A humanoid-robot revolution is coming. Don’t worry — here’s why it will take a while.

Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get ...

What are the hottest tech stocks for 2026? Here’s what ChatGPT and Gemini had to say.

MarketWatch asked the leading LLMs for their top stock picks — but the answers suggest AI may be following the herd instead ...

I make more than my wife. Can she claim Social Security at 62 and later switch to spousal benefits?

My wife is about to turn 62. Can she claim her Social Security benefits now at a reduced rate and, at age 67, switch to ...

Silver is turning into one of the hottest trades of 2025. Why this veteran investor is targeting $300 in a coming ‘mania’ phase.

Another asset class, though, is vying to steal its thunder. It’s all eyes on silver as 2025 winds down, with the precious ...

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 set to hover near fresh records in thin holiday trading; silver, gold and copper rally continue, industrial metals also climb

Here are the top stories to read ahead of Friday's trading: Crypto investors got almost everything they wanted in 2025, yet prices still fell. They’re looking for more help from the White House in ...

Silver hits record high

Precious metals were rallying on Friday, with the price of silver hitting a record high. Front Month Comex Silver for ...

After 2 straight misses, this year’s ‘Santa Claus rally’ is off to a solid start. Why it matters for investors.

Stocks have never seen three negative “Santa Claus rally” periods in a row. After two straight misses, history says the odds ...

I want to gift my grandnieces, ages 5 and 10, stocks. How do I make sure they get an equal amount when they turn 18?

I am single and have no children. I have two grandnieces, ages 5 and 10. I want to leave them each an inheritance from ...

Here’s the setup for silver and gold heading into 2026

Also: Year-end tax and retirement planning advice and 2026 previews for semiconductor stocks, Tesla and bitcoin.

Mysterious UFO at Jeff Bezos’ $165 million Beverly Hills home is probably just a sauna

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez have added an out-of-this-world element to their Beverly Hills mansion: ...

Stocks are little changed going into the final hour of trading

U.S. stocks were little changed as the market entered the final hour of the trading day Friday. The three major indexes were trading mixed at noon Eastern time, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Major stock indexes look to finish the year significantly higher than their 2025 lows

It seems like the market has moved on from the tariff woes felt in early April, and the three major indexes are gearing up to ...