MarketWatch rounds up 10 of its most interesting topics over the past week.
1. A warning from George Soros
Soros says it’s not too late to save the European Union.
2. Another example of crazy airline rules
Imagine you discover it’s cheaper to book a flight to a more distant city that has a layover in a city you really want to go to. You might book it and stop your trip once you reach the layover city. But you might get sued.
Read: Turbulence so severe it flipped the drink cart? ‘We did a nose dive... twice’
3. Dividend stocks for income
Michael Brush takes a detailed look at energy stocks with attractive (and sustainable) dividend yields that also offer simplicity at tax time.
4. It’s not easy to turn a profit even when you sell a lot of pot
Aurora Cannabis ACB, -0.70% managed to increase its sales nearly fourfold, but profits were elusive. Nigam Arora believes marijuana investors need to focus on market money flows. See Cannabis Watch for full coverage of the budding industry.
5. Amazon jets
Amazon.com AMZN, -0.91% canceled its plan to build a New York City headquarters after some politicians pushed back on state and local financial incentives for the project. It’s another reminder why taxpayers should always question decisions to dole out millions or billions of dollars to companies.
More on Amazon’s brief love affair with New York:
• This is what Amazon’s HQ2 was going to cost New York taxpayers
• Critics of Amazon New York HQ2 said it would have pushed hundreds of people into homelessness
• Amazon canceled its HQ2 in New York, and the internet couldn’t resist a few Jeff Bezos jokes
6. Getting married? You might still need roommates
As part of MarketWatch’s new Love & Money series, Catey Hill shares a fascinating West-Coast housing trend.
Also see: How to choose a husband or wife who won’t break your bank account
7. JPMorgan Chase takes on bitcoin
JPMorgan Chase JPM, +3.06% CEO Jamie Dimon has bashed bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.95% again and again. But now the largest U.S. bank is launching its own digital currency, called JPM Coin.
Related:
• JPM Coin is not a cryptocurrency, says crypto advocacy group
• Jamie Dimon vs bitcoin vs JPMorgan: a timeline of tantrums
8. Stock-market fear may be overblown
Financial media headlines have been warning of a corporate “earnings recession,” in part because comparisons of 2019 earnings growth rates to the tax-cut-boosted earnings increases of 2018 won’t be pretty. But history shows that slowing earnings growth doesn’t necessarily hurt stocks, while the junk bond market points to further gains for U.S. stocks.
More on the stock market:
• Stick with domestic and defensive stocks as S&P earnings growth slows
• Why stock-market traders are already bracing for a make-or-break month in March
• Kicking yourself for missing the recent rally? Here are 5 reasons you shouldn’t
9. Checking in with a winning money manager
Amy Zhang of the Alger Small Cap Focus Fund considers stock-market volatility to be a friend.
10. How to fix Social Security
Proposed legislation would tinker with Social Security to make it financial viable for the next 75 years.
Read on: Everything you need to do before you retire
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