The word recession is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Influential investor and philanthropist George Soros is talking about it in Davos. The Federal Reserve, on the day minutes are published, is cons...
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks. But Buffett had already shared the bigge...
Carvana, Robinhood and Teladoc Stock Give Way to Old-School Rivals. Here’s When It Might Be Safe to Buy.
Text size Carvana’s stock has fallen nearly 80% in the past 12 months. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images It’s new school versus old school, and the new school doesn’t stand a chance. No, we’re not talking...
The Cruise Crowd Is Back, Even if Investors Aren’t. Here’s Why It May Be Time to Take a Plunge.
Few sectors absorbed as much pain as the cruise industry during the pandemic, which shut down sailing operations in the U.S. from March 2020 through last June. Shares of the big three cruise operators...
Surging Fertilizer Costs Are Pushing Food Prices Higher
Fertilizer costs have roughly doubled from a year ago as the war in Ukraine disrupted the flow of supplies from Russia, the world’s largest exporter of the commodity. That has contributed to higher gl...
Why did the stock market fall? Dow finishes nearly 1,000 points lower in worst day since October 2020
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday to suffer their biggest one-day drop since 2020, as investors continued to weigh hawkish comments on interest rates a day earlier by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ...
Oil prices are surging — these eight stocks are still bargains for long-term investors
The combination of underinvestment in new oil wells and rising demand underscores what might be a long period of high prices for energy commodities. Meanwhile, many oil and gas stocks are still tradin...