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Who is having the biggest influence on your money in 2024? Meet the MarketWatch 50.

The MarketWatch 50 lists the traders, corporate chiefs, AI players, policy makers and experts who are having an impact on the market — and your wallet.

ASML results could provide insight into AI, China demand

ASML Holding, the Dutch company that makes the chip-making machines used by the major players in the semiconductor industry, is on Wednesday due to report results that could provide some insight into the health of the AI sector as well as into the impact of trade restrictions on exports to China.

Manufacturing activity contracts in New York region in October after surging in prior month

Empire State factory gauge slumps to negative 11.9, weaker than expected

Britain’s summer riots paid off for one company

Mitie Group, a provider of outsourcing services, said the provision of “surge response” security services for the U.K. Home Office was one factor behind a 13% rise in revenue in the first half

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores as it looks for a turnaround

Walgreens’ stock has been hammered this year as consumer shopping patterns have changed, but the company’s latest earnings are getting better reception.

Uranium and utilities stocks set to soar even higher as Big Tech goes nuclear

Microsoft and other tech giants including Oracle, Amazon.com, Apple and Alphabet need more electricity to energize their AI future.

The U.S. economy’s biggest threat? Ultra-cheap fossil fuels.

As China ramps up its renewable-energy production, the U.S. risks becoming dependent on outdated energy sources.

Johnson & Johnson stock rises on Q3 sales beat and guidance raise

Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.7% in premarket trades Tuesday after the drugmaker reported better-than-expected third-quarter sales and raised full-year revenue guidance.

Don’t get grumpy about RMDs — you’ve got lots of options

What you do with required minimum distributions depends on your eventual plans for that money

Whether you vote for Harris or Trump, it’s a sure bet the stock market will thrive

Inflation could be a problem, but real growth and profits should be robust.

Boeing enters $10 billion credit agreement as it moves to boost liquidity

Boeing Co.’s stock BA rose 2.8% premarket Tuesday, after the aerospace giant said it has entered a $10 billion supplemental credit agreement with a group of banks, easing concerns about its liquidity position.

These stocks thrived during high inflation — and they share one thing in common

Strategists Jason DeSena Trennert and Ryan Grabinski, of the institutional brokerage Strategas, point out that 117 of the S&P 500 companies have a lower credit-default swap spread than the United States government
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