Kriss Kringle shows up late to deliver a seasonal Santa Claus rally to the stock market. Investors hope it will keep the bears at bay.

Toy maker Hasbro Inc.’s holiday-season sales were likely among “the weakest in the North American toy industry,” an analyst said on Wednesday.

Salesforce.com Inc. investors are facing the company’s first big pothole on the road to slower growth, just as they have recently put all their faith into co-founder Marc Benioff amid a slew of departures by top executives.

Wednesday’s top personal finance stories.

President Biden suggested the NFL should explore improved safety measures, but he also said that football isn’t too dangerous to play.

U.S. short sellers profited heavily from the chaos of 2022, to the tune of $300.1 billion, with communication-services stocks being the most profitable.

U.S., New York regulators claim Credit Acceptance is using illegal and predatory practices that trick low-income borrowers into high-cost auto loans that cause a debt spiral.

Berhalter says the information was provided to U.S. Soccer in an attempt to get him fired.

Macau’s reopening could be the biggest driver of Wall Street’s optimism on the sector’s overall profits, analysts said on Wednesday.

After three quarters of subscriber declines in a key portion of its business, Verizon Communications Inc. broke from that pattern.