Google Parent Alphabet Starts Trading at Split-Adjusted Price

Text size Dividing up the shares of Google-parent Alphabet should make them easier for investors to buy. Dreamstime Shares of Google parent Alphabet start trading at a new price today after the stock ...

Amazon’s Earnings Outlook Could Be Better Than Feared, Analyst Says

Text size Amazon workers pull a cart of packages for delivery in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Amazon . com will report second-quarter earnings two weeks from now, and the Street is ...

What to Buy Right Now: 42 Picks From Barron’s Roundtable Pros

To everything there is a season: A time to hide in a bunker with a crash helmet on as stock and bond prices plummet, and a time to wade cautiously into the market in search of newly created bargains. ...

Rivian CEO Hosted an All-Hands Meeting. What Was Discussed.

Text size Electric-truck start-up Rivian recently announced layoffs. Courtesy Rivian Fast-growing electric-truck start-up Rivian Automotive is laying off workers. The news surprised the market earlier...

12 Battered Stocks That Could Be the Next Amazon

Text size Vehicle maker Rivian is one of the companies with battered share prices that is worth a look. Courtesy Rivian The 2022 bear market has popped a few bubbles. But it’s also created bargain sto...

The Next Amazon? 12 Battered Stocks That Are Worth a Look.

Text size Vehicle maker Rivian is one of the companies with battered share prices that is worth a look. Courtesy Rivian The 2022 tech-wreck bear market has popped a few bubbles. But it’s also created ...

UPS’ Carol Tomé: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS Courtesy of UPS Text size Not all volume is good volume, says Carol Tomé, a former Home Depot executive who came out of retirement to run UPS two years ago. She sold the company...

GameStop Will Split Its Stock. What Amazon and Google Suggest Happens Next.

Text size GameStop’s stock split will take effect this month. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images GameStop was flying on Thursday, but this time it was a stock split—and not a meme-driven frenzy—sendin...

Rivian Cranked Up Production in Second Quarter at Illinois Factory

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, the latest in the electric-vehicle maker’s efforts to overcome parts shortages and production snarls to fulfill orders for...

GameStop Shares Rise After Board Declares 4-for-1 Stock Split

GameStop declared a 4-for-1 stock split Wednesday, sending shares of the videogame retailer higher in after-hours trading.  The Grapevine, Texas-based company proposed a stock split in March, although...

Amazon and Grubhub Strike Deal to Bring Restaurant Delivery to Prime Members

Amazon.com agreed to add Grubhub to its suite of Prime services in the U.S., in a deal aimed at expanding the food-ordering company’s reach by tapping Amazon’s membership program. Grubhub’s parent, Ne...

The Best Income Investments Now

Income-oriented investors, it’s time to celebrate. There are suddenly many more opportunities—in areas ranging from junk bonds to real estate investment trusts—after the bear markets in stocks and bon...

The Most Valuable Business on Earth Could Be Hiding Inside Amazon

Text size Amazon has created what is arguably one of the world’s best growth businesses. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images Amazon Web Services just might be the most valuable business on Earth....

Google, Snapchat and 24 Other Tech Companies Get Lower Estimates by J.P. Morgan

Text size Google’s advertising should hold up relatively better than others, according to the analysts. Angela Weiss /AFP via Getty Images As consumer spending slows, fuel costs rise, and chance...

Amazon.com’s Flexpwr Wants To Power Short-Form TV, Film And Video Commercials Seen By Fans

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Carvana Sought to Disrupt Auto Sales. It Delivered Undriveable Cars.

Terri Burton wanted to do something special to mark her son’s high school graduation, so she bought him the car of his youthful dreams: a Volkswagen Golf GTI. But the purchase was the start of a night...

High-Yield Bonds Are Looking Like Bargains After an Awful First Half

There are no bad bonds, only bad prices. So Dan Fuss, Loomis Sayles’ vice chairman, has often observed—a lesson gleaned from more than six decades of experience managing corporate bond portfolios. Aft...

Tesla Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity. Why This Analyst Is Still a Bull.

Text size A Tesla in Manhattan Beach, California. Patrick. T Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Tesla stock tends to generate strong opinions—in both the bull and bear camps. Bears have had the upper hand la...

Why Amazon.com Has Lost Its Way

(Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As share prices slide, tech investors are getting restless. Now shareholders are mobilizing and pu...

Oracle Stock Looks Like a Buy Even in a Recession

Text size Oracle expects its cloud business to grow at least 30% in its next fiscal year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Amid a devilish brew of rising rates, high inflation, and recession fears, the tec...

Netflix Stock Cut to Sell. Why This Analyst Says He Made a Mistake.

Text size Netflix shares have plunged by more than 70% so far in 2022 Getty Images A once infatuated Wall Street has definitely cooled on the godfather of streaming, Netflix , with a longtime bear adm...

Apple Is Delving Into ‘Buy Now Pay Later,’ or BNPL. How to Play It.

Many of us are glued to our iPhones. If Apple has its way, the device will get stickier. The company announced a new “tap to pay” feature this past week—aiming to get consumers to pull out their iPhon...

Companies Are Still Buying Back Stock. Ones to Favor, and Ones to Avoid.

Text size Las Vegas Sands is sitting on a pile of cash after selling its Vegas properties, including the Venetian Resort. Roger Kisby/Bloomberg With the stock market tumbling again, it’s bargain-hunti...

Shopify Shareholders Approve 10-for-1 Stock Split

Text size Shopify is the latest tech company to split its stock. Dreamstime The stock split trend continues. Shopify (ticker: SHOP ) shareholders on Tuesday approved a 10-for-1 split, along with the i...

Apple Needs to Show Some Spark as Shoppers Favor Services Over Stuff

Customers at the Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal in New York City earlier this year. Getty Images Text size As Apple prepares to upgrade its products, there are two distinct trends hitting the e...

Tesla and Microsoft Stock Are Why One Manager Predicts More Market Pain

Text size Tesla cars in a lot in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images Just how bad the 2022 market selloff will get, and if it’s time to buy in are two questions investors are wondering. There is no shor...

Amazon’s Stock Split Is Coming. Watch Tesla and Google for More.

Text size Amazon stock was at $2,423.06, or a little over $121 on a post-split basis, on Wednesday. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images It could be a stock-split summer on Wall Street. Some of a flu...

Why Costco Won’t Raise the Price of Its Hot Dogs

Text size Costco’s membership renewal rate for the U.S. and Canada stood at 92.3% last quarter. David Pail Morris/Bloomberg Costco Wholesale takes care of its more than 64 million members. The s...

Should You Buy or Sell Rivian Stock? What One Analyst Says To Do Now.

Text size Electric-car maker Rivian went public on the Nasdaq in November. Courtesy of Rivian Wall Street is sticking with its Buy call for Rivian stock. Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh says that current ...

Looking for $100,000 Salary? See How Much the Biggest U.S. Companies Pay Workers

By John Stensholt and Nate Rattner May 31, 2022 7:00 am ET Wages for the median workers at the majority of big American companies are higher than they were before the pandemic, with the tight job mark...

Costco’s Latest Earnings Show Why the Stock Is a Winner

Text size Costco’s membership renewal rate for the U.S. and Canada stood at 92.3% last quarter. David Pail Morris/Bloomberg Costco Wholesale takes care of its more than 64 million members. The s...

Growth Stocks Down. Small-Caps Are Worse. Could This Be Time for Small-Cap Growth?

If your stocks are trailing the S&P 500, which is down 15% from its early January high, borrow a tactic from the pros: switch benchmarks. Perhaps you’re beating growth stocks. The S&P 500 Grow...