Novartis Looks Appealing, Based on Drug Pipeline and Planned Spinoff

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Best of Barron’s: Social Security Claiming, Retiring on Dividends, Info on RMDs

Barron’s Retirement’s 10 most read stories of the year include items on retiring abroad and retiring on dividends. Apologies to David Letterman and his Top 10 List segment on the ‘La...

U.S. states fall short of pledges to cut ties with Russia

Driven by moral outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, U.S. governors and other top state officials made it clear: They wanted to cut their financial ties with Russia. A few stat...

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...

3M stock suffers worst day since 2019 after judge denies protection from earplug lawsuits

3M Co. stock tumbled 9.5% on Friday, pacing the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s steep decline after reports indicated that a bankruptcy judge blocked a request from 3M that would have shielded the comp...

Here are 5 reasons why energy stocks look like a buy despite rising 74% in a year

Stocks in the S&P 500’s energy sector still have plenty of upside despite their 74% surge in the past 12 months, according to Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial. The strong ...

3M Is Denied Bankruptcy Shield Against Mass Earplug Claims

A bankruptcy judge declined on Friday to shield 3M Co. from continued litigation involving its military earplugs, a setback for the conglomerate’s attempt to shift the mass injury claims to a friendli...

Porsche Could Be Worth as Much as All of Volkswagen in an IPO

Text size An IPO of the Volkswagen-controlled Porsche brand could come in September. Porsche Porsche’s initial public offering is getting close. It’s going to be big. Friday, Bloomberg reported that P...

Alibaba, Nio stocks rally along with other Chinese names as SEC reaches audit deal with China

U.S-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Nio Inc. were among Chinese names trading higher in morning action Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has struck ...

Merck Looks Attractive, With or Without Seagen

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T-Mobile Has Replaced Verizon Atop the Wireless World. It’s Time to Buy the Stock.

It used to be Verizon Communication ’s world, but wireless now belongs to T-Mobile US —and its stock will continue to benefit. Verizon (ticker: VZ) was the undisputed winner of the 4G era, investing h...

Affirm stock plunges 14% as earnings beat but outlook comes up short

Shares of Affirm Holdings Inc. tumbled nearly 14% in after-hours trading Thursday after the buy-now-pay-later company exceeded expectations with its latest results but delivered a lower-than-anticipat...

Nvidia Stock Sees Price Targets Lowered After Results

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VMware beats on earnings as it awaits Broadcom acquisition approval

VMware Inc.’s profit declined less than expected in the second quarter, as the software company awaits approval for an acquisition by chip maker Broadcom Inc. VMware VMW, +2.31% on Thursday reported s...

Alibaba, JD.com Rising on Report of Resolution to SEC Delisting Issue

Text size Alibaba stock rose more than 8% following the report. AFP/Getty Images Stock in Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings took off on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal reported that security r...

AMC Stock Is Out of Whack With APE Shares. Jim Chanos Is Taking Advantage.

Text size AMC’s market capitalization is higher than it was before the pandemic slammed the theater industry. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Legendary stock bear Jim Chanos has an arbitrage idea f...

Verizon dividend yield at ‘by far’ its highest level in a decade, and a hike could be imminent

The pullback in Verizon Communications Inc.’s stock this year has brought its dividend yield to “by far” its highest level in 10 years at 5.8%, and Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery expects that t...

Tesla Stock Splits Today. Here’s What Could Happen Next.

Text size Tesla Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Tesla ’s three-for-one stock split has arrived. And shares are up since the company declared the split in early August. Now the question is what ...

Paying Dividends: Energy Companies Dominate Top-Yielding Stocks

Devon Energy is one of the top-yielding stocks in the S&P 500 index. Zeytun Images/Dreamstime.com Text size Energy companies dominate the top-yielding stocks in the S&P 500 index as more oil a...

Bed Bath & Beyond Clinches Loan Deal

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has found a financing source to shore up its liquidity as it tries to weather recent missteps, according to people familiar with the matter. The company on Tuesday told pros...

Julian Robertson on how to make money — and avoid going bankrupt — in the stock market

Julian Robertson, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Tiger Management, has died at age 90. Robertson was a value-style investor who mentored, and invested with, a new generation of money managers a...

Tesla Cash Hoard Could Hit Half-Trillion by 2030. What That Money Could Do.

Text size Could Tesla really have $500 billion on its books at the end of 2030? One analysts believes its possible. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Tesla ’s cumulative free cash flow could amou...

When Is Tesla’s Stock Split, and What Does It Mean for Investors?

Tesla will split its stock this week, the latest megacap company to divide its highly priced shares this year in a bid to make them more accessible to investors. Stock splits have declined in populari...

Palo Alto Networks stock leaps following strong outlook that CEO terms ‘prudent’

Palo Alto Networks Inc. shares surged in the extended session Monday after the cybersecurity company not only said its forecast, which topped Wall Street estimates, was “prudent” given macroeconomic u...

Palo Alto Networks Stock Soars on Strong Earnings and Three-for-One Stock Split

Text size Palo Alto Networks has followed other high-profile tech companies in splitting its stock. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Demonstrating the continued strong demand for cybersecurity software, Pa...

Warren Buffett’s Likely Successor Owns Little Stock in Berkshire Hathaway

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Cineworld Says Considering Chapter 11 Filing in U.S.

Text size Cineworld said Regal theaters were “open for business as usual and continue to welcome guests and members.” Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Cineworld Group , the owner of Regal C...

Airlines pushed by labor unions to spend money on hiring rather than on stock buybacks

DALLAS (AP) — Labor unions are pressuring U.S. airlines not to buy back their own stock but instead spend the money on hiring more workers and fixing problems that caused widespread flight delays and ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Cleared to Buy as Much as Half of Occidental’s Shares

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has the green light from regulators to purchase as much as 50% of Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s shares, after seeking approval for such a transaction in July. In a r...

Movie Theaters Brace for a Rough Intermission

Cineworld doesn’t seem to have much faith in The Rock, though he probably shouldn’t take it personally.  The U.K.-based owner of the Regal Cinemas movie-theater chain is preparing to file for chapter ...

Warren Buffett Not Expected to Bid for Control of Occidental Following Stake Boost

Warren Buffett’s bid to boost his big stake in Occidental Petroleum even further isn’t expected to serve as a prelude to a full takeover of the resurgent energy company by the widely watched billionai...