These 16 states are offering tax holidays as back-to-school costs soar to over $800 per student
As inflation continues to squeeze household budgets, parents and students are on a mission to find backtoschool bargains. Source：MarketWatch
The stock market’s calm surface is cracking. Here’s how to prepare for an August shock.
August is historically brutal for market volatility. Here’s how to protect your portfolio. Source：MarketWatch
AT&T won’t need to worry about SpaceX for ‘years,’ analyst says
However, that doesn’t mean Starlink won’t be an overhang on wireless stocks. Source：MarketWatch
Still waiting for the free $1,000 to hit your ‘Trump account’? Here’s what to know.
Around $1.5 billion has been deposited into the accounts since their launch earlier this month, the Treasury Department said. Source：MarketWatch
The rising cost of capital for companies today is starting to spook the stock market: ‘The worry is the spending might not pay off’
Alphabet says it plans to throw even more money at the AI buildout. The Iran war, oil back at $100 a barrel and rising bond yields make it all the more…
The Treasury market is flashing a warning sign for home buyers. Are 7% mortgage rates next?
The 30year fixedrate mortgage edged up to its highest level of 2026. Source：MarketWatch
The August stock-market slump is a myth — so why does Wall Street keep repeating it?
More than 200 years of data show stocks typically gain in August, while market volatility sits well below average. Source：MarketWatch
As defense spending surges, these stocks could make you the most money
Palantir tops a screen of defense companies for growth through 2028, but most of the expected best growers are smallcap stocks. Source：MarketWatch
These franchises have the lowest startup costs — and none are fast-food restaurants
You don’t have to be a millionaire to open one of these franchises. Some require only a $50,000 investment. Source：MarketWatch
Alphabet’s massive profit growth is just an illusion, as SpaceX and Anthropic help mask a historic cash drain
Earnings quadrupled on paper, but an analyst calls that an “illusory” performance propped up by unrealized gains from equity investments. Source：MarketWatch
I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. If you have saved $2 million for retirement, should Social Security be optional?
“At that point, they arguably no longer need the government’s retirement safety net.” Source：MarketWatch
IBM lowered its guidance. Now it’s time to deliver, analysts say.
Despite lowering guidance for revenue, IBM maintained its expectation for free cash flow to increase by about $1 billion in 2026. Source：MarketWatch