Opinion: Which jobs have come back, and which ones haven’t

Although the recovery in output, wealth and hours worked has been remarkable since February 2020, the U.S. economy remains deeply scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Total hours worked in the nonfarm ec...

The office ‘is over,’ Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says, and flexibility is the future

““I think that the office as we know it, is over.”” That’s Airbnb Chief Executive Brian Chesky, in an interview with Time magazine’s The Leadership Brief published Sunday. “It’s kind of like an anachr...

PepsiCo Raises Its Dividend, and Marriott and Hilton’s Payouts Make a Comeback

Text size PepsiCo stock yields 2.7%. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Baxter International , Devon Energy , and PepsiCo were among the large U.S. companies that announced dividend increases this week. In addit...

Week’s Best: Warren Buffett Snipes at Wall Street

Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett had some choice words for financial advisors and asset manager...

Starbucks plans to invest roughly $200 million to tackle increased demand for customized cold beverage orders

According to Starbucks Corp.’s interim Chief Executive Howard Schultz, the coffee giant’s problem isn’t demand, but the challenges of meeting it. The company SBUX, -1.26% has allotted more than $200 m...

6 things to know before you jump into retirement

I’m six months into my retirement from the corporate world. How are things going? Any regrets? Any big surprises? No regrets, for sure. I knew that leaving the workplace at age 61 would be a trade off...

These 10 stocks in the S&P 500 soared at least 8% after the Fed made its big move — but only 3 have gains for 2022

Wednesday turned into a big day for stocks — the S&P 500 index had its largest one-day percentage gain in nearly two years — after the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by half a perce...

Tesla Investors, Watch Out. DeLorean Is Back, as an EV.

Text size DeLorean is getting into the EV game. DeLorean Motor Company Tesla investors might want to take note of an industry development. There is a new entrant to the U.S. electric-vehicle race. Inv...

Expedia Stock Falls Sharply Even as It Sees a ‘Robust’ Summer Recovery

Text size Expedia’s CEO says the company is ‘feeling very good about a summer recovery that should be very robust.’ Dreamstime Expedia was falling sharply Tuesday even after revenue ...

Paramount’s Streaming Losses Mount as Subscriber Count Grows

Text size Paramount+ accounts for the bulk of the company’s streaming subscribers. Dreamstime The streaming-stock bloodbath continues: Paramount Global (ticker: PARA) is the latest company in th...

Digital arts is more than JPEGs – NFTs, Cannes, and Feminism!

Non Fungible tokens and such digital assets are breaking into various fields and sectors, bringing new opportunities and opening up new spaces During the Cannes Film Festival this year, NFT artist Ppl...

These stocks soared during the pandemic, and then crashed. Ten are now expected to double in price.

A screen of stocks that popped during the coronavirus pandemic highlights dozens that have crashed. But some are considered worthy of purchase by a majority of analysts. You might want to keep an eye ...

Grubhub Owner Jet Could See Broader Engine Failure

Grubhub owner Just Eat Takeaway.com’s TKWY 3.87% share price fell nearly 70% over the past year. Trimming the fat might not help in the long run. The European food-delivery giant said in April it woul...

Beyond Meat Stock Jumps on Hopes McDonald’s Partnership Will Be Permanent

Text size A McDonald’s McPlant Beyond Meat burger. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyond Meat stock jumped on Wednesday, following reports that its McPlant partnership with restaurant behemoth McD...

These 21 large-cap stocks have now crashed at least 50%

Stocks soured on April 26, with major declines for broad indexes that underlined what a difficult year it has been, so far, for technology stocks. Below is a list of 21 large-cap stocks that have drop...

Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Boeing, GM, Chipotle, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

It’s the busiest week of first-quarter earnings season. A whopping 165 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report their results for the first three months of 2022. Big Tech giants will be among the...

