Why Biden’s 4% buyback tax could boost stock prices and dividends

The Biden administration’s new stock buyback tax will have little impact on the overall stock market. It might even actually help it. I’m referring to the new 1% excise tax on share repurchases that w...

AT&T’s stock no longer a buy despite ‘commendable’ performance, analysts say

AT&T Inc. has its act together in wireless, but that’s already well understood by Wall Street, according to LightShed Partners analysts. After refocusing its business on connectivity in the wake o...

Biden targets stock buybacks — do they help you as an investor?

There seem to be two camps when it comes to stock buybacks. On one hand, share buybacks can reduce a company’s share count, which increases profit per share and hopefully supports a rising stock price...

Will $2 billion merger of Cresco and Columbia Care reach the finish line? Analysts see ‘market doubt’ for cannabis deal.

Cresco Labs Inc. and Columbia Care Inc. investors have signaled that a major merger in the cannabis space may be struggling to reach the finish line, analysts said. In March 2022, Cresco Labs CRLBF, +...

A Successful EV Start-Up Needs Cars, Capacity, and Cash

The company that provided the chassis for the original Tesla Roadster has reimagined itself as an electric-vehicle start-up. The market doesn’t have much love for EV start-ups in general these days, b...

Bed Bath & Beyond stock surges in revenge of the meme stocks that lifts AMC

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. led a revenge of the meme stocks Monday, with shares rallying 92%, but the stock turned around hard in after-hours trading as executives announced plans to sell convertible ...

ServiceNow CEO’s $25 million stock sale called ‘opportunistic’ as shares slide

Shares of ServiceNow Inc. declined in Monday trading after the company’s chief executive disclosed the sale of a sizable chunk of stock. CEO Bill McDermott cashed out of almost 54,000 shares, worth ne...

Large U.S. Pension Sells Alibaba, TSMC, MGM Stock. It Bought Harley-Davidson.

One of the largest U.S. public pension plans made big changes in its investments, including Asian tech giants. The New York State Common Retirement Fund cut its investments in Alibaba Group Holding (t...

Richer Than Elon Musk, He Bought Tiffany at a Tough Time. He’s Got a Gem Now.

There’s a reason Bernard Arnault is the world’s richest person. The chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton the world’s largest luxury-goods merchant, knows how ...

Sherwin-Williams CEO John Morikis Bought Up Shares

S herwin-Williams ’ poor outlook in late January sent shares of the paint and coatings giant tumbling.Nonetheless, the company’s top executive bought a large block of stock. Sherwin-Williams (ticker: ...

Pfizer Is Moving Beyond Covid. Why Its Stock Is a Buy.

Pfizer probably did more than any other company to help the world normalize from the pandemic, and it reaped a financial windfall from its twin Covid-19 franchise—the top-selling vaccine and the leadi...

‘Patience will be rewarded.’ Here’s why Wall Street is not panicked over Amazon’s earnings slump.

Amazon.com Inc.’s worst annual loss ever was triggering a gentle gallop toward the exits among investors on Friday, but Wall Street analysts were stoic, urging patience on the long-term value offered ...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and CFO David Zinsner Buy Up Stock

Two of Intel ‘s top executives just bought up shares of the chip maker on the open market after the company issued disappointing guidance. They’ve done it before. Intel (ticker: INTC) CEO Pat Gelsinge...

Buy Linde Stock. The Industrial-Gas Giant Is Going All-In on Hydrogen.

The thunderous force of the Niagara River above the famous falls will soon power a plant three miles away as it pumps out clean energy in the form of hydrogen. It heralds an exciting future for a cent...

What Happens to Buybuy Baby if Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy?

As Bed Bath & Beyond faces a growing risk of bankruptcy, the question of what will become of its strongest asset, Buybuy Baby, has loomed large. The chain, which sells strollers, car seats, and ot...

Eli Lilly and Novo Stock Sold Off. Don’t Blame Their Diet Drugs.

