Amid rising inflation and a volatile stock market, many retirees are heading back to work. In April, Hiring Lab, the economic research arm of the job board Indeed.com, reported that as of March 2022, ...
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More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales
Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...
How to Invest During a Bear Market: 6 Tips
If you’re new to the stock market, you’ve probably had a rude awakening: The value of your investments has declined in the past few months. While that may be worrisome, don’t panic. A bear market—defi...
The Best Tech CEOs: What Matters Most
Text size Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke spent years programming before he co-founded the e-commerce software firm. He has said he knows how long projects will take—and which initiatives to choose—because of ...
My wife inherited a 401(k)–what’s the best way to avoid a big tax hit?
Q.: My wife inherited a 401(k) from my mom who died recently. How do we handle this? If she takes her share out will it count as income for us on our taxes? I read that we can’t roll it over into our ...
It’s the end of ‘fantasyland’ for Big Tech and its workers
After Big Tech grew in unprecedented and unchecked fashion for a decade, building ostentatious palaces to house growing workforces while plying them luxuriant freebies to keep them from defecting to r...
Opinion: The cloud boom is coming back to earth, and that could be scary for tech stocks
Cloud computing is widely viewed as a recession-resistant business, but the theory has not really been tested since cloud-service providers have not experienced a major economic downturn since becomin...
Here’s the incredibly strong signal for stocks that is coming from the corporate bond market
Is it a false dawn in the stock market or is there something real? The S&P 500 has never lost ground over the following year when advancing volume was at least 85% of volume for two out of three d...
‘Hot inflation is over.’ Here’s where what that means for investors, says this portfolio manager.
A firmer start is ahead for stocks. Investors seem to be perking up after Apple spoiled the mood some on Monday via a report it plans to slow its hiring roll. If true, Apple AAPL, +2.39% has good comp...
‘I feel like I’m investing just to afford taxes and broker fees.’ I’m 72, have a cushy amount of money invested and was withdrawing 4% a year, but once I pay fees and California taxes that won’t be enough. Should I ditch my financial adviser?
How to figure out if your adviser is worth what they’re charging you. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a comfortable balance in my investment account but have a question about only taking out...
Berkshire Nears 20% Stake in Occidental Petroleum After New Buys
Text size Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett has been steadily adding to his company’s position in Occidental for months. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Berkshire Hathaway continues to add its stake in Occid...
IBM Earnings Beat Estimates. The CEO Says Tech Demand Remains Strong.
IBM has restructured to focus on software and services tied to hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size IBM kicked off tech earnings season with better...
Dow books biggest drop in more than two weeks after report about Apple’s plans to slow hiring, spending
U.S. stocks gave up early gains to finish lower on Monday, after Bloomberg reported that Apple Inc. plans to slow hiring and spending growth in some divisions next year in anticipation of a potential ...
3M Earplugs Fight Stems From Self-Made Legal Battle
A long-running legal battle over allegedly defective earplugs made by 3M arose after the company initiated a separate dispute against a smaller competitor, court documents showed. 3M’s effort to prote...
Some older workers are being welcomed back to the workforce
Tad Greener’s career and expertise was mostly related to electric and natural gas utilities. Toward the end of 2019 he unexpectedly found himself subject to a “reduction in workplace” at the universit...
Fastly Cloud Computing Traffic Bumped Higher. That Should Boost the Stock.
Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...
7 financial planning steps to take in the decade before retirement
The decade leading up to your retirement is one of the most critical periods for retirement planning. There are a number of financial planning issues to consider during this time period to help ensure...
These 20 stocks still have at least 48% upside, analysts say, despite the S&P 500’s 8% gain from its lows
The S&P 500 has climbed 8% since June 16, when it closed at its lowest point this year. While the benchmark index is still down 17% this year, analysts expect it to soar 21% over the next 12 month...