Palo Alto Networks Stock Soars on Strong Earnings and Three-for-One Stock Split

Text size Palo Alto Networks has followed other high-profile tech companies in splitting its stock. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Demonstrating the continued strong demand for cybersecurity software, Pa...

Amazon Among Bidders for Signify Health

Amazon.com Inc. is among the bidders for healthcare company Signify Health Inc., joining other heavy hitters vying in an auction for the home-health services provider, according to people familiar wit...

What’s the best way to invest in tech stocks right now? This strategy is working well for one fund manager.

Technology stocks have been rallying for weeks. But there are plenty of arguments that we’re in the midst of a bear-market rally and that more volatility lies ahead, especially for the rapidly growing...

Meme-Stock Investors Are Back! Sort of, Anyway

Individual investors have waded back into the stock market after laying low through the worst of this year’s selloff. But don’t call it a comeback yet.  So-called retail investors in the last two week...

Rivian shares rise on second-quarter results: ‘The ball is finally rolling’ for the EV maker, says analyst

Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. RIVN, -0.13% gained more than 3% in morning trading Friday, as analysts were generally upbeat about the electric vehicle maker’s second-quarter results. Late Thursday,...

10 Companies That Would Pay More Taxes Under Inflation Reduction Act

Text size Packages ready to be sent at an Amazon center. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images Some major companies, including Tesla and Amazon . com, are likely to face higher tax bills under the $750 b...

6 Software Stocks to Buy and 4 to Sell, According to an Analyst

What’s next for enterprise software stocks? That depends which ones you pick. Guggenheim Partners analyst John DiFucci launched coverage of the group late Thursday, with some thoughts on where to plac...

The Big Winners—and Losers —in the Inflation Bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) helped shepherd the Inflation Reduction Act through the Senate after earlier bills died. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Text size The House won’t take up Democra...

The Nasdaq Just Entered a New Bull Market. Will It Last?

Text size The Nasdaq Composite is in a bull market, but still about 20% below its peak. Dreamstime After lagging behind the other major indexes for much of the first half of the year, the tech-heavy N...

Rivian: ‘Zombie’ company or charging down a path to EV success?

This a crucial time for car maker Rivian Automotive Inc., as it battles for its place in the competitive electric vehicle market. Rivian Automotive Inc.’s RIVN, +2.48% stock price has fallen 64.6% thi...

Alphabet and 7 More Stocks Wall Street Loves That Aren’t Too Pricey

Ninety-four percent of the analysts who follow Alphabet, Google’s parent company, rate it at Buy. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size Investors usually have to pay up to get high-quality stock...

Tesla and 9 Other Companies That Would Take a Hit From a 15% Minimum Corporate Tax

Text size Nvidia has had a 4.7% tax rate and average pretax profit of $4.8 billion. Here, a cryptocurrency mining rig is equipped with Nvidia Geforce GPU at the Thailand Crypto Expo 2022. Andre Malerb...

CVS Plans to Bid for Signify Health

CVS Health is seeking to buy Signify Health according to people familiar with the matter, as the drugstore and insurance giant looks to expand in home-health services. Signify Health is exploring stra...

10 Companies That Would Take a Hit From a 15% Minimum Corporate Tax

Text size Nvidia has had a 4.7% tax rate and average pretax profit of $4.8 billion. Here, a cryptocurrency mining rig is equipped with Nvidia Geforce GPU at the Thailand Crypto Expo 2022. Andre Malerb...

Musk Thinks Tesla Can Be World’s Most Valuable. Stock Split Is Part of the Plan.

Text size Spencer Platt/Getty Images Tesla ’s 2022 annual shareholder meeting has wrapped up. Investors voted on several issues, including an item that authorizes a higher number of shares outstanding...

No, I’m Not Selling Exxon and Chevron Here

Well, that cinches it. The world is in a recession. No, I am not talking about tomorrow’s US non-farm payrolls report, which some clown on an endless clown show FinTV network will inevitably, br...