Apple, Microsoft, Visa, Boeing, GM, Chipotle, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

It’s the busiest week of first-quarter earnings season. A whopping 165 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report their results for the first three months of 2022. Big Tech giants will be among the...

Sony, USC Cinematic Arts School Partner On Virtual Production Studio

(Image courtesy of Sony Electronics) Sony Electronics said it is partnering with USC’s SC School of Cinematic Arts to create a virtual-production studio at the top-rated film school that will feature ...

Netflix and Disney Stocks Hit a Rough Patch. Don’t Count on a Quick Bounceback.

Netflix hasn’t done much wrong, despite a 35% plunge on quarterly results this past week, and a 22% one back in January. The company has convinced 222 million customers worldwide to hand it an average...

Buying the Dip Can Be a Retiree’s Best Friend. Here’s How Seniors Can Safely Shop.

Photo illustration by Barron’s Staff; (reference) Dreamstime (4) Text size It’s hard at any age to buy stocks when prices are falling, but for retirees it can be especially nerve-racking because...

Netflix is the S&P 500’s worst performer this week — here are the next 14

Investors remained sour for a second consecutive session on Friday as they continued to digest comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the prospect for rapidly rising interest rates...

These 20 highly rated stocks are expected to rise at least 70% over the next year

A sliding stock market means many companies are on sale, which spells opportunity for investors with investment horizons of several years. A list of the most favored names among analysts, along with c...

Twitter Is the S&P 500’s Top Performer in April. Nvidia Is the Worst.

Text size Target store shopping carts in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images It’s been a volatile month for stocks as investors have navigated a complex macroeconomic minefield — from rising interest rates...

Big Investor Sold AMC and Apple Stock. It Bought PayPal and Pfizer.

Text size An AMC theater Dreamstime A large European asset manager slashed its investment in the volatile shares of a movie-theater chain, and made other changes in its U.S.-traded stock portfolio. DN...

Inflation is raging, but these 16 companies have pricing power

Decades of deflationary forces that helped feed booming prices for U.S. stocks are over, at least for now. But some companies are countering the trend, by a combination of holding down expenses and ra...

Sotheby’s to Auction for Generative NFT Arts

Sotheby’s is a legacy auction house set to auction generative works of art spanning both old and contemporary pieces. As announced by the company, the auction will run from April 18 to 24th and ...

‘It put everyone in a weird position’: Our waitress said a 20% service fee was added to cover benefits and health insurance, but that it was not a tip. Is this normal?

I went to brunch last weekend and, when the server handed us the bill, she said a 20% service fee was added to cover her benefits and health insurance, but that it was not a tip.  I am absolutely supp...

China’s Nio halts EV production as COVID lockdowns disrupt its supply chain

Nio Inc., the China-based electric-vehicle maker, over the weekend warned of delivery delays after suspending production due to COVID-19 restrictions that have disrupted its supply chain. “There will ...

UFC The World’s Largest Mixed Martial Arts Organization Will Award Athletes Bitcoins Incentives

Fan voting will be used to determine the top three best competitors from each UFC pay-per-view (PPV) event. According to the crypto exchange’s release, Bitcoin bonuses include $30,000 for First Place,...

Nvidia, AMD, Intel Price Targets Are Cut. This Analyst Sees Chip Demand Slowing.

Text size Dreamstime Semiconductor stocks have soared over the last few quarters, driven higher by robust demand for chips amid a global supply shortage. But the tide may be turning for semiconductor ...

Online Sports Betting Is a Buzzy Industry, but Where’s the Money?

Text size Gamblers may have won big with the men’s March Madness championship game on Monday, but investing in online gambling platforms has been a losing hand as of late. Shares of DraftKings (ticker...

Howard Schultz Is Back as Starbucks CEO. Here’s His To-Do List.

On Monday, Howard Schultz is expected to step into a familiar role—slated to lead a town hall meeting with employees of Starbucks Corp., the coffee chain he built into a neighborhood cafe across the w...