Silicon Valley Confronts the End of Growth. It’s a New Era for Tech Stocks.

Silicon Valley could use a reboot. The biggest players aren’t growing, and more than a few are seeing sharp revenue declines. Regulators seem opposed to every proposed merger, while legislators push f...

In Tech’s New World, Layoffs and Buybacks Are In, Mergers Are Out

Silicon Valley could use a reboot. The biggest players aren’t growing, and more than a few are seeing sharp revenue declines. Regulators seem opposed to every proposed merger, while legislators push f...

These Stocks Had a Terrible 2022. The New Year Should Be Better.

Videogame maker Take-Two Interactive Software is known for two things: Grand Theft Auto, and did I already say Grand Theft Auto? The stock was down 43% in 2022, making it the group’s worst performer. ...

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Tesla, Microsoft, and More Stock Market Movers Monday

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Boeing Retires the 747, and the Age of Jumbo Jets

The Boeing 747 has retired. The jets still fly—but new ones won’t be built. On Tuesday, the last 747 rolled off an Everett, Wash. assembly line. This is no surprise. CEO Dave Calhoun said in July 2020...

Microsoft, in FTC crosshairs, announces another acquisition

As its battle with the Federal Trade Commission deepens over the Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI, +0.75% acquisition, Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.06% isn’t shying away from merger activity. The compa...

U.S. stocks have worst day in nearly three weeks as hawkish Fed speak, China worries rattle markets

U.S. stocks had their worst day in nearly three weeks on Monday as protests in China raised global-growth risks and Federal Reserve officials said more interest-rate increases will be needed to subdue...

Activision Stock Falls on Report FTC Might Block Microsoft Deal

Activision Blizzard stock dropped Friday after a Politico report suggested that the Federal Trade Commission will file an antitrust lawsuit to prevent Microsoft ‘s takeover of the videogame maker. An ...

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...

Activision Stock Still Looks Like a Buy. Here’s Why.

Back in July, Barron’s made the case for buying Activision Blizzard stock in anticipation of Microsoft closing its $69 billion acquisition of the company. With Activision shares trading at a significa...

Microsoft Deal, Not Earnings, Is the Focus for Activision Stock

Wall Street barely reacted to Activision Blizzard’s third-quarter results on Monday because investors are much more focused its deal to be acquired by Microsoft for $69 billion in cash. Activision Bli...

Money-Market Funds Are Back. But There Are Now Other Options for Your Cash.

In our turbulent times, money-market funds have returned from the dead, along with a number of liquid, short-term, near-cash alternatives. As of Nov. 2, money funds were yielding an average 2.9%, and ...

Here Are the 12 Best Performing Tech Stocks

Text size Activision Blizzard is one of a handful of tech stocks down less than 15% from their latest peak. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Activision It’s been a brutal year for stocks in general, but tec...

Electronic Arts surges 14% on report of sale to Amazon

Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. EA, +4.07% soared 14% in premarket trading on Friday following reports that Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.53% is planning to announce a deal to buy the videogame maker. Accor...

Berkshire 13F: Buffett Likely Bought Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Stock

Text size CEO Warren Buffett and his investment lieutenants didn’t buy as much stock in the second quarter as they did in the first quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshi...

Nvidia Loses Its Game – WSJ

Give Nvidia a bit of credit for knowing to get the bad news out early. It came in the form of a warning Monday morning that revenue for the fiscal second quarter ended July 31 would be about 17% below...

Microsoft’s Activision Deal Is Likely to Win Approval, Analyst Says

Text size Microsoft has said it plans to release Activision’s Call of Duty videogames on Sony’s PlayStation. Rich Polk/Getty Images for Activision Activision Blizzard stock continues to tr...

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Courtesy Microsoft Text size Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has solidified its dominance in several key software categories, including office-productivity subscriptions...

S&P 500, Nasdaq book 3rd day of gains after Fed minutes point to another big rate increase this month to tackle inflation

U.S. stocks end higher Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June policy meeting signaled another big interest rate-hike is likely later this month despite the risk of slowing economic grow...

Activision Stock Is a Bet on Microsoft’s Takeover. It’s One Worth Making.

Text size Gamers play a beta version of Activision Blizzard’s ‘Overwatch 2’ in a tournament in San Antonio. Sergio Flores/Bloomberg With mergers getting increased scrutiny, Microsoft picked a tough ti...

Stock Market Closed for Juneteenth, June Economic Data, and More to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Juneteenth. There will be a handful of earnings reports, annual shareholders meetings, and economic-data rele...

Broadcom May Pay About $60 Billion for VMware With Announcement Thursday

Text size Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware would be one of the biggest deals of 2022 so far. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Chip maker titan Broadcom may announce a deal to purchase software compa...

Five Things to Know About Broadcom’s Potential Deal for VMware

Text size Broadcom stock slipped in response to news of the possible deal. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Broadcom ’s expected acquisition of cloud computing provider VMware will likely rank as one of t...

Berkshire Hathaway Sold Nearly All Its Verizon Stake in the First Quarter

Text size Warren Buffett’s Berkshire bought stakes in Paramount Global and Market in the first quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshire Hathaway bought stakes in Citigrou...

Warren Buffett Spends Big as Stock Market Sells Off

The stock market’s selloff has been bad news for most investors. The Omaha-based company bought 901,768 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY 8.21% last week, according to a regulatory filing. The ...

Microsoft Stock Pullback ‘Major Buying Opportunity,’ Analyst Says

Text size Tigress Financial’s Ivan Feinseth says Microsoft stock has plenty of potential to gain. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images Investors are missing the point on Microsoft as growth in the c...

Berkshire Hathaway May Have Sold Verizon, Bought $10 Billion of Financials

Text size Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said it incurred $739 million of realized losses on equity sales in the first quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshire Hatha...

Wall Street Is So Terrified, Stocks Might Be Ready to Rise

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images Text size To paraphrase Monty Python, the stock market isn’t dead quite yet. Sure, it feels like the S&P 500 has nowhere to go bu...

4 Takeaways From the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting

Text size Warren Buffett. Drew Angerer/Getty Images OMAHA, Neb.—The 2022 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting took place in person on Saturday, with tens of thousands of Warren Buffett fans ...

At the Berkshire Hathaway meeting, Warren Buffett aims to assure shareholders

OMAHA, Neb. — At the start of the Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -2.55% BRK.A, -2.94% annual meeting on Saturday, chairman and chief executive officer Warren Buffett wasted no time speaking to the question...

MSFT Stock Rallies but ATVI Slips to Its Lowest Price Since Proposed Acquisition

The Microsoft (MSFT) deal with Activision Blizzard is expected to close before July 2023. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) stock and those of game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) ...