put some Americans in financial dire straits, according to an alarming Federal Reserve report on the lack of savings on the part of consumers. Ally Insurance vice president Gabe Garroni has tips to keep car-repair bills low and protect your nest egg.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 31, 2018
6m
Attention, Walmart Investors: The Stock Has Room to Run
Thanks to the success of its e-commerce business, Wall Street sees Walmart as an attractive investment. Heard on the Street columnist Aaron Back details the retailer's significant growth in the past quarter.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 30, 2018
7m
WWE Stock: No Longer Down for the Count
Owners of World Wrestling Entertainment stock have been on a roller-coaster ride since 2014, but Heard on the Street columnist Spencer Jakab explains why the stock is back investors' good graces.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Aug 29, 2018
10m
Midday Brief for Tuesday, August 28th
President Trump accuses Google of skewing its search results against him. Sales of new vehicles are slumping in large global markets. You can pick stocks and compete with the WSJ Heard On the Street team. J.R. Whalen reports.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Aug 28, 2018
2m
Booming Economy Isn't Impressing All Investors
Wall Street Journal reporter Amrith Ramkumar explains how investors' lofty expectations of the booming U.S. economy results in the bar being continually raised and, in some cases, their view of the economy skewed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 28, 2018
8m
Survey: Parents Discuss Money More Than Sex and Drugs
A Charles Schwab survey of young people aged 16 to 25 reveals a lack of knowledge about saving money and debt management. They also view their parents as role models, after seeing them endure the recession last decade.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 27, 2018
8m
At Hedge Funds, Where Are the Women?
While women hold numerous leadership positions along Wall Street, they run just two of the top 50 hedge funds by assets under management. Wall Street Journal reporter Rob Copeland reveals some unexpected data and explains which positions most women hold at hedge funds.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Aug 24, 2018
5m
Will New Shooting Videogames Unseat Fortnite?
A new crop of shooting-style videogames coming this fall will take aim at chipping away at Epic Games' popular "Fortnite" game. Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Aug 23, 2018
5m
Self-Regulating Bitcoin Exchanges: Will It Work?
An new organization by the Winklevoss brothers aims to help cryptocurrency exchanges regulate themselves. The Wall Street Journal's Paul Vigna says this could provide the digital currency industry with much-needed transparency and confidence.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Aug 22, 2018
9m
Stock Market Being Reshaped by Rise in Private Markets
No more annoying quarterly reports: the Wall Street Journal's Ben Eisen talks about why being privately-held is becoming more attractive to companies than being publicly traded.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 21, 2018
8m
When Not to Convert to a Roth IRA
Converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA can be a great tax strategy. But the Wall Street Journal's Laura Saunders says there are several factors you should consider before you make the move.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 20, 2018
8m
Amid Market Rally, Investors Play Defense
Even as the S&P 500 nears a new high, shares of consumer-staples stocks which are considered defensive plays have been climbing. The Wall Street Journal's Akane Otani says that suggests that investors are hedging their bets through a safe corner of the market.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 17, 2018
7m
Lithium: From Hot Commodity to Big Short
The Wall Street Journal's Amrith Ramkumar explains why lithium, used in batteries that help power electric vehicles, has gone from one of last year's hottest trades to one of this year's most-shorted investments.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Aug 16, 2018
9m
Fintechs Enter Subprime Credit Card Market
Financial technology startups have begun issuing credit cards to people with poor credit histories. The Wall Street Journal's AnnaMaria Andriotis says fintechs are filling the growing void left by credit card-issuing banks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Aug 15, 2018
10m
Finally ... Savers Are Seeing Higher Deposit Rates
For a decade, savers have earned next to nothing on their bank deposit rates. But banks are starting to pay out higher rates partly because of Fed rate hikes, according to the Wall Street Journal's Aaron Back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 14, 2018
7m
Are Smartphone Price Hikes Reaching Their Limit?
Smartphone makers have reaped the benefits of being able to raise prices. But smartphone buyers may have grown tired of price hikes. The Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 13, 2018
8m
If Markets Are Up, Why Are Valuations Down?
Markets reporter Michael Wursthorn explains what forces are holding valuations in check while the broader market is approaching its January high. He also points out bargain opportunities for investors.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 10, 2018
6m
Investors Cast Aside Volatility, Bet on Stocks Rallying
Despite several months of volatility and wild swings on Wall Street, many investors are placing their bets that stocks' rally will continue. Wall Street Journal reporter Gunjan Banerji explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 09, 2018
6m
Bankruptcy Filings Among Older Americans Surge
Bankruptcy filings among Americans age 65 and older has more than tripled since 1991. Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen explains why.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 08, 2018
6m
Why Facebook Wants Your Bank Account Statements
Facebook has asked large banks for access to users' bank account balances and bank card transactions. Wall Street Journal reporter Deepa Seetharaman explains why.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 07, 2018
7m
The IRS Pursued a Man Whose Wife Embezzled $500,000
Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders explains tax rules surrounding joint tax return filers when one person is convicted of embezzlement.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 06, 2018
6m
Weather Disasters: Do You Have the Right Insurance?
This year's series of weather disasters has exposed shortcomings in homeowners' insurance policies, resulting in the inability to fully repair damaged homes. Wall Street Journal reporter Nicole Friedman outlines steps homeowners should take to be sure they're covered when the next disaster hits.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Aug 03, 2018
5m
Size Matters: How Companies Pay Their Workers
A Wall Street Journal analysis of more than 1,100 public companies shows that size is an important factor, but not the only significant factor, in determining employee pay. Reporter Theo Francis explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 02, 2018
8m
Pension Shortfalls Reach the Trillions
Extended lifespans, unrealistic investment expectations and excessive promising by politicians are among factors that have led to a hole in U.S. state and local pensions rivaling the GDP of Japan. Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah Krouse explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 01, 2018
7m
Airline CEOs Defend Coach Seats
The leaders of Delta and American have defended the tightest sections of their planes -- while sitting in them. The Wall Street Journal's Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 31, 2018
8m
This Should Worry Investors for the Rest of the Year
GuideStone Capital Management president David Spika discusses likely obstacles to sustained economic growth that investors should be mindful of, and ways to invest to be insulated from common headwinds.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 30, 2018
8m
Trade Tensions Driving Investors From U.S. Stocks
The threat of a global trade war is causing investors to pull money from U.S. stocks and find safer ground in bonds. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Michael Wursthorn explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 27, 2018
8m
Investors Score When Companies Delay Paying Their Bills
Wall Street Journal reporter Vipal Monga explains trade finance, a short-term financing business that bridges the gap between corporations delaying payments and their suppliers that need funds in a timely fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jul 26, 2018
7m
TripAdvisor CEO Tops Retail CEO Pay List
Internet CEOs topped the Wall Street Journal survey of retail chief executives' pay. WSJ's Patrick Thomas discusses the top salaries, and why internet company leaders top the list.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jul 25, 2018
7m
Investors Lose Millions From a Felon in a Strip Mall
Wall Street Journal reporter Jean Eaglesham discusses how investors lost more than $100 million at the hands of Scott Kohn, a felon who operated out of a Nevada strip mall. Kohn promised returns far more attractive than investors were receiving in stock and bond markets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jul 24, 2018
9m
Impact of Revised 'Kiddie Tax' on Giving Assets to Children
Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders outlines key changes to the so-called 'kiddie tax' and how it changes tax liabilities when parents and grandparents give stocks and other assets to children.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jul 23, 2018
6m