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Metals Stocks: Gold is officially outperforming stocks in 2023 as October rally continues

Gold is outperforming the S&P 500 stock index in 2023 due to an October rally that has brought its price to nearly $2,000 an ounce, a level it hasn't seen since May.

ETF Wrap: Millennials seem to dig bond ETFs despite volatile fixed-income market, Charles Schwab finds

This week’s ETF Wrap takes a look at the findings in Schwab’s latest annual ETF survey as well as how Thursday’s economic data rippled through the bond market.

Earnings Results: Amazon’s stock jumps after profit crushes estimates to offset slight miss on cloud sales

Amazon.com Inc. soothed jittery investors with a massive beat on earnings despite quarterly cloud sales that came up slightly short.

Market Extra: The 7 companies propping up the U.S. stock market are sending a bearish warning that investors should not ignore

A group of elite stocks that have driven most of this year's rally are sending a message that could portend more losses ahead.

Lawrence G. McMillan: The stock market is looking for direction and there’s a hopeful sign ahead

Winning trade has been to buy at the close on October 27 and sell at the close on November 2.

Earnings Results: Hasbro’s stock is having its worst month since the 1980s as toys sales tumble

Hasbro's stock was having its worst month in four decades, as a weakening toy market led to disappointing third-quarter results and full-year outlook.

Distributed Ledger: Bitcoin had a nice rally, but don’t expect it to test all-time highs for at least a year

This is the latest Distributed Ledger column from MarketWatch: a weekly look at the most important moves and news in crypto.

: GDP numbers hint that many consumers — but not all — may keep spending through the holidays

'Holiday spending will be largely driven by upper-income consumers. It usually is,' says one expert.

: ‘That’s exactly what we did back in the housing boom in 2006.’ One economist on what we’re getting wrong about the affordable housing crisis

'People are finding ways, maybe safe or unsafe, sustainable, or maybe not, that create a lower monthly payment,' says Mark Fleming at First American.

: Private equity: Everything you always wanted to know about this $12 trillion asset class but were afraid to ask

Dunkin, Hilton Hotels, PetSmart, Toys R Us, RJR Nabisco, Safeway and Kinder Morgan are just a few examples of companies backed by private equity.

Commodities Corner: 4 reasons why oil prices have only seen a modest Middle East risk premium

Oil prices don't trade that much higher than they did before the Hamas attack on Israel nearly three weeks ago. Capital Economics details the four reasons why.

Economic Report: Inflation is still slowing, but slowly

U.S. prices are still rising almost twice as fast as the Federal Reserve's goal of 2% inflation.
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