IBM Earnings Are Strong as Turnaround Takes Hold

Text size IBM sales were up 6.5% in the fourth quarter, to $16.7 billion. Ethan Miller/Getty Images IBM posted strong results Monday for its fourth quarter, with its best sales growth in more than a d...

IBM stock rallies as earnings, sales surge amid Kyndryl spinoff

International Business Machines Corp. shares rallied in the extended session Monday after Big Blue topped Wall Street expectations following the spinoff of its managed infrastructure-service business,...

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...

SoFi Stock Set to Rise on the Company’s Growth

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...

Here’s one asset in an ‘up crash’ — and the stocks tied to it are lagging behind the move

There always seems to be an unusual commodity that captures the attention of the market. Last year it was uranium, which had both a theme — the need for clean energy provided by nuclear reactors — and...

IBM Reports Its Earnings Monday. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size IBM has previously said it expects annual growth to return to the mid-single-digits range, starting this year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg IBM will report fourth-quarter earnings after the c...

The Market’s Priced in a Rate Rise. Now the Fed Has Lots of Other Issues to Decide.

Watch what they say, not what they do, at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this coming week. The obverse of the famous advice from Richard Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell, is what eco...

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...

It’s Time to Bargain Hunt. 27 Picks to Beat the Stock Market From Barron’s Roundtable Experts.

“There is no easier way to make money in the market than to buy a great company under pressure due to short-term concerns.” So said the newest member of the Barron’s Roundtable, David Giroux of T. Row...

Should I claim Social Security at 70, or take it earlier and invest the money?

Few things are certain, yet Social Security retirement benefits are among the safest sources of retirement income: Inflation-adjusted monthly benefits backed by the federal government for as long as y...

SoFi stock surge continues on record volume

SoFi Technologies Inc. shares are soaring for the second-straight day on heavy volume as optimism continues to build for the company’s banking ambitions. SoFi’s stock SOFI, +9.41% is up more than 15% ...

Alibaba Stock and JD.com Are Outperforming Apple and Tesla. Here’s Why.

Text size Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba and JD.com are rising after China cut rates. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images It’s a good day for Chinese tech stocks. While the wider U.S.-listed tech...

Leading Tesla shareholder wants automaker to issue deliveries guidance above Wall Street estimates

You don’t see this very often. Leo KoGuan, who according to Bloomberg is the third-largest individual shareholder at Tesla TSLA, -1.82%, on Wednesday was publicly lobbying the company over Twitter on ...

Microsoft could have just kicked off a Big Tech gold rush, which helps videogame stocks but maybe not gamers

Microsoft Corp.’s agreement to buy Activision Blizzard Inc. would be the largest tech acquisition ever, and the chance it could prompt other Big Tech names to make their own acquisitions sent videogam...

Brace for a volatile 2022, but cling to this tech stalwart when the storm comes, says investment adviser

The pain is piling up for equity investors after the long U.S. holiday weekend, with bond yields at levels not seen since early 2020, and oil prices tapping 2014 highs. The pace of Federal Reserve mon...

China’s XI Doesn’t Want the Fed to Raise Rates Either

China’s President Xi Jinping urged the world’s major economies not to rapidly raise interest rates at the virtual Davos summit, warning such action could threaten the global recovery. The yield on the...

Alibaba Stock May See Its Worst Day of 2022. Here Are Two Reasons Why.

Text size Alibaba stock has outperformed much of the tech sector so far in 2022. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba stock is poised to take one of the biggest tumbles of the year Tuesday as inves...

Microsoft Buys Activision. What to Know About the Acquisition and Stocks.

Text size Troy Harvey/Bloomberg Activision Blizzard shares were surging following Microsoft ‘s announcement that it would acquire the gaming company in a nearly $70 billion deal. Microsoft (ticker: MS...

Tech Is Falling Again. Why Apple, Tesla, and Other Tech Stocks Are Still Buys.

Text size Apple and other tech stocks have had a rough start to 2022. They could still be good picks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are getting slammed yet again, for familiar reasons. Inve...

Big Investor Tripled Its AMC Stake and Bought Apple, NIO, and Nikola Stock

Text size DNB Asset Management materially raised investments in some of the most volatile stocks, including AMC Entertainment, Apple, NIO, and Nikola. Ethan Miller/Getty Images A large European asset ...

Wells Fargo Rally Shows Warren Buffett’s Mistake in Selling Big Stake in Bank

Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images One of Warren Buffett’s worst investment moves in an otherwise fabulous career was Berkshire Hathaway ‘s sale in 2020 of a big stake in Wells Fargo a...

Satellite TV Can’t Be Saved With a DirecTV-Dish Merger

Text size In some parts of the country where cable access is limited, Dish and DirecTV remain the only way to get pay-TV subscriptions. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg For 20 years now, Dish Network and rival ...

Las Vegas Sands Stock Could See Better Luck Ahead

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Get ready for the climb. Here’s what history says about stock-market returns during Fed rate-hike cycles.

Bond yields are rising again so far in 2022. The U.S. stock market seems vulnerable to a bona fide correction. But what can you really tell from a mere two weeks into a new year? Not much and quite a ...

‘Not all the money belongs to you’: Self-employed? Avoid these mistakes when filing your 2021 taxes

More Americans are becoming their own boss as the “Great Resignation” continues. Now they’ll have to resign themselves to the fact that their tax situation is likely going to become more complicated. ...

Navient to cancel $1.7 billion in private student loans as part of settlement with 39 attorneys general

Roughly 66,000 borrowers will see their private student loans canceled — totaling more than $1.7 billion in relief — thanks to a deal between 39 state attorneys general and student-loan giant Navient ...

These 3 ETFs let you play the hot semiconductor sector, where Nvidia, Micron, AMD and others are growing sales rapidly

Semiconductor stocks may continue to be an excellent area of the market for investors, even though the prospect of a long period of rising interest rates has put pressure on some high-flying technolog...

Five overlooked tech stocks poised to be the ‘household names of the future,’ according to this money manager

A much-needed market distraction from the churn of inflation worries is getting under way, but it’s not looking like what investors were hoping for as some big bank names are sliding on disappointing ...

Retiring early this year? Look through Affordable Care Act plans now before the deadline Saturday

Healthcare is one of the largest expenses in retirement, and one of the biggest risks for people who retire before age 65.  Retirement Tip of the Week: Before the open enrollment period ends on Jan. 1...

These S&P 500 stocks have cratered, but analysts think 12 can turn it around with rebounds of up to 70%

A period of high inflation and rising interest rates has taken out shares of companies with rich valuations. Then there’s the stubborn coronavirus, with variants raising infection rates and causing st...

One of the World’s Dirtiest Oil Patches Is Pumping More Than Ever

TORONTO—Major oil companies, under pressure from investors and environmentalists, are fleeing Canada’s oil sands, the fourth-largest oil reserve in the world and by some measures one of the most envir...

Alibaba Stock Set for Biggest Drop of 2022

AIibaba stock has been on a tear to start off 2022. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Text size Alibaba stock has been on a tear to start the year, but its two-day winning streak looks like it’s about t...