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Thomas H. Lee, Leveraged-Buyout Pioneer, Dies of Apparent Suicide
Private-equity pioneer Thomas H. Lee died unexpectedly at 78, his colleagues and family said late Thursday. New York Police Department officials said first responders to an emergency call Thursday mor...
Tech Carried This Upturn, and Now It’s Taking the Market Down With It
The prospect of still-higher short- and long-term interest rates produced the worst week for the S&P 500 index in the relatively young year, a drop of 2.67%, and the third straight down week for t...
Intel Cut Its Dividend. Home Depot, McDonald’s, and Other Stocks Could Be Next.
Intel is cutting its dividend. In a treacherous environment for the economy and profits, more companies could do the same. On Wednesday, Intel (ticker: INTC) cut its dividend by 66% to an annual 50 ce...
Intel Cut Its Dividend. These Stocks Could Be Next.
Intel is cutting its dividend. In a treacherous environment for the economy and profits, more companies could do the same. On Wednesday, Intel (ticker: INTC) cut its dividend by 66% to an annual 50 ce...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Could Get an Occidental Stock Payoff
One of Berkshire Hathaway’s best investments in the past five years was its purchase of $10 billion of Occidental Petroleum preferred stock paying an 8% dividend yield. Occidental Petroleum (ticker: O...
Walmart, Alibaba, Moderna, and More Stocks to Watch This Week
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Wall Street Expects Brutal Coinbase Earnings. Why an Analyst Upgraded the Stock.
Wall Street is mostly muted ahead of earnings from Coinbase Global expecting to see deep losses and the lowest quarterly sales in two years from the cryptocurrency broker when the group reports earnin...
A Debt-Ceiling Fight Could Raise U.S. Borrowing Costs and Worsen Budget Deficits
Illustration by Chris Cash Text size About the authors: Arvind Krishnamurthy is the John S. Osterweis professor of finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Hanno Lustig is the school’s Miz...
Generous Bond Yields Prove There Is an Alternative to Stocks
Return with us to ancient times, when dinosaurs ruled, at least in technology terms. It was early 2007, when Blackberries were in everybody’s mitts and the first iPhone hadn’t yet gone on sale, let al...
A Sideways Stock Market and the Case for Selling in March
Investors have heard the dictum “sell in May and go away.” This year they might want to consider selling in March. The May adage follows from market seasonality. Historically, investors have realized ...
Nvidia Stock Can Endure a Slowdown, Analyst Says. AI Is Key.
Nvidia should be insulated from any slowdown in the broader economy by increased spending on artificial intelligence, said analysts at Oppenheimer and KeyBanc, who lifted their price targets on shares...
The S&P 500’s Rally Is in Question. It Doesn’t Mean Stocks Will Plunge.
Investors just don’t feel confident about stocks’ rally over the past few months, but the market could still hold up well this spring. The S&P 500 has risen about 15% since early October, when it ...
Deere Earnings Are Coming. The Stock Needs a Beat.
Agricultural machinery giant Deere reports its fiscal first-quarter earnings Friday morning. Investors could really use a “beat-and-raise” quarter from the company. Deere stock (ticker: DE) outperform...
Who Will Win the Super Bowl This Year? Sports Betting Apps Might Be the Champs.
The first U.S. sports-betting operations are moving toward profitability after a period out of favor with investors. Feb. 11, 2023 12:01 am ET Fans will flood into Phoenix on Sunday to watch Super Bow...
Stock Market Has Worst Week of 2023. No News Is Bad News.
It’s the middle of February, and the stock market finally seems caught in the winter doldrums. There may be more gray days ahead. Even the most optimistic investors will admit that January’s blisterin...
Intel Stock Looks Better After the Dividend Cut, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is getting more optimistic about Intel stock following the chip maker’s decision to reduce its dividend. Earlier this week, Intel (ticker: INTC ) announced a 66% dividend cut, reducing ...