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Verizon says it’s ‘very challenging being the premium brand’ but that new efforts will pay off
The iPhone 14 arrives during a tough climate for the U.S. wireless market, but a Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +0.58% executive is upbeat about the efforts her company has taken both before and in r...
Samsung says personal data of some U.S. customers exposed in breach
Samsung Electronics Co. is warning some U.S. customers that their personal data was exposed in a recent breach. Samsung announced the breach in a brief statement late Friday, as Americans were about t...
GameStop, Apple, Kroger, NIO, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. It’s a quiet week on the earnings calendar once investors return from the long weekend, but a few major economic-data rele...
Rising Pressure on Profits Darkens Outlook for Tech Shares
Micron Technology is among the companies that have warned about softening PC demand. Courtesy Micron Text size In early summer, I wrote a Tech Trader column previewing the June quarter earnings season...
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Sued for Alleged Tax Fraud in Washington, D.C.
By Vicky Ge Huang and Richard Rubin Aug. 31, 2022 6:17 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The District of Columbia attorney general sued Michael Saylor, the founder and chairman of software intellige...
Lucid, SoFi, and 3 Other SPAC Stocks Whose Downturns Might Be Ending
Text size Most SPAC-related stocks, including Virgin Galactic, haven’t been soaring in recent months. Courtesy Virgin Galactic Sometimes the best time to look for new investment ideas are when t...
Nvidia Warns of Sales Hit from New U.S. Chip Licensing Requirements For China
Listen to article (2 minutes) Nvidia could lose as much as $400 million in quarterly sales after the U.S. imposed new licensing requirements on shipments of some of its most advanced chips to China, t...
Okta stock falls despite increased forecast, earnings beat
Okta Inc. shares fell in late trading Wednesday despite revealing an increase in the software company’s annual outlook and reporting a better quarter than Wall Street expected. Okta OKTA, +0.26%, whic...
AMD’s Aggressive Chip Pricing Will Help It Beat Intel, Says Analyst
Text size A Ryzen 7000 Series desktop processor will start at $299. AMD Advanced Micro Devices will grab even more market share if Wedbush is on the money about the chip maker’s latest lineup of proce...
Chip stocks could plunge another 25% as ‘we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade,’ analyst says
After a rough few months for semiconductor stocks, one Wall Street analyst expects the pain to continue and predicted Tuesday that “we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade.” In a ...
CrowdStrike Earnings and Guidance Beat Estimates
Text size CrowdStrike’s strong earnings and guidance are a boon for the cybersecurity-software sector. Michael Vi/Dreamstime CrowdStrike posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal second...
HP Enterprise’s Earnings Match Forecasts. The CEO Sees ‘Enduring Demand.’
Text size The strength of the dollar hit revenue far harder than HP Enterprise expected at the start of the year. Dreamstime Showing resilience in the face of a difficult economic environment and grow...
Inventory Pileup, Uneasy Shoppers Put Retailers in Jeopardy
For retailers, it is a season of discontent. From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already l...
Juniper Networks Had Lousy Earnings. It’s AI Strategy Could Push the Stock Higher.
Text size Juniper Networks’ shares look ready to break out.. Brendan McDermid/REUTERS/Alamy One month ago, Juniper Networks stock looked as good as dead. Now, it’s rallying, and it may just be getting...
EV Charging-Station Operators Set to Battle for Ad Dollars
The next battleground in the fight for U.S. marketers’ advertising dollars may be charging stations used by the growing number of Americans who own electric or hybrid plug-in vehicles. ChargePoint Hol...
Cathie Wood dumps Nvidia stock ahead of results
Is Cathie Wood fearing more bad news from Nvidia? Wood’s ARK Invest funds trimmed their stake in Nvidia NVDA, +0.86% ahead of the graphics chipmaker’s results. Nvidia has already warned on second-quar...
Zoom Video Stock Dives. Citi Says Lowered Guidance May Be ‘Too Optimistic.’
Text size Zoom cited soft performance in its online business, a segment focused on smaller businesses and the consumer. Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images Zoom Video Communications stock dived Tuesday ...
Bill Ackman says fast-food chains are an inflationary shield. Here’s two he likes, and one he just sold.
A cautious session is ahead for Tuesday, following the worst smackdown since June for major indexes. That’s as an increasing number of investors see the Fed pivoting from rate hikes to be a tall order...
Broadcom CEO defends optimistic ‘true demand’ outlook as PC, smartphone sales slide
Broadcom Inc.’s chief executive on Thursday defended his positive outlook that end-market demand is “solid” for the rest of the year as Wall Street analysts questioned that optimism amid a cooling of ...