The Market

“Don’t make me come down there …” For the past three days, those six words have set the tone in New York. They came in a Twitter TWTR, +1.58% post on Saturday from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and the whole world immediately grasped what Michaela, Mariah and Cara Cuomo must have …

Harrods, along with thousands of other U.K. shops, opened its doors for the first time in three months on Monday as Brits emerged from lockdown and stood in long lines to buy clothing, electronics and beauty products. Figures showed footfall — or the number of people entering a shopping area …

We often look to the past to make decisions for the future. Yet the coronavirus pandemic presents a unique dilemma: How can we navigate circumstances that none of us has ever experienced?  The implications of this pandemic — and the steps taken by public health officials, political leaders and corporate …

It’s no secret that retail investors have been stepping up their participation in the stock market lately, but the degree by which they have outperformed professional investors may be coming into greater focus. A basket of equities that have been eagerly bought by individual investors since the depths of the …

Oil major BP on Monday said it was taking up to $ 17.5 billion in charges as it lowers its assumptions for the fossil fuels it sells. BP said a charge will range from $ 13 billion to $ 17.5 billion in the second quarter, citing both its review of …

New York — It was easy to forget why they were wearing masks. The fourth day of protests against police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody, turned into violence on Sunday night as some protestors broke into luxury downtown stores. These scenes were …

The obvious things are obvious: Staggered shifts in the office. Spaced-out tables in restaurants. Hand sanitizer everywhere.  But as American businesses sketch out a post-COVID future, dozens of other changes are almost certainly on the way. And many of them are being quietly imagined now in New York City. Why …

The dual plagues of the pandemic and racial inequities are shining a powerful light on the cracks and gaps in our systems and revealing the horrific toll of unchecked racism that affect communities of color. I have been flooded with calls from friends, clients, allies, and partners who are not …

Tales of out-of-work 20 and 30-somethings using coronavirus-stimulus checks to scoop up stocks on Wall Street with reckless abandon are emerging fast and furiously, but the reasons behind the recent fervor for investing is, perhaps, far simpler. MarketWatch has written a bit about the rise of retail investors of late, …