Spotlight on layoffs: Cuts at Amazon, Cisco, Roku, Meta, Twitter, Intel and more

From HP, Amazon, Roku and Beyond Meat to Meta and Twitter, big names across a number of sectors have announced major layoffs in October and November. Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, +1.45% GOOG, +1.53% is consid...

I got laid off by a big tech company. What’s my next career move? 

Being let go from a job is hard, especially at a moment when the cost of living is rising and a recession is looming. This Thanksgiving, tens of thousands of recently laid-off tech workers will be ask...

Google looks to shed 10,000 ‘poor performing’ workers: report

Another major tech titan is bracing for thousands of layoffs. Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, +1.45% GOOG, +1.53% Google is considering 10,000 layoffs — or 6% of its worldwide workforce — based on a ranking sy...

Markets will shift to a ‘hope’ phase next year, and investors would be wise not to miss it, says Goldman Sachs

Fresh China COVID-19 worries are threatening to nix any preholiday gains for Wall Street, with stocks struggling, oil tumbling and the dollar higher as Monday’s session gets underway. In a shortened w...

Veteran manager offers 5 ‘cheap, quality, dividend’ stocks that will let you play one of tech’s biggest themes.

2022 may be remembered as the year investors fell out of love with tech stocks. While the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -3.91% is up about 5.3% this quarter, that’s after three dismal ones, and a 28% loss fo...

18 semiconductor stocks that shine when compared with Nvidia this earnings season

Nvidia Corp., which said yesterday that quarterly sales slumped, exemplifies the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry despite the company’s inroads into fast-growing markets. Still, many chip...

FTX victims are setting up GoFundMe fundraisers to try to get their money back

People who say they have lost money in the collapse of crypto exchange FTX are turning to strangers to cover their losses by setting up GoFundMe fundraising pages. They include a man who says that he ...

Opinion: This record number in Nvidia earnings is a scary sight

Nvidia Corp.’s financial results had a bit of a surprise for investors, and not on the good side — product inventories doubled to a record high as the chip company gears up for a questionable holiday ...

Nvidia earnings chopped in half, but tweaked servers to China offset earlier $400 million warning

Nvidia Corp. shares ticked higher in the extended session Wednesday after the chip maker said modified servers to China mostly made up for an expected $400 million shortfall due to a U.S. ban on certa...

Berkshire Hathaway discloses stakes in TSMC, Jefferies, Louisiana-Pacific, sending those stocks higher

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added positions in materials manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific Corp., investment bank Jefferies Financial Group and chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. d...

Markets are getting a wake-up call in 2023, says Morgan Stanley, which offers a plan for investors to get ready.

According to Fed Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller and several strategists, last week’s softer-than-expected October CPI that sent the S&P 500 to its best level in five months was overdone. His word...

Semiconductor stocks have bounced from 2022 lows — and analysts expect upside of at least 28% in the next year

For investors aiming to take advantage of stock market declines, the obvious question is: How far is too far for stocks to fall? The semiconductor industry, a standout performer during the reopening o...

Opinion: A switch to ‘premium’ can keep you invested amid the tech wreck in stocks

It seems as if the stock market is punishing all technology companies regardless of performance. That underlines a set of opportunities for long-term investors. There were many eyes on this cycle of t...

Apple and Google stocks both had their worst week in more than two years

Shares of Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. both suffered their largest weekly declines since the beginning days of the pandemic this week, as Big Tech companies continued to draw closer scrutiny from Wall...

‘Oh, my gosh, why am I not in the market?’ This forecaster says investors will be shocked by what’s about to happen next.

Slower, but higher rates and no pivot this side of Christmas. That was the message from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell after the central bank’s fourth-straight jumbo hike. Bruised investors continue to se...

Qualcomm stock drops more than 7% after poor outlook, months-long chip glut

Qualcomm Inc. shares fell in the extended session Wednesday following the chip maker’s poor outlook, and estimates of about two months or more of inventory it needs to clear in its core business. Qual...

