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...
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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...
Opinion: The stock market is unrelentingly bearish but still nowhere close to triggering a ‘buy’ signal
The S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.07% has been in a bearish phase since the mid-summer rally fizzled out near 4,300 points. The declining 200-day moving average of the benchmark index happened to be close...
NewAge Says Cost of Internal Probe Contributed to Bankruptcy
NewAge Inc., a publicly traded seller of beverages, supplements and other health and wellness products, said its bankruptcy filing is due in part to the cost of an investigation into a potential viola...
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 ...
2 Companies That Boosted Their Stock Dividends This Week
Text size Altria Group said it plans to boost its quarterly disbursement to 94 cents a share. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Altria Group and Lam Research declared dividend increases this week ...
These dividend stocks can protect you as the Federal Reserve slows the economy
With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell set to deliver an important speech Friday, investors may finally begin to take him at his word: The central bank is going to maintain a hawkish stance to co...
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...
Intel Scores $30 Billion Deal With Brookfield to Fund Chip Factories
Text size Intel’s deal with Brookfield will give it majority ownership of two new chip factories. Courtesy Intel Corporation Intel is turning to financial engineering to fund its chip-making amb...
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...
12 semiconductor stocks bucking the downcycle trend
Semiconductor stocks have been great outperformers over long periods, but their movement this year underscores how cyclical the industry can be. Here is a look behind the numbers that are driving down...