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Tesla Stock Is Dropping Like a Stone. There’s No New Reason.
Text size Tesla cars parked in a lot at a Tesla factory. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tesla shares opened higher Thursday, then promptly fell. It isn’t easy to find anything new spooking investors. Sh...
Tesla Stock Is Pricing in $37 of Twitter Fear. Here’s How We Know.
Text size CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images Tesla and Twitter stocks are linked, for at least a little while, as investors wonder how Tesla CEO Elon Musk will fund th...
Twitter Stock Offers 9% Return to Musk’s Takeover Price After Tuesday’s Selloff
Text size Shares of Twitter fell about $2, meaning investors stand to make about 9% if Musk’s offer goes through. Scott Olson/Getty Images Twitter stock now offers a 9% return to Elon Musk’s tak...
Alphabet Earnings Disappoint. The Stock Is Dropping.
Text size Alphabet’s latest quarterly earnings came in below Wall Street’s expectations. Dreamstime Alphabet shares dipped late Tuesday after the company missed first-quarter earnings expe...
Texas Instruments Stock Is Tanking. Guidance Fell Short.
Text size A Texas Instruments chip. Dreamstime Texas Instruments provided a revenue forecast for the June quarter below expectations, citing lower demand in China. Its shares were falling in after-hou...
Tesla Stock Dropped After Elon Musk’s Deal for Twitter. Blame Margin Borrowing.
Text size Elon Musk is taking Twitter private. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Twitter shares are rising and Tesla stock is down in response to news that the Twitter board of directors accepted Tesla CEO...
Kohl’s Stock Is Rising. Another Bidder May Have Emerged.
Text size A Kohl’s store Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Are two department stores better than one? The owners of JCPenney may think so, if reports that they are the latest potential suitors for Ko...
The Fed May Make Fewer Raises. Interest Rates Are Already Up.
The Federal Reserve might have to stop short of raising interest rates as many times as expected. That’s because rates across the economy are already starting to rise, posing a threat to economic dema...
Johnson & Johnson, Schlumberger Boosted Dividends
Johnson & Johnson, Southern Co., and Schlumberger were among the large U.S. companies that declared dividend this week. Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (ticker:JNJ) plans to boost it...
AT&T Shareholders Who Sell Warner Bros. Stock Face Tax Complexities
Text size AT&T shares have risen 10% since April 8. Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images Since the AT&T spinoff of its 71% stake in Warner Bros. Discovery to its shareholders on April 8, ma...
IBM Stock Soared. Why the 111-Year-Old Tech Company Outperformed Today.
Text size IBM’s results lifted other low-multiple, legacy-tech stocks including Oracle and HP. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images Score one for the old timers. On a day when Netflix stock plunge...
Delta Tested Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi. That’s Not Why SpaceX Is Worth $100 Billion.
Text size A Delta Air Lines plane Al Drago/Bloomberg Delta Air Lines tested SpaceX Starlink internet service for in-flight Wi-Fi. It’s another milestone for the privately held space company that broug...
Elon Musk Isn’t Going Away if Twitter Rejects Him. Here’s What He Might Pay.
Text size Elon Musk Scott Olson/Getty Images Even if the Twitter board rejects Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social-media platform, he won’t go away immediately. There is more drama to come. ...
Rivian Predicts a Shortage for EVs Far Bigger Than Chips—Batteries
Text size A battery pack heads to the chassis line at the Rivian plant in Illinois. Courtesy Rivian The menu of shortages is expanding for car makers. First, the appetizer: the chip shortage. The main...
Charles Schwab Stock Is Falling. Earnings Missed.
Text size Charles Schwab reported less profits than Wall Street expected. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Charles Schwab stock is tumbling after the discount broker missed first-quarter earnings and revenue...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Will Have No Trouble Financing Twitter
Text size Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk at the “Cyber Rodeo” opening party, April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. AFP via Getty Images Rich people rarely have to pay cash. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ...
Cathie Wood Just Took Her Tesla Price Target to $4,600. Robotaxis Are Why.
Text size Tesla cars recharging Mario Tama/Getty Images ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is a longtime Tesla bull. Her Tesla models and price targets usually make headlines. That was the case the prior time...
Elon Musk Has a Role Model for Taking a Tech Firm Private: Michael Dell
Text size Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies. Matthew Busch/Bloomberg Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted four words—and a link to a government filing—to tell the world, o...
High-Yielding Stocks Should Continue to Outperform. 6 Ways to Invest.
Text size Exchange-traded funds that focus on high-yielding sectors such as utilities, energy, and commodities have outperformed the broader market. Dreamstime High-yielding stocks have been standout ...
Ford Is Now 3 Businesses. What That Means for the Stock.
Text size Ford stock is down about 25% year to date. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Ford Motor Chief Financial Officer John Lawler spoke at the Bank of America conference taking place at the New Y...
Costco Just Raised Its Dividend. It’s One More Reason to Own the Stock.
Text size Costco raised its dividend again. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Costco Wholesale just raised its dividend–and it’s just one more reason to own its stock. After Wednesday’s close, Costco (ticker: C...
AT&T ‘Looks More Like Verizon.’ What Wall Street Is Saying About the Stock.
Text size AT&T has spun off WarnerMedia. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Investors sent AT&T stock up nearly 8% on Monday after the spinoff of WarnerMedia. Wall Street analysts seem to be just as upbe...
U.S. Car Sales Are in a Recession. One Analyst Is Bullish on GM and Ford Stock.
Text size U.S. car sales have tumbled Dreamstime Inflation is raging and the Fed is tightening monetary policy, creating a cycle that might push the U.S. economy into a recession. That isn’t great new...
How the AT&T Spinoff Has Complicated Trading in Its Stock
Text size Photograph by Mike Mozart Trading in AT&T stock on Monday may confuse some investors, because the base share price has been adjusted to reflect the closing on Friday of the merger of AT&...
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Is Now Trading. Why It’s a Buy.
Warner Bros. Discovery is the new kid on the media block, with the assets to be a winner in the streaming wars and a cheap stock to get investors interested. Merger-related cost savings and content li...
Stock Surge Validates AT&T’s Move to Spin, not Split, Stake in Warner Bros.
Text size AT&T’s spinoff appears to be popular with its legions of retail investors. Chris DELMAS / AFP / Getty Images The 7% gain in AT&T shares Monday offers some validation for the co...
UPS Stock Is Down For a Seventh Straight Day. Here’s Why.
Text size UPS stock is on a seven-day losing streak. Alex Wong/Getty Images United Parcel Service stock is on an ignominious streak, falling for seven consecutive days. There hasn’t been much compan...
Ackman’s Closed-End Fund Trades at a Steep Discount. Maybe It’s the High Fees.
Investor Bill Ackman recently highlighted market-beating 17% annualized returns generated by his Pershing Square Capital Management since 2004. But many investors in Ackman’s largest investment vehicl...
Airline Stocks Have Soared. Here’s What Happens Next.
Text size An American Airlines flight Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images Airline stocks have surged as the price of oil has declined. More gains for the airlines will be hard to come by in the short-term. ...
GM and Ford Shares Are Falling. Vehicle Recalls May Be Taking a Toll.
Text size A Ford Motor plant Scott Olson/Getty Images General Motors and Ford Motor both announced vehicle recalls Friday. Investors appear nervous, as both shares are falling, but that’s probably an ...
EV Battery Firm QuantumScape Stock Is Rising
Text size Car batteries at a factory. STR/AFP via Getty Images Electric-vehicle battery technology company QuantumScape picked up a new rating. It’s lukewarm, but the stock is rising Wednesday. Deutsc...