Mastercard earnings set an upbeat tone for fintech stocks. These numbers stand out.
The company saw U.S. switched volumes increase by 10% in the first four weeks of January, compared with 8% growth seen in December. That trend "bodes well" for Mastercard (MA), according to Mizuho ...
Why ditching the penny may not cost Americans much
Two decades ago, Raymond Lombra, a now-retired economist at Penn State University, warned of a "rounding tax" that could amount to at least $600 million a year if merchants were to routinely add a ...
MicroStrategy adds another bull to its side, and yes, it's all about bitcoin
MicroStrategy (MSTR) is still technically a business software company: It is included in the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector exchange-traded fund IGV and the Nasdaq 100 Index NDX, which includes ...
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These ETF strategies were big winners last year. What to expect in 2025.
Happy New Year! This is MarketWatch reporter Isabel Wang bringing you this week’s ETF Wrap. In this edition, we look at fund flows and some of the top performers in 2024. We also explore the ...
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Here’s what the first two trading days of January predict for stocks in 2025
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This factor makes 11 stocks look like better bargains even after they soared in 2024
The most commonly cited valuation measure for stocks is the forward price-to-earnings ratio. This is a stock’s current price divided by the consensus estimate for the company’s earnings per ...
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Chinese EV makers BYD, Nio, Li and XPeng end 2024 on a sales high
Chinese electric-vehicle makers enjoyed strong sales as 2024 drew to a close, according to the latest data released by BYD Co. Ltd, Nio Inc., Li Auto Inc. and XPeng Inc. Back To Top ...
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Tesla’s first-ever drop in sales is a bearish sign for 2025. Will autonomous vehicles be enough?
Tesla Inc. disappointed investors on Thursday, reporting sales of 495,570 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and of 1.789 million for all of 2024, falling slightly short of Wall Street ...
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Fox News host Neil Cavuto quits the network but has plenty of homes to retreat to
Longtime Fox News host Neil Cavuto is leaving the network after 28 years — ending his run as one of the few remaining anchors on that cable channel willing to criticize President-elect ...
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Is any amount of alcohol safe to drink, in light of surgeon general’s cancer warning?
Extensive research shows that drinking alcohol increases the risk of cancer, and U.S. public-health authorities are following the example of other countries in increasing public awareness about ...
XRP, Bitcoin Are Falling. It Isn’t Just China’s AI Threat That Is Hurting Crypto.
DeepSeek has produced an open-source AI model that could rival ChatGPT while being significantly cheaper to produce.
How Visa and other fintech stocks can get a boost from AI
Piper Sandler analyst Arvind Ramnani thinks companies like Visa Inc. (V), Mastercard Inc. (MA), Block Inc. (XYZ) and PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) are in a unique spot to take advantage of the ...