Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao: ‘No amount of other people’s tweets would cause problems’ if an exchange holds customer assets

Perhaps it’s one last dagger, but Binance CEO Changpeng Zhou just could not resist a little dig at the fallen FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried. That’s a reference to the role the cryptocurrency t...

Spotlight on layoffs: Cuts at Amazon, Cisco, Roku, Meta, Twitter, Intel and more

From HP, Amazon, Roku and Beyond Meat to Meta and Twitter, big names across a number of sectors have announced major layoffs in October and November. Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, +1.45% GOOG, +1.53% is consid...

Tencent Music stock jumps after J.P. Morgan recommends investors buy

The U.S.-listed shares of Tencent Music Entertainment Group TME, +4.17% 1698, +2.24% surged 3.6% in afternoon trading Tuesday, after J.P. Morgan recommended investors buy into the China-based streamin...

I got laid off by a big tech company. What’s my next career move? 

Being let go from a job is hard, especially at a moment when the cost of living is rising and a recession is looming. This Thanksgiving, tens of thousands of recently laid-off tech workers will be ask...

$740 million in crypto assets recovered so far in FTX bankruptcy

NEW YORK — The company tasked with locking down the assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says it has managed to recover and secure $740 million in assets so far, a fraction of the potentia...

Coupa Software shares surge on report of interest from Vista

Shares of Coupa Software Inc. COUP, +28.89% surged as much as 37% Wednesday following a report that Vista Equity Partners was considering buying the company. The stock was halted for volatility at 1:2...

Activision stock falls after report of ‘likely’ FTC antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft acquisition

Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI, +0.94% shares declined in after-hours trading Wednesday following a report that the Federal Trade Commission was likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block the videoga...

Google looks to shed 10,000 ‘poor performing’ workers: report

Another major tech titan is bracing for thousands of layoffs. Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, +1.45% GOOG, +1.53% Google is considering 10,000 layoffs — or 6% of its worldwide workforce — based on a ranking sy...

‘My elderly relative determined she could no longer care for herself’: Are her assisted-living facility costs tax deductible?

I have an elderly relative in an assisted-living arrangement in Indiana. She was basically directed to go there from a rehabilitation post-surgery, because they determined that she could no longer car...

Petrobras stock sinks below $10 on NYSE-leading volume after UBS swings to a sell rating

The U.S.-listed shares of Petroleo Brasileiro S/A PBR, +0.19% PETR3, +0.48% sank 3.3% in very active afternoon trading Tuesday, putting them in track for the first sub-$10 close in exactly a year, aft...

The best-performing sector in 2022 is not finished crushing it, says Citi, offering three stocks to buy

You can count on it, says our call of the day provided by Citigroup, though they say investors can’t expect as lofty returns. “We see market rotation into energy equities as having further to run, eve...

Dow ends nearly 400 points higher as investors await Fed minutes

U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday as traders gauged the impact of fresh COVID-19 restrictions in China and awaited Wednesday’s minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting. How are stocks are t...

Most retirees and near-retirees are worried about the stock market and inflation. Here’s what they’re doing about it. 

The declines in the stock market, surging inflation and rising interest rates have eroded investors’ confidence about their retirement, according to a new report by Janus Henderson Investors. A total ...

Blackstone shares fall on Credit Suisse downgrade to underperform

Blackstone Inc. BX, -2.28% shares fell 2.5% on Tuesday after Credit Suisse downgraded the alternative investment manager to underperform from neutral and cut its price target to $67.50 a share from $8...

Is the stock market open on Black Friday? Thanksgiving week trading hours for major assets.

It’s going to be a short week on Wall Street. U.S. stock exchanges will be closed for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 24, and will reopen the next day only for an abbreviated session on Black Frida...

Why ‘work longer’ isn’t great retirement advice

Financial planners typically advise you to work for as long as you can, so you can juice up your retirement savings while holding out for a fatter Social Security check. But such advice presumes that ...

