Barbara Kollmeyer

Articles by Barbara Kollmeyer

‘Falling apart in real time.’ Former star Fidelity manager warns on OpenAI, tells investors to shelter in these assets. - MarketWatch

Business January 22, 2026

Bearing the brunt of Tuesdays steep 2% retreat in the S&P 500 was tech, as the Magnificent 7 shed a collective $683 billion in market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Our call of the d�...

How Greenland could turn into a Big Tech problem, according to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson - MarketWatch

Business January 21, 2026

The ‘risky trinity’ is the most underappreciated market threat right now. These are the stock moves to make. - MarketWatch

Business January 16, 2026

Barbara Kollmeyer is based in Madrid, where she leads MarketWatch's pre-markets coverage of financial markets and writes the Need to Know column. She has worked in London and Los Angeles for MarketWa�...

Strategist who nailed stocks, bonds and oil this year warns of ‘optimism shakeout’ in early 2026 - MarketWatch

Business December 5, 2025

Stocks, bonds, oil. Strategist Warren Pies has made accurate calls on all of those this year, with his 6,800 forecast on the S&P 500 made last December looking pretty good heading into the final �...

An AI air pocket and a struggling consumer could become a double whammy for stocks in 2026, Bank of America predicts - MarketWatch

Business December 4, 2025

Barbara Kollmeyer is based in Madrid, where she leads MarketWatch's pre-markets coverage of financial markets and writes the Need to Know column. She has worked in London and Los Angeles for MarketWa�...

Bitcoin’s slumping again. The biggest corporate owner admits it may have to sell if things get worse. - MarketWatch

Business December 2, 2025

The top executive at bitcoins biggest corporate owner has laid out the parameters that would force his company to sell some of its $56 billion worth of the cryptocurrency. Phong Le, CEO of Strategy�...

He spotted weight-loss drugs and AI before they became hot. Here’s this investor’s next big idea. - MarketWatch

Business June 5, 2025

James van Geelen, founder of Citrini Research, has nailed some of the biggest transformational mega themes of the past decade.He spotted the opportunity to invest in weight-loss drugs in 2023 befor�...

Wolf at the door: Why Obama’s former budget director is now sounding alarms about debt - MarketWatch

Business May 28, 2025

The makings of a rally are ready to greet investors after the long holiday weekend, thanks to another tariff reversal from President Trump. And bond yields continue to ease. Thats a sore point for D�...

This Morgan Stanley investor warns of three big disconnects with stocks on the verge of a bull market - MarketWatch

Business May 21, 2025

Hip, hip, hurrah? After shaking off a Moodys downgrade, the S&P 500 SPX finished Monday 19.68% above its April closing low, just inches from reaching the 20% level that traditionally marks a bu�...