Amazon Stock ‘Needs’ to Be Owned. This Analyst Explains Why.

Text size Amazon workers sort packages for delivery in New York. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Amazon.com is a must-have stock for investors following the company’s second-quarter earnings beat, ac...

Individual Investors Ramp Up Bets on Tech Stocks

Listen to article (2 minutes) Technology stocks have taken a beating this year. Many individual investors have used it as an opportunity to double down. The Nasdaq Composite Index—home to the big tech...

Opinion: Big Tech shows its good to be big, as growth slowdown leads to stock gains while smaller rivals find only pain

After super charged, double-digital growth during the pandemic, the results from the five biggest U.S. tech giants this week showed a slowdown as they grapple with inflation, looming recession and an ...

Buy or Sell Apple Stock After Its Strong Earnings? 5 Reasons to Pick It Up.

Text size Apple has had to grapple with supply chain challenges and rising interest rates. Photo by DANIEL SLIM Apple ’s better-than-expected earnings report helped shake off investor concerns about h...

After Earnings, These 3 Big Tech Stocks Look Like Buys

The world’s most important tech companies all reported their quarterly results this past week, and, in each case, the damage from a slowing global economy was in stark evidence. The witch’s brew of ri...

Roku Stock Is Heading For Its Biggest Drop Ever. Analyst Calls Earnings Awful.

Text size Roku reported revenue of $764.4 million in the latest quarter. Wall Street was expecting $804 million. Dreamstime Roku stock cratered after the video-streaming company’s earnings fell far sh...

Hedge Funds Aren’t Buying Big Tech. Secular Growth Stocks Are Hot Now.

Text size Hedge funds have a net short position in Apple stock, according to Jefferies. Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images Some of the big-money investment funds on Wall Street have been moving out ...

Rivian Was Responsible for Amazon’s Loss. The Market Was Ready This Time.

Text size Amazon’s loss was due almost entirely to the drop in Rivian stock. Courtesy of Rivian Amazon.com lost money in the second quarter of 2022. Rivian Automotive was the reason, again. Rivi...

Amazon stock jumps 14% as sales beat and AWS growth overcome a second straight quarterly loss

Amazon.com Inc. decided to cut back after years of pouring money into growth, and the result was a second consecutive quarterly loss, but a beat on sales and continued strong growth from Amazon Web Se...

Amazon (AMZN) Q2 2022 earnings

Amazon shares climbed more than 12% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and gave an optimistic outlook. Here’s how the company ...

Amazon Is Expected to Post Slim Profit as It Manages Slower Demand

Amazon Inc. is expected on Thursday to report a modest quarterly profit on a meager rise in sales, as the tech-and-retail company continues to work through the overhang from its breakneck growth durin...

Amazon Reports Earnings Today. What to Expect.

Text size Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing arm, is expected to boost revenue 33% in the quarter from a year ago. Stefano Guidi/Getty Images Amazon ’s June quarter financial report is...

Alphabet’s Earnings Are Today. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, Calif. Noah Berger/ AFP/ Getty Images Tuesday night is a big one for Alphabet , and for the rest of the stock market. Google’s parent company...

Amazon to hike Prime prices in Europe; What does this mean for AMZN stock?

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is looking to increase the price of its Amazon Prime scheme for users in the European Union (EU) and the UK.  The announcement comes several months after the firm raised fees for...

Big Tech earnings are about to determine the direction of the market

Just five companies control nearly a quarter of the S&P 500 index’s market cap, and they will all report earnings this week that could determine the direction of the market for weeks or months to ...

Expect Two Recessions, and a Quick End to the Fed’s Interest-Rate Hikes

Forward guidance sounds like a great idea. Central bankers should lay out their longer-term goals to influence financial markets. Just as hockey great Wayne Gretzky would skate where the puck was head...