The owners of JCPenney have made an offer to acquire archrival Kohl’s in a deal that could value the department-store chain at upwards of $8.6 billion, The Post has learned. Under the proposal, shoppi...
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Why semiconductor stocks are ‘almost uninvestable’ despite record earnings amid a global shortage
The PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX, +1.76%, which hit a record high of 4,039.51 on Dec. 27, fell 13% over the first quarter of 2022, and as of Monday, is down about 24% year to date, putting it firmly i...
Activision Blizzard’s Earnings Miss. Investors Care More About Microsoft Merger.
Text size Microsoft announced plans to purchase Activision Blizzard for about $69 billion, or $95 a share, in January. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Activision Blizzard stock was dipping on Monday after...
Yes, You Can Get Dividend Yields Around 5%. Here’s How.
If a stock’s yield is around 5%, it could foreshadow a dividend cut or worse. A yield that high, however, doesn’t have to spell doom. Several investors Barron’s spoke to say they can find good opportu...
James Anderson of Baillie Gifford on Illumina, Moderna, and Other Companies That Matter
James Anderson, a partner at Scottish money manager Baillie Gifford, has personified growth-stock investing during his 39 years with the firm. He was an early backer of Amazon.com, Tesla, and other “e...
Cathie Wood’s Flagship Fund Is Down 45% This Year. Money Is Still Flowing In.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund keeps falling, but investors aren’t jumping ship. Shares of the popular ETF, which is known by its ticker ARKK, have declined 45% so far in 2022—inclu...
Why did the stock market fall? Dow finishes nearly 1,000 points lower in worst day since October 2020
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday to suffer their biggest one-day drop since 2020, as investors continued to weigh hawkish comments on interest rates a day earlier by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ...
Weekend reads: How to position your investments before the Federal Reserve causes a bear market
Do you remember all the times Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was quoted as saying inflation in the U.S. was “transitory”? With the Fed now ready to fight inflation, the bond market has quickly...
Opinion: This will be a year for stock market traders — here are 12 companies to favor, says 40-year investing veteran Bob Doll
If you’re relatively new to investing, and you think 2022 has been a year from hell, imagine being in the stock market for over 40 years. That would’ve put you through the Great Financial Crisis in 20...
As Putin eyes a date to declare victory, here’s a Ukraine scenario that could slam stocks by another 10%
Stocks are set to get a major bump on Thursday, thanks to blowout results from Tesla, which go some way in easing the sting over Netflix disappointment. With earnings sharply in focus for now, market ...
Due diligence Can Lead Investors to Some Solid Companies With Yields of about 5%.
If a stock’s yield is around 5%, it could foreshadow a dividend cut or worse. A yield that high, however, doesn’t have to spell doom. Several investors Barron’s spoke to say they can find good opportu...
Coinbase’s stock selloff is ‘way overblown’ for these reasons, analyst says
Shares of Coinbase Global Inc. sank toward another record low Monday, even as bullish analyst Owen Lau of Oppenheimer attempted to debunk the bears’ reasons to sell the crypto-trading platform. The st...
Oil Service Stocks Are Gaining Steam. These Are the Ones to Watch.
Text size Prices and margins are improving for companies like Haliburton. Dreamstime Oil services and equipment companies slimmed down after the last oil bust, and that’s left them looking lean as oil...
Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are Hours for Easter Monday 2022.
Text size Dreamstime U.S. investors eager to trade after the holiday weekend will have plenty of news to digest, thanks to corporate earnings. More than 100 companies are slated to report this week—an...
Peloton Is Raising Its Subscription Price. What It Means for the Stock.
Text size Peloton XXX Ezra Shaw/Getty Images For years, Peloton Interactive executives characterized the company’s $39 a month subscription price point as “sacred,” “sacrosanct,” and “our golden goose...
This is how much you made if you bought into the oil crash 2 years ago
If you want to retire rich, the late, great Dan Bunting has some advice for you. “Always buy the market (i.e., stocks or even just the index) after a spectacular bankruptcy,” my old friend Bunting, a ...
Three value stocks that can provide safety as interest rates rise
Stocks have been on a rocky road this year, as investors have tried to anticipate every possible move by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Value strategies have held up better than growth strat...
The end of one-chip wonders: Why Nvidia, Intel and AMD’s valuations have experienced massive upheaval
It wasn’t too long ago that Intel Corp. was the unquestioned king of U.S. chip makers and the largest semiconductor company by market capitalization. It’s also not long since most computing was done w...
Nvidia Stock Is Downgraded. China and Russia Are Headwinds.
Text size Dreamstime Nvidia shares were falling on Monday after the stock was downgraded by a Baird analyst, who cited concerns over slowing consumer demand exacerbated by the Russian embargo. Nvidia ...
Constellation Brands and Murphy Oil Raised Their Dividends This Week
Text size This week was a slow one for dividend increase announcements. Freeze Frames/Dreamstime.com Constellation Brands and Murphy Oil were among the small number of companies that declared dividend...
FinTech Looks Like a $1.5 Trillion Growth Market
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Wells Fargo ’s Jeff Cantwell says the time to buy fintech stocks is now—14 of them. Cantwell has started coverage of the group with Overweight ratings for all. Th...
Why P&G Just Gained a New Fan
Text size P&G’s products were popular earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Investors have been wary of consumer staples stocks lately, given worries about high inflation...
AMD Could Overcome Slowing Demand for Semis. It’s a Strong Buy, Analyst Says.
Text size Dreamstime Advanced Micro Devices could be well-positioned to ride out a tough cycle for semiconductor stocks amid slowing consumer demand, according to Raymond James. Analyst Chris Caso upg...