PepsiCo Cutting Hundreds of Jobs in North America: WSJ

PepsiCo is planning to cut hundreds of jobs at its North American snacks and beverages headquarters, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter and documents seen by ...

10 Dividend Aristocrat stocks expected by analysts to rise up to 54% in 2023

Stocks of companies that raise dividends consistently have outperformed during this year’s bear market. Below is a screen showing which stocks are analysts’ favorites for next year among an expanded l...

Activision Joins Wedbush’s Best Ideas List. Microsoft Can Address Regulators.

Activision Blizzard’s shares are trading at a steep discount to the $95 all-cash takeout price. David Becker/Getty Images for The Licensing Expo Text size Wall Street is still worried antitrust regula...

Suze Orman says, ‘We’re heading downhill very fast,’ unless employers start providing this lucrative benefit to their workers

Americans trying to save some cash for unforeseen expenses are up against a lot — months of red-hot inflation, wages that don’t keep up, the sheer difficulty of delayed gratification in a time when pe...

Private-prison stock hits two-year high as analysts cite potential for more detention beds, detention alternatives

Shares of private-prison operator GEO Group Inc. jumped to their highest level in roughly two years on Tuesday after Wedbush analysts upgraded the stock, citing a GOP-controlled House, possible change...

20 dividend stocks with high yields that have become more attractive right now

Income-seeking investors are looking at an opportunity to scoop up shares of real estate investment trusts. Stocks in that asset class have become more attractive as prices have fallen and cash flow i...

Twilio Stock Has Been Hammered. 3 Reasons It Could Fall Even More.

Twilio stock was falling Monday after a Jefferies analyst cited three reasons why he has lost confidence in the cloud-based software provider over the near-term. Analyst Samad Samana downgraded shares...

Hormel Foods and HP Inc. Declare Dividend Increases

Text size Hormel stock has returned about 3% this year through Friday, dividends included. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Hormel Foods and HP declared dividend increases in a light week for such announcements...

Where to Get Yields of 10% and Up, if You Can Stomach a Little Risk

The $280 billion convertibles sector is replete with 10%-plus yields on many issues. There is a risk in these high-yielders, but they can offer nice appreciation potential and a good alternative to th...

Activision Stock Falls on Report FTC Might Block Microsoft Deal

Activision Blizzard stock dropped Friday after a Politico report suggested that the Federal Trade Commission will file an antitrust lawsuit to prevent Microsoft ‘s takeover of the videogame maker. An ...

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...

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...

The best-performing sector in 2022 is not finished crushing it, says Citi, offering three stocks to buy

You can count on it, says our call of the day provided by Citigroup, though they say investors can’t expect as lofty returns. “We see market rotation into energy equities as having further to run, eve...

Dow ends nearly 400 points higher as investors await Fed minutes

U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday as traders gauged the impact of fresh COVID-19 restrictions in China and awaited Wednesday’s minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting. How are stocks are t...

The PC boom has gone bust, and we are about to see the results ahead of Black Friday

The pandemic-fueled personal-computer boom has ended, so how will that affect demand and pricing for PCs and the retailers that sell them this holiday season? A sense of the fallout will be provided i...

Al Gore’s Firm Dumps Intel Stock. It Also Sold Shopify and Microsoft Stock.

The investment firm co-founded by former vice president Al Gore recently made some big trades in the largest holdings of its portfolio. In the third quarter, Generation Investment Management sold all ...

Apple Isn’t Recession Proof. The Stock Could Have a Tough 2023.

To be clear, I’m an Apple fanboy, and have been for years. I have a pair of Mac laptops, an iPhone 13 Pro Max, and an Apple Watch. I subscribe to Apple Music, Apple Photos, Apple News, and Apple TV+. ...

Retail Discounter TJX Is Thriving as Inflation Pressures Consumers

Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...

Activision Stock Still Looks Like a Buy. Here’s Why.

Back in July, Barron’s made the case for buying Activision Blizzard stock in anticipation of Microsoft closing its $69 billion acquisition of the company. With Activision shares trading at a significa...

Intel’s Newest Director Buys Big Block of Stock

On the heels of Intel CEO buying the company’s stock, the chip giant’s newest director also scooped up shares. Lip-Bu Tan, who joined Intel’s (ticker: INTC) board on Sept. 1, paid $1.35 million on Nov...

Norwegian Cruise Stock Falls After a Rare Double Downgrade

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Black Friday surprise: Jeff Bezos tells people not to buy cars, refrigerators and other big-ticket items. Critics call him out.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded the e-tail behemoth Amazon, has some spending tips as Americans gear up for the holiday shopping season — amid four-decade-high inflation and recession worries. Her...

Qualcomm, Nvidia Are Top Picks Among Semiconductor Stocks, Analyst Says

Text size For investors looking for near-term protection, Credit Suisse analysts said wireless-device specialist Qualcomm was their top pick. Dreamstime Semiconductor stocks have fallen far enough to ...

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...

Carnival stock dives after private sale of $1 billion in convertible debt

Shares of Carnival Corp. pulled back sharply on heavy volume Wednesday, after the cruise operator took advantage of a recent big rally to commence a private offering of debt that can be converted into...

Icahn loads up on Twitter, oil and gas in third quarter, dumps Welbilt

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn acquired more than 12.5 million shares of Twitter Inc. during the third quarter, ahead of Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, while also boosting his holdings in Occid...

‘Embarrassed’ Tyson Foods CFO apologizes to investors for arrest

Tyson Foods Inc. reported mixed fourth-quarter results Monday as chicken prices soared while beef slumped — but perhaps the most interesting part of the post-earnings conference call was Chief Financi...

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...

Antitrust battle over Apple’s app store goes to appeals court

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is heading into a courtroom faceoff against the company behind the popular Fortnite video game, reviving a high-stakes antitrust battle over whether the digital fortress shieldin...

Largest U.S. Pension Buys Up Apple, Intel, Microsoft, and GE Stock

America’s largest public pension fund by assets increased positions in some of its largest stock investments in the third quarter. California Public Employees’ Retirement System bought more shares of ...

Retail analysts foresee holiday-season sales growth. Now we’ll hear from retailers themselves.

Even as price increases squeeze shoppers, analysts expect holiday-season sales to increase this year. With Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and discounters TJX Cos. and Ross Stores Inc. reporting results in...

Sell Intel Stock, Analyst Says. Market Share Losses Are the Concern.

An analyst at J.P. Morgan says sell Intel stock, citing concerns about the company’s loss of market share amid ongoing competition and softening PC demand. Following a period of restriction, J.P Morga...