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Outside the Box: How much pain could commercial real estate heap on U.S. banks and the economy? A lot.

U.S. banks' market value of assets is about $2.2 trillion lower than suggested by their book-value accounting for loan portfolios held to maturity.

Market Extra: The ‘narrow breadth’ chorus has fallen silent. What broadening participation in stock-market rally means for investors.

The stock-market rally is no longer just about megacap technology names.  What improving stock-market breadth means for investors.

: Elon Musk’s X removes illegal sign from roof of its San Francisco headquarters

The controversial "X" sign hastily erected on the roof of Elon Musk's social-network company in downtown San Francisco was taken down Monday.

Market Extra: Regional bank ETF’s massive July jump marks its strongest month since 2016 after rough ride in 2023

An exchange-traded fund that invests in regional bank stocks is continuing to recover from a bruising fall earlier in 2023.

Market Extra: U.S. Treasury increases borrowing estimate for third quarter to just over $1 trillion

The Treasury Department revealed on Monday that it expects to borrow $1.007 trillion in the third quarter, or $274 billion more than its May estimate.

The Margin: Why ‘girl dinner’ really blew up on TikTok: It’s a cheap and easy way to eat — especially in the summer

'Girl dinner is stuff that I essentially hunt and gather in my own kitchen,' the woman behind the trend tells MarketWatch.

: Hackers could be Walmart’s new defense vs. cybercrime

Attention hackers: Walmart might be interested in hiring you to fight cybercrime, even if you don't have a college degree

Earnings Outlook: Uber’s stock has been feeling the love. Can earnings live up to the hype?

It wasn't too long ago that the ride-hailing market seemed like a race to the bottom, but Uber has managed to get on a different path.

The Ratings Game: Salesforce’s AI-fueled stock rally may need to cool — and Morgan Stanley prefers another software play

Salesforce's stock has been riding the wave of frenzied interest in AI, but perhaps Wall Street is getting too upbeat about the company's ability to benefit.

The Tell: Piper Sandler raises S&P 500 target for 2023 as stock-market breadth expands, positive earnings underpin equities

Piper Sandler analysts boost their year-end price target for the S&P 500 to 4,825 from 4,625, implying a roughly 5.3% upside from the large-cap index’s current levels on Monday. 

Earnings Outlook: Amazon earnings preview: All eyes on retail and AWS growth

"We view Azure's [deceleration in the third quarter] as a slightly cautious read for AWS especially since AWS started seeing optimization later than Azure," an analyst warned last week.

The Moneyist: I fell victim to the ‘easiest banking scam in the world,’ and $20,000 was stolen from my account. How could I have been such a fool? 

"I was afraid to tell people what happened because I knew they would chastise me or laugh, so I am writing to you."
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