The S&P 500 can get to 4,150 before ‘reality sets in,’ says Morgan Stanley’s normally bearish top strategist

We’re almost through one of the most feared months of trading, which as it turns out, is set to deliver the best return for the Dow industrials since 1976, and best month since July for the S&P 50...

AMD lowered the bar for earnings, but there is still intrigue in one result

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has already slashed expectations for its financial performance with a warning, but there is still some intrigue with the chip-maker’s earnings report. AMD AMD, +5.82% is sc...

Intel stock up 20% to best trading day since COVID-19 pandemic’s first days

Intel Corp. shares on Friday scored their best one-day rally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after the chip maker’s planned cost cuts and layoffs encouraged investors that have withstood shri...

Intel stock rises on earnings beat, plans for layoffs, billions in cost cuts planned

Intel Corp. shares rose after hours Thursday after the chip maker topped Wall Street earnings estimates for the quarter and PC-chip sales came in slightly higher than expected, while the company trimm...

Mobileye prices IPO above targeted range to raise nearly $1 billion, and most of it will go to Intel

Mobileye Global Inc. priced its initial public offering higher than its targeted range late Tuesday to raise nearly $1 billion, most of which will go to Intel Corp. Mobileye priced its initial public ...

TSMC’s stock slumps after reported diss of U.S. chip efforts; industry downgrades also weigh on sector

Chip stocks lagged behind the broader market Monday following one report that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is pessimistic about U.S. efforts to build domestic capacity, and another that said...

Microsoft stock slammed by cloud-growth fears, taking Amazon down with it

Microsoft Corp. shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company’s cloud-computing growth hit a sudden deceleration and executives guided for holiday-season revenue to come in mo...

Opinion: This one stock stands out when looking at key data from the FAANG+ group

This has been a difficult year for tech-oriented stocks, but smart long-term investors often look for bargains. Why not buy quality merchandise when it is on sale? The FAANG group of stocks is well-kn...

Intel earnings: Layoffs and margin pressure could overshadow Mobileye IPO

Intel Corp. must contend this week with an earnings report that notably lacked a formal pre-announcement, a bleaker-than-expected PC market and rumored layoffs, which will likely overshadow the initia...

This hedge fund manager who made winning bets in 2020, says investors should brace for a decades-long bear market

On the heels of last week’s bullish turn for stocks, the setup is looking slightly less positive for Monday. Hong Kong stocks may be affecting the mood with a giant slump after China’s leader cemented...

Intel reportedly to start ‘targeted’ layoffs in November

Intel Corp. is planning on announcing “targeted” layoffs in November, according to a report late Thursday, citing an internal video shared with employees. After the close of markets Thursday, The Oreg...

UBS has released its annual house-price bubble report. Here are the most overvalued markets.

The housing market is in something of its own recession as mortgage rates have surged. If the economist consensus is right about an existing home sales report due later in the morning, then sales will...

Want to keep beating the S&P 500 and at much lower risk? Bet on Buffett, and perhaps this younger clone, says fund manager.

Optimism from a bullish start to the week is set to spill over into Tuesday’s session, with stock futures tearing higher. That’s as Goldman Sachs — and Netflix later — will keep the earnings ball roll...

These 11 stocks can lead your portfolio’s rebound after the S&P 500 ‘earnings recession’ and a market bottom next year

This may surprise you: Wall Street analysts expect earnings for the S&P 500 to increase 8% during 2023, despite all the buzz about a possible recession as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary pol...

Chip stocks slammed by new ban on chip and AI technology for China

The chip sector melted down Friday after U.S. regulators moved to pump the brakes on China’s military ambitions by issuing new restrictions on semiconductor and AI technology that can be sold to the c...

Opinion: Technology stocks are booming, and these four companies have staying power for years to come

Shares of technology companies from chip makers to FAANGs slumped for a third quarter at the end of September, as softer revenue, profit warnings and fading CEO confidence added to the doom. The backd...