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Nvidia becomes third-largest U.S. company as it passes Google parent Alphabet

A day after finishing with a valuation above Amazon.com Inc., Nvidia Corp. boxed out Alphabet Inc. as well. The chip maker’s stock NVDA rose 2.5%

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin taken back to hospital over bladder issue

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin — who was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 22, 2023, and released

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Affirm’s stock falls after earnings, but analysts say not to sweat the outlook

Affirm Holdings Inc. shares ran up Thursday in the lead up to the company’s earnings report, but they pulled back sharply once the results came

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After FAFSA delays, feds will provide personnel and funding to help colleges

The Department of Education is beefing up resources at certain colleges and financial-aid organizations after weeks of complaints from students, college counselors, schools and congressional

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Goldman Sachs management committee is getting an overhaul: Wall Street Journal

A previous version of this story contained incorrect information about the management changes at Goldman Sachs. The story has been updated. Two members of the

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Starbucks’ results miss expectations, but stock rises after hours

Starbucks Corp. on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit and sales that missed Wall Street’s expectations, amid what management referred to as “headwinds” during the period,

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We’ve $1.3 million in IRAs and $1.15 million in cash. What should we do with it?

Dear MarketWatch,  I’m 72 and married to my spouse, 71. We have one son, 45, who lives in California. We give him and his family

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HPE says it was hacked by nation-state actor Midnight Blizzard

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. said Wednesday that a suspected nation-state actor hacked its cloud-based email system. The organization is “believed to be the threat actor

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SolarEdge to lay off 16% of its workforce as part of cost-cutting plan

SolarEdge Technologies Inc. on Sunday said it will lay off about 16% of its workforce, about 900 employees, as part of a restructuring to slash operating

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Birkenstock shares slide as it floats price hikes to offset new factory costs

Shares of Birkenstock Holding slid nearly 8% on Thursday after the sandal maker reported a surprise fourth-quarter loss amid “subdued customer sentiment,” and it said