Oil hasn’t yet climbed back to $100 per barrel, but options traders are increasingly setting their sights on another target—$200. The most actively traded Brent crude options contract on Thursday was ...
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Oil at $200 a Barrel? Some Traders Are Betting on It.
Oil hasn’t yet climbed back to $100 per barrel, but options traders are increasingly setting their sights on another target—$200. The most actively traded Brent crude options contract on Thursday was ...
Boeing Stock Is Rising. The Company Finally Provided Guidance.
Shares of commercial aerospace giant Boeing are on quite a little run after last week’s earnings disappointment. Shares have wiped out all the earnings-related losses and then some. Providing financia...
Oil Dividend Stars Devon and Pioneer Face Tests After Payout Cuts
Some of the biggest outperformers in the U.S. energy sector— Pioneer Natural Resources and Devon Energy —cut their dividend payouts in the latest quarter as oil prices caused cash flow to slip. The cu...
Twitter Has a Lot of Debt. It’s Not an Issue for Tesla—Yet.
Twitter has a new, consolidated debt of $18.5 billion. Win McNamee/Getty Images Text size Elon Musk had a bad weekend and that could pose problems for Twitter—and, by extension, Tesla stock. Musk’s f...
Big Pension Sells Apple, Block, and Estée Lauder Stock. Here’s What It Bought.
A big Dutch pension recently disclosed material changes in some of its largest U.S.-traded investments. Pensioenfonds PNO Media sold positions in Apple (ticker: AAPL), Block ( SQ ), and Estée Lauder (...
Ford Expects a Profit Rebound. What Wall Street Is Saying.
Ford Motor expects a big fourth quarter, bouncing back from supply-chain-induced challenges experienced in the third quarter. Wall Street isn’t so sure things will turn as well as the company expects....
Never Mind Microsoft and Alphabet. This Is the More Ominous Sign for Tech.
In a big week for tech earnings, the most notable results may have come from a memory maker based in South Korea and another lesser known American chip company. While most of the attention is focused ...
Apple Stock Is Top Pick, but Hardware Sector Set for Pain, Says Morgan Stanley
The sharp drop in sales of personal computer and consumer electronics in recent quarters augurs poorly for stocks in the computer hardware sector, Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring cautioned in a r...
McDonald’s and A.O. Smith Declare Dividend Increases
Text size Chernetskaya/Dreamstime.com McDonald’s and A.O. Smith declared dividend increases this week in an otherwise quiet stretch on that front for large U.S. companies. McDonald’s (ticker: MCD) pla...
The ’60/40′ Portfolio Is Having Its Worst Year in a Century. What’s Next.
The boilerplate “60/40” portfolio so far this year has had its worst stretch in a century. The pain will subside at some point. Such portfolios are comprised 60% of stocks and 40% of fixed-income and...
Boeing May Score a Big Order. The Stock Needs Good News.
Longtime readers will remember the erstwhile heyday of CatBo, when Boeing and Caterpillar ruled the Dow Jones Industrial Average Yet over the past five years, it is Caterpillar that has taken off, out...
Kroger and Albertsons Say the Merger Will Cut Prices. Their Shares Are Tumbling.
With inflation still an untamed threat, Friday’s announced merger of the grocers Kroger and Albertsons will spur debate about whether the consolidation will raise food prices, or lower them. The Biden...
Why Is the Stock Market Up Today? It’s Complicated.
“Stop making sense,” the Talking Heads once sang. The stock market took it literally on Thursday with a massive rally following an inflation reading that everyone agreed was way too hot. So what gives...
Good News for Tesla Investors: The Stock Is Now Oversold.
Shares of electric-vehicle leader Tesla have gone through just a brutal stretch lately. It’s been painful for the bulls, but they might be getting some relief soon. Tesla (ticker: TSLA) stock dropped ...
ARK’s Cathie Wood Sounds Used-Car Alarm Again. The Risk Is Still Overstated.
ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood sees a collapse in used-car prices on the horizon. If she’s right, that could mean disaster for auto-finance companies, traditional car makers and dealerships. The good news i...
Nvidia, AMD, and 8 More Stocks Could See a Bounce Soon. Here’s Why.
The S&P 500 may be down by 21% this year, but tax laws could give some underperforming stocks a bounce later in 2022, according to a report from Bank of America. Tax-loss harvesting has become a ...
General Motors EV Bolt Sales Set a Record
General Motors investors got some good news Monday. The auto giant is making headway selling electric vehicles even before GM rolls out new models designed to boost EV sales even further. Monday, GM (...
Hurricane Ian May Hurt Florida Properties, and Actually Help Insurers
When Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida on the morning of Aug. 24, 1992, insurance stocks opened down. But by noon they’d recovered and the sector closed up that day, recalls MKM Partners analyst Harr...
Palantir Stock Is Rising. The Company Won a Big Defense Contract.
Palantir stock is modestly higher after the data-analytics software company announced a contract from the Department of Defense worth up to $229 million. It’s a one year pact to support test and deplo...
Senators Propose Letting Americans Buy $30,000 in I Bonds
Two U.S. senators have proposed to increase cap on annual purchases of popular Treasury series I savings bonds, or I bonds, to $30,000 per person from $15,000. Sens. Deb Fischer (R., Neb.) and Mark Wa...
Microsoft, Accenture, and American Tower Boost Dividends
Text size Microsoft, Accenture, and American Tower REIT lifted dividends. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft , Accenture , and American Tower REIT declared dividend increases this week in a ...
5 Reasons Oil Could Climb Back to $100 a Barrel
Text size Demand for oil dropped over the summer as gas prices soared. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Oil could climb above $100 a barrel before the end of the year, reversing a steady drop in prices that ...
The British Pound Is Getting Crushed. A Crisis Is Brewing.
Text size New Prime Minister Liz Truss is getting a rough reception from markets as she starts her tenure. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Getty Images The dollar may be battering all currencies a...
Stocks Are Tumbling Again. Where the S&P 500 Might Be Headed Next.
Text size Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The stock market is getting crushed again. The chances that it revisits its recent bottom are greater no...
Stock Dividend Yields That Top What Treasuries Offer
Text size JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg Bond yields have surged, making many dividend stocks less appealing. A quick look, however, shows that reliably high-yieldi...
Putin’s Tough Talk Is Boosting Defense Stocks and Tanking Chinese EV Makers
Text size Defense stocks are rising after Russia’s Putin talks tough. Sarah Silbiger / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Defense stocks are rising along with global tensions after Vladimir Putin talked ...
Paccar, Philip Morris, Texas Instruments Lift Dividends
Text size The research and development campus of Philip Morris In Neuchatel, Switzerland. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Paccar , Philip Morris and Keurig Dr Pepper were among the large U.S. co...
Intellia Investors Are Dumping Stock on News of Crispr Gene-Editing Success
Text size Intellia CEO John Leonard called the results a vindication of the company’s modular approach to Crispr therapies. Courtesy Intellia Therapeutics Patients who got a one-time gene-editin...
Apple iPhone 14 Goes on Sale Friday. Why You Shouldn’t Sell the Stock.
Text size Pricing for the iPhone 14 starts at $799 while the iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple users are getting ready for Sept. 16, when the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 1...
The ‘Fear Trade’ Is in Effect, but the Early Stages Are Over
Text size An oil pumpjack operates near Ventura, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images The “fear trade” that emanates from destructive inflation is in effect, but it is starting to look less appealing. The f...
Wall Street Waited Too Long to Abandon FedEx Stock. It’s Too Early to Buy.
Text size FedEx will be closing FedEx Office locations to save money. Mario Tama/Getty Images Wall Street is piling on as FedEx stock plunges. Contrarian investors might want to snap up shares on the ...