Burlington Stories earnings fall short of estimates and CEO says ‘not happy’ with its performance

Burlington Stores Inc. stock BURL, +16.74% slid 1.7% in premarket trade Tuesday before reversing those losses to trade flat, after the discount clothing retailer posted weaker-than-expected third-quar...

Medtronic stock falls after profit beats expectations but revenue misses, and outlook is downbeat

Shares of Medtronic PLC MDT, -6.14% dropped 2.4% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the medical devices maker reported fiscal second-quarter profit that topped expectations but revenue that missed an...

These stocks are burning cash fast and might need to raise capital soon, Goldman Sachs flags

Equity strategists at Goldman Sachs GS, +0.27% point out the cost of money is no longer next to nothing. The weighted average cost of capital for U.S. companies has gone from near the lowest level in ...

S&P 500 to bottom in the first quarter, creating a ‘terrific buying opportunity,’ says Morgan Stanley’s Wilson 

The S&P 500 will set a new price trough of 3,000 to 3,300 in the first quarter of next year before jumping back to the 3,900-level by the end of 2023, according to Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson,...

Bitcoin tumbles to fresh lows as Genesis denies imminent bankruptcy

Bitcoin briefly tumbled to its lowest level in two years on Monday after Bloomberg News reported that Genesis, the digital-asset brokerage and lender, has told investors it could be forced to file for...

Top Disney exec Kareem Daniel to leave as Bob Iger returns

Kareem Daniel, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s vast media and entertainment distribution segment, is leaving the company as part of an organizational reshuffling that comes a day after Robert Iger r...

Tesla stock at two-year low, other EV-maker stocks tank as concerns swirl about China, oil futures

Tesla Inc. TSLA, -6.84% shares and shares of other electric-vehicle makers underperformed the broader market in midday trading Monday, as worries about China’s COVID lockdowns were back to the f...

UnitedHealth, Cigna stocks fall after Raymond James downgrades, citing tripledemic and policy concerns

Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, -1.69% fell 0.5% and Cigna Corp. CI, -0.43% slumped 2.3% in premarket trading Monday, after Raymond James analyst John Ransom downgraded the health insurers, cit...

Markets will shift to a ‘hope’ phase next year, and investors would be wise not to miss it, says Goldman Sachs

Fresh China COVID-19 worries are threatening to nix any preholiday gains for Wall Street, with stocks struggling, oil tumbling and the dollar higher as Monday’s session gets underway. In a shortened w...

How $10,000 now will help my newborn granddaughter have a better retirement

Earlier this month, my wife and I were delighted to welcome a new granddaughter into the world, and we wanted to give her the very best gift that we could. My readers won’t be surprised to learn that ...

The PC boom has gone bust, and we are about to see the results ahead of Black Friday

The pandemic-fueled personal-computer boom has ended, so how will that affect demand and pricing for PCs and the retailers that sell them this holiday season? A sense of the fallout will be provided i...

Are you prepared for year-end 401(k) deadlines?

As we approach the end of the year, now is a great time to ensure you’re getting the most out of your 401(k) plan. There are several opportunities to expand your savings, potentially minimize your tax...

Black Friday can offer investors clues about how much gas consumers have left in the tank: Here’s what to watch out for

Black Friday is arriving at an interesting time for the American consumer. Shoppers have seemingly persevered this year despite an all-out assault on their pocketbooks and net worth — from falling equ...

Lionel Messi’s brand partner MGO Global files for IPO

Florida-based MGO Global Inc., the licensee of soccer player Lionel Messi’s ready-to-wear clothing line, has filed to go public, seeking to sell 1.5 million shares at $5.00 a piece even as its p...

2-year Treasury yield reaches one-week high as traders assess likelihood of more Fed rate hikes

Treasury yields jumped on Friday, sending the 2-year rate to a one-week high, after Boston Fed President Susan Collins put another aggressive 75-basis-point rate hike on the table for December’s polic...

Oil futures fall 10% for week as China’s COVID worries darken demand picture

Oil futures logged their second straight weekly declines, pressured as a resurgence of COVID-19 worries clouded the energy demand picture, and broader markets kept eyes on a hawkish Federal Reserve. U...