Facebook wasn’t Thursday’s only big loser — these 16 other Nasdaq-100 stocks dropped at least 5%

Thursday was brutal for technology stock investors, as the carnage spread far beyond the parent company of Facebook. Below is a list of the worst 20 performers among the Nasdaq-100 on Feb. 3., led by ...

Snap and Pinterest Sink After Meta’s Big Miss. Both Report Earnings Thursday.

Text size nikkimeel/Dreamstime Shares of Snap and Pinterest and pretty much all social media stocks were falling sharply Thursday after Meta Platforms , the parent of Facebook, reported weaker-than-ex...

Opinion: Meta CFO cries ‘wolf’ again with bleak Facebook outlook — but he may be right this time

Chief Financial Officer David Wehner has warned of impending financial doom at Facebook so many times that this column has dubbed him “the Chicken Little of Silicon Valley.” But this time, the sky may...

Facebook parent Meta stands to shed more than $200 billion in market value after rough earnings report

Shares of Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. plunged more than 20% in extended trading Wednesday after detailing a holiday-earnings miss, weak guidance and intensifying competition. Meta FB, +1.25% s...

Opinion: Google is finally splitting its stock; will Amazon be next, leading to a Dow shakeup?

Alphabet Inc. is finally carving into its gargantuan stock price with a stock split, which leaves only one Big Tech company remaining with a huge per-share price despite an easy avenue to change it. A...

Google could challenge for $2 trillion market cap after earnings, stock-split news

Google parent Alphabet Inc. headed toward a couple of elusive marks Tuesday evening, after disclosing earnings and plans for a stock split: A $3,000 share price and $2 trillion market cap. Alphabet sh...

AMD Reports Earnings This Afternoon. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size An AMD processor. Growth in demand for chips used in PCs is expected to slow, while analysts are upbeat about the outlook for servers. Dreamstime While the recent downdraft in high-price tec...

Giant Bank Bought Up Apple, Comcast Stock. It Dropped AT&T and Visa.

Text size German banking giant Commerzbank bought up Apple stock in the fourth quarter. Dreamstime A German banking giant made some abrupt changes in its U.S.-traded investments. Commerzbank initiated...

U.S. Stock Futures Poised for Lower Open on Monday

Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Text size Here’s what you need to know to navigate the markets today. • U.S. stocks are set to open Monday slightly down. On Sunday n...

Citrix Systems Near $13 Billion Buyout by Elliott, Vista: WSJ

Cloud-computing company Citrix Systems is close to a deal to be taken private, The Wall Street Journal reported. Dreamstime Text size This story originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal. Cloud-c...

What CEOs Are Saying About Inflation: ‘The World Has Changed’

This is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said on their quarterly earnings calls this week about what they are seeing and doing about inflation. “We’re seeing inflation.…Logistics, as I’ve me...

An Apple Bear Throws In the Towel, Removes Sell Rating

Text size “We abandon our Sell rating…seeing no indication that our thesis is playing out,” wrote New Street Research analyst Pierre Ferragu. Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images for Apple One of Wall Street...

Shopify’s Revenue Could Climb Sharply in the Next 5 Years

Text size Shopify went public in 2015 at $17 a share. It now trades around $853. Dreamstime Shopify , the e-commerce software company, is miles ahead of its competitors in helping merchants all over t...

Investor Bought Up Moderna and Nvidia Stock. It Sold Salesforce and Sirius XM.

Text size A large U.K.-based asset manager bought up Moderna and Nvidia stock in the fourth quarter. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images A large U.K.-based asset manager made big changes in its U.S...

Tech Stocks to Buy as Interest Rates Rise

Text size Chip stocks look like good bets in th new world for tech stocks. Maika Elan/Bloomberg Tech stocks finally showed a little fight last week, aided by an impressive batch of earnings reports. B...

Opinion: After a monster quarter, Apple’s non-forecast is good enough for Wall Street

Apple Inc.’s holiday sales and profit totals were staggering once again, and CEO Tim Cook gave just enough of a forecast to satisfy Wall Street on Thursday — but not enough to feel totally comfortable...

Apple Stock Rises on Strong iPhone Sales

Text size Once again, the Apple story will be dominated by the strength of iPhone demand. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Apple reported better-than-expected results for its December quarter late ...

Cash Pours Into Anti-ARK ETF as Cathie Wood Struggles

Text size Catherine Wood’s innovation-focused ETFs have been falling. PATRICK T. FALLON/ AFP / Getty Images As Cathie Wood’s innovation-focused exchange-traded funds have tumbled amid the latest...

Apple Reports Earnings Today. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size Once again, the Apple story will be dominated by the strength of iPhone demand. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Apple will report financial results for the December quarter after the clo...

Intel Reports Earnings Beat But Stock Slides On a Mixed Forecast

Text size Intel launched its 12th Gen Intel Core processors in January. Courtesy Intel Corporation Intel shares were down in late-trading Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected four...

Apple Reports Earnings Thursday. Here’s Why at Least One Analyst Is Cautious.

Text size Strong post-Christmas sales will land in Apple’s fiscal second quarter this year, not the first. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Apple stock has stalled out, dragged down by the broader sli...

Opinion: Microsoft stock’s post-earnings roller-coaster ride won’t be the last

Microsoft Corp. reported incredibly strong holiday-season earnings Tuesday afternoon, topping $50 billion in quarterly sales for the first time and beating expectations across the board. Yet the stock...

Microsoft stock turns green after strong sales forecast, reversing a post-earnings decline

Microsoft Corp. sales topped $50 billion for the first time in the holiday quarter of 2021, and a stock decline in late trading turned around Tuesday after the software giant predicted stronger revenu...

Microsoft Stock Falls Despite Strong Earnings

Text size Microsoft earnings were up 22% in its latest quarter. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images Microsoft shares were down about 5% in late-trading Tuesday, despite better-than-expected December qu...

Apple and Other Large-Cap Tech Stocks Provide No Shelter From the Selloff—Except for One

Text size The Nasdaq Composite has plunged in response to expectations for higher interest rates. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The tech megacaps that were some of the strongest stocks over the past two yea...

Monday’s worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 are down as much as 42% for 2022

Monday’s stock-market decline accelerated, and a closer look at the day’s worst performers highlighted painful double-digit year-to-date drops. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.92% was down a...

MicroStrategy Stock Falls After SEC Objects to Bitcoin Accounting

Text size The price of Bitcoin has been slumping. Dreamstime MicroStrategy stock continued its downward spiral Monday, dragged down by plunging Bitcoin prices and newly released filings showing that t...

Can Microsoft acquisition cure Activision Blizzard’s toxic workplace?

Besides concerns about antitrust scrutiny and a record $68.7 billion price tag, Microsoft Corp.’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. also raises a key question: How will it deal with the ...

Tesla, AT&T, Apple, Microsoft, Visa, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited It will be a packed week of fourth-quarter earnings releases, with more than 100 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report. IBM and  Halliburton are Monday’s highlights, followed ...

Tech Stocks Got Hit Hard. Where to Find Bargains Now.

The technology sector may not be on sale, but it certainly has gotten cheaper lately. Major technology stocks like Apple (ticker: AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (FB) are...

Opinion: Peloton’s stock price is disconnected from reality, and it will fall below $15 before hitting bottom

We have been recommending that investors short Peloton since October 2020. Even after falling 76% in 2021 and continuing to drop this month, Peloton’s valuation remains disconnected from the reality o...

Where to Find Bargains Among Tech and Growth Stocks

The technology sector may not be on sale, but it certainly has gotten cheaper lately. Major technology stocks like Apple (ticker: AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (FB) are...