Stock in Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk outperformed last year, largely because of remarkable demand for new drugs that drive weight loss in patients afflicted with diabetes and obesity. Both stocks were ...

Ford Missed Earnings, Will Pay Special Dividend, and Sold Rivian Stake

Ford Motor’s earnings for the fourth quarter weren’t good enough even though guidance for 2023 was just about right. The stock is falling even as strong cash flow has the company paying a special divi...

Shell Posts Annual Profit Record of $40 Billion and Launches $4 Billion Buyback

Shell the oil and gas giant, posted a record annual profit of $40 billion and announced a new $4 billion share buyback program Thursday, sending the stock higher. British energy giant Shell (ticker: S...

BlackRock Buys Silvergate Stock. Others Are Bullish on the Beaten-Up Crypto Bank.

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock disclosed a significant position in Silvergate Capital the beaten-down banker to the cryptocurrency industry whose share price has been a high-profile casu...

Opinion: Zuckerberg and Intel are shipping the proceeds from their layoffs straight to Wall Street

For years, Wall Street groused about Silicon Valley’s refusal to pay dividends and buy back stock as tech companies grew into cash-generating machines. That is no longer a problem, even though those t...

Meta stock spikes nearly 20% as cost cuts and $40 billion for investors overshadow earnings miss

Meta Platforms Inc. shares soared in after-hours trading Wednesday despite an earnings miss, as the Facebook parent company guided for potentially more revenue than Wall Street expected in the new yea...

Altria Unveils $1 Billion Stock Buyback as Earnings Top Estimates

Marlboro maker Altria Group beat earnings and revenue estimates in the fourth quarter and announced a new $1 billion share buyback plan. The cigarettes company reported adjusted earnings per share (EP...

SoFi’s banking moves are proving a ‘unique advantage,’ analyst says

SoFi Technologies Inc. continues to win praise for its banking efforts after the digital financial-services company gave an upbeat earnings forecast and touted the benefits of its banking charter for ...

Exxon Earnings Are Coming Tuesday. Why a Record Year May Not Be Enough.

Exxon Mobil is on track to close out its most profitable year ever, with analysts projecting that the company earned $58 billion in 2022. But when the oil giant reports fourth quarter earnings on Tues...

Bed Bath & Beyond to Close 87 More Stores, Harmon Chain as Restructuring Options Narrow

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said Friday it was closing an additional 87 of its flagship stores and its entire Harmon chain of drugstores, as the retailer struggles to find financial support to keep its...

Exxon’s Q4 comes hot on the heels of Chevron’s giant profit, here’s what to expect

Exxon Mobil Corp. is slated to report earnings before the bell on Tuesday, hot on the heels of results showing a mixed quarter for Chevron Corp., and amid renewed scrutiny over oil giants’ share buyba...

Lucid Stock Soars. Here’s What Is Happening.

Lucid stock was soaring Friday, a move that is being attributed to unconfirmed rumors that the company could be acquired. Lucid (LCID) stock started moving just after noon Friday, and had nearly doubl...

Shipping Platform Freightos Goes Public in SPAC Deal

Online freight booking platform Freightos Ltd. started trading shares publicly on Thursday through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, just as the booming shipping demand that helped ...

What investors need to know about Pfizer’s latest downgrade

Pfizer’s PFE, -0.92% early-stage pipeline, though promising, is still too premature to make up for the looming loss of billions of dollars from the company’s COVID-19 franchise, which includes the vac...

Redfin and Zillow Stock Slide Shows Possible Shift in Home Listings Landscape

Text size Redfin’s stock fell 8.5% on Wednesday. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images for Redfin Shares of real estate companies Redfin and Zillow Group fell on Wednesday after news of a potential shakeup in...

Chevron’s Higher Dividend Yield Now Tops Exxon’s

Chevron  raised its dividend, and announced a new round of buybacks valued at up to $75 billion late on Wednesday, sending shares 2.6% higher in after-hours trading. The energy giant boosted the quart...