The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• The Wall Street Journal: Google execs to get lower bonuses in cost-cutting move following layoffs [1326d]
• Market Extra: No, Brazil and Argentina aren’t planning a South American version of the euro. Here’s what’s going on. [1326d]
• The Margin: Splash Mountain water is for sale on eBay. The asking price for H2O from Disney’s shuttered ride? $100-plus. [1326d]
• MarketWatch First Take: Microsoft’s big move in AI does not mean it will challenge Google in search [1326d]
• Earnings Outlook: Verizon earnings preview: After stemming losses, can real momentum now build? [1326d]
• Project Syndicate: The four biggest challenges of the transition to green energy [1326d]
• : ‘It is an employer’s market’: Tech layoffs may have turned the Great Resignation into the Great Recommitment [1326d]
• Financial Crime: Ex-FBI counterintelligence agent charged with working for sanctioned Russian oligarch [1326d]
• : Live Nation CFO to get grilled at Senate hearing, but analysts don’t expect shake-up for ticketing industry [1326d]
• : Holding company Compass widens reach into healthcare as a bright spot in moribund M&A market [1326d]
• : Schumer: Republicans should reveal ‘draconian’ debt-limit demands to voters [1326d]
• TaxWatch: ‘Taxpayers bring their racial identity onto their 1040’: White families are reaping over 90% of the benefit from this powerful tax rule [1326d]
• : Here’s what Apple’s mixed-reality headset could feature [1326d]
• Personal Finance Daily: This little-known metric tells you how a mortgage-rate move impacts your ability to buy a home and more data hacks and credit agency blunders? 3 steps that can help to protect your privacy. [1326d]
• Deep Dive: Why naked short selling has suddenly become a hot topic [1326d]
• MarketWatch Metrics: This little-known metric tells you how a mortgage-rate move impacts your ability to buy a home [1326d]
• The Margin: M&M’s swaps ‘spokescandies’ for Maya Rudolph after the public meltdown over its redesigned female characters [1326d]
• In One Chart: Why stocks still could face a 1980s-style drop [1326d]
• The Margin: Who is Ken Griffin? 5 things to know about the Citadel CEO. [1326d]
• The Ratings Game: The big banks want to take on PayPal in e-commerce, but that’s harder than it seems [1326d]
• Coronavirus Update: China rings in Lunar New Year with few COVID restrictions in biggest celebration since start of pandemic [1326d]
• In One Chart: S&P 500’s softening earnings backdrop is a challenge for stocks in ‘very near-term,’ says RBC [1326d]
• The Moneyist: My mother excluded me from her will — before she died, my sibling cashed out her annuity policy, on which I was a beneficiary. Should I sue my family? [1326d]
• Key Words: Climate investing is ‘a matter of value, not values,’ says State Street’s O’Hanley [1326d]
• The Big Move: ‘We have 3 kids, and have rented a 2-bedroom house in Mississippi for 13 years’: Should we buy a home if the mortgage payments cost 30% of our monthly income? [1326d]
• Brett Arends's ROI: Two-fifths of older workers ‘delaying retirement’ because of inflation, markets [1326d]
• The Ratings Game: Workday gets downgraded to hold as analyst expects cycle to favor lagging software names [1326d]
• Outside the Box: Scammers are out to get your mortgage money and even your home. Here’s how to fight them off. [1326d]
• The Ratings Game: Shopify stock jumps after Deutsche Bank’s upgrade adds to bullish chart outlook [1326d]
• Earnings Outlook: AT&T could ‘turn the corner’ on a key metric this year [1326d]
• IPO Report: TXO Energy going public as IPO market perks up with mostly tiny deals [1326d]
• : Elon Musk resumes testimony to defend Tesla buyout tweets [1326d]
• : Bloomberg hit with $5 million SEC fine for misleading customers of securities pricing product [1326d]
• In One Chart: Number of military veterans in Congress stays near record low, while gender and racial diversity rise to fresh highs [1326d]
• Your Digital Self: The old reliable laptop is getting a makeover and could be tech’s next new thing [1326d]
• The Ratings Game: This is the ‘biggest disconnect’ in the chip sector, according to Barclays [1326d]
• : How long does your retirement savings need to last? First, learn how long you might live. [1326d]
• Economic Report: This major economic indicator keeps forecasting recession [1326d]
• : End of AmazonSmile charity donations ‘could not come at a worse time’ for nonprofits [1326d]
• Metals Stocks: Gold trades just shy of highest level since April [1326d]
• Tech Stocks: Hedge-fund billionaire: Google owner Alphabet needs to cut more than 12,000 overpaid jobs [1326d]
• TaxWatch: IRS says customer service will be much improved this tax season. Last year, one woman told MarketWatch she was on hold for 7 hours. [1326d]
• : Heavy rains hammered California, causing billions of dollars in damage. But less than 2% of homeowners in the state have flood insurance. [1326d]
• : Small-cap companies are going after naked short sellers in growing numbers: ‘It’s the biggest risk to the health of today’s public markets’ [1326d]
• The Ratings Game: Wayfair stock surges again after job cuts prompt double upgrade by longtime bear [1326d]
• Deep Dive: This dividend-stock ETF has a 12% yield and is beating the S&P 500 by a substantial amount [1326d]
• Financial Crime: After the collapse of FTX, Celsius and Genesis, crypto’s million-dollar question remains: Will customers see any of their money again? [1326d]
• Futures Movers: Oil edges higher, buoyed by optimism over China demand [1326d]
• Michael Sincere's Long-Term Trader: ‘The Fed-fueled fantasy bubble has popped.’ Stock investors are detached from reality — but they’re about to get a big dose. [1326d]
• Need to Know: Don’t let the ‘bear market house of mirrors’ fool you, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns of the stock market [1326d]