Wall Street’s Cloudy Quarter Has Some Rays of Sunshine

Jan. 16, 2024 12:49 pm ET Wall Street hardly ended last year with a bang. But…

Goldman Sachs Reports Sharply Higher Earnings, Helped by Asset and Wealth Management

Goldman Sachs reported sharply higher profit for the fourth quarter, bolstered by a strong performance in…

Natural-Gas Prices Remain Under Pressure Despite Cold Snap

Natural-gas prices have been low this winter, helped by healthy production and unusually warm weather. The…

Profits Comeback Paired With Rate Cuts Make a Powerful Mix

Profits are growing again, and the Federal Reserve looks as if it will start cutting rates…

Chip Wars Boost Europe’s Top Tech Company—for Now

The more the U.S. government worries about China’s ambitions in the chip industry, the more equipment…

Forget Meme Stocks and Bitcoin. These Investors Are Hunting Quality.

After an everything rally that pushed major stock indexes near new highs, some investors just want…

Peace and Prosperity in the Taiwan Strait Still Have a Chance

Taiwan has voted: bringing the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party an unprecedented consecutive third term in the…

Luxury Hand-Me-Downs Are Now Worth Billions of Dollars

As much as luxury companies would love to stamp out the secondhand trade in their products,…

Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $249 Million to Settle Block-Trading Probes

Morgan Stanley agreed Friday to pay $249 million to settle criminal and regulatory investigations into allegations…

JPMorgan Posts Record Annual Profit Despite Quarterly Slip

Updated Jan. 12, 2024 8:00 am ET JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter profit slipped, but it was still…