U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. have come under pressure in recent months amid concerns about U.S.-China tensions and a slowdown in the company’s key business, but one analyst says th...
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Exxon Could Go Even Bigger on Its Dividend
Text size David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Oil companies used to compete on how much crude they could produce. Now they’re competing on how much cash they can send back to investors. That dynamic could pay...
Alibaba Stock Rises — as Other Tech Tumbles — Even as It Gets a Price Target Cut
Text size Alibaba investors were taken on a wild, ugly ride in 2021. Could 2022 be different? Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Tech stocks have been tumbling. In a surprise twist, Alibaba is doing rema...
Three signs you’re ready to retire
Many people don’t have much choice about when they retire. Illness, job loss or caretaking responsibilities push them out of the labor force, ready or not. But some people have the opposite problem: T...
Charlie Munger’s Firm Doubles Down on Alibaba Investment. Again.
Text size Charlie Munger Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images Charlie Munger’s other firm has doubled down on an investment in Alibaba Group Holding for the second consecutive quarter. Munger is proba...
Why Are Stocks Down Today? The Dow Is Crushing the Nasdaq.
Text size Michael George Haddad The Dow Jones Industrial Average is crushing the Nasdaq Tuesday, as investors bet that the U.S. economy will continue to boom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gain...
Airlines Warn of Crippling Flight Disruptions if New 5G Rollout Isn’t Delayed
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After AT&T and Verizon Communications refused requests from the U.S. government to delay the Jan. 5 launch of new 5G services, the Airlines for America trade...
How to help your parents organize their finances
Like many baby boomers, my wife and I have watched our parents go from total independence to assisted living to death. We’ve been thankful that, at key moments, they made the difficult decisions thems...
Apple Stays on Top for Phone Sales in China
Apple Inc. secured the top spot for phone sales in China for a second straight month in November, according to market research data, driven by the success of the iPhone 13 series. The Cupertino, Calif...
This ‘cash cow’ value-stock strategy can fatten your portfolio even if you fear the Fed
Value stocks have been outperforming growth stocks over the past six months, in part, because a change in Federal Reserve policy is signaling an extended period of rising interest rates. Within the va...