Unity Board Opposes AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Offer

Updated Aug. 15, 2022 10:48 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Unity Software board has unanimously agreed that the $17.5 billion buyout offer from AppLovin isn’t in the best interests of shareholder...

Berkshire 13F: Buffett Likely Bought Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Stock

Text size CEO Warren Buffett and his investment lieutenants didn’t buy as much stock in the second quarter as they did in the first quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshi...

When Is Tesla’s 3-for-1 Stock Split?

Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Tesla has given investors something to look forward to this coming week: a three-for-one stock split. As of the close of trading on Aug. 24, Tesla shareholders wi...

Corporate Tax Hikes Are Coming. What It Means for Investors.

Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Washington is about to ratchet up the tax burden on companies, but the stock market doesn’t seem concerned. The Inflation Reduction Act, which was approved by Con...

Affirm CEO Says Next Recession Will Silence Fintech Lender’s Doubters

Max Levchin says the market is wrong about Affirm Holdings Inc., the buy now, pay later company he co-founded a decade ago. It might just take a recession to prove it. Affirm stock is down 77% since h...

Meme-Stock Investors Are Back! Sort of, Anyway

Individual investors have waded back into the stock market after laying low through the worst of this year’s selloff. But don’t call it a comeback yet.  So-called retail investors in the last two week...

Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equit...

An investor’s guide to the Inflation Reduction Act — and what the bill means for your portfolio

If investors thought they were finding their footing in a volatile stock market, a new tax, climate and healthcare spending bill from Capitol Hill might have them trying again to regain their stabilit...

The SoftBank Experiment Has Failed. Time to Go Private?

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on $24 billion of new losses: “I am quite embarrassed and remorseful.” Str/Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Text size The stock market can be a humbling place—just ask Masayoshi ...

Tesla’s Stock Will Split on Aug. 24

Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Tesla has given investors something to look forward to this coming week: a three-for-one stock split. As of the close of trading on Aug. 24, Tesla shareholders wi...

Tesla, Ford attract new investments from Soros’s fund

Billionaire investor George Soros’s investment fund has bought stakes in Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. and added to existing stakes in EV makers Lucid Group Inc. and Nio Inc., according to a filing la...

Sears and creditors reach $175 million deal with Eddie Lampert to settle litigation over allegations of self-dealing

After four years stuck in bankruptcy limbo, Sears Holdings and its creditors have reached a settlement with former Chief Executive and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert and other investors, clearing ...

Why an analyst says sell these four big software stocks

Salesforce Inc.’s stock gets a lot of love on Wall Street, with 43 of the 49 covering analysts tracked by FactSet rating the shares the equivalent of buy. But Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci bucked th...

Chicken Soup Completes Redbox Acquisition, Ending a Weird Meme-Stock Tale

Text size A Redbox video rental kiosk. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment  has finished its purchase of Redbox , winding up one of this year’s strangest meme-stock ep...

This dividend-paying ETF is beating the stock market this year — and its manager expects the ‘euphoria’ recently seen in stocks won’t last

Hi! In this week’s ETF Wrap, you’ll get a look at how Austin Graff, a former PIMCO portfolio manager, is beating the stock market with the TrueShares Low Volatility Equity Income ETF. Please send feed...

Oil prices are down, but energy companies’ earnings estimates keep rising — these stocks are cheap

Oil prices have fallen from a peak earlier this year. But energy companies’ earnings estimates have kept rising on stronger demand and low capital spending. Below is a screen of large-cap oil stocks a...

Drugmaker Endo Says Bankruptcy Likely Imminent

Endo International PLC, a pharmaceutical manufacturer facing thousands of lawsuits alleging it fueled the opioid addiction crisis, said Tuesday that it is likely to file for bankruptcy imminently. The...

Pfizer, Moderna Take Different Paths as Vaccine Boom Ends

Pfizer is trying to add $25 billion to its 2030 revenue through acquisitions. Dan Kitwood – WPA Pool/Getty Images Text size Pfizer ’s $5.4 billion deal to acquire the biotech Global Blood Therap...

Redbox Stock Plunges After Shareholders OK Chicken Soup for the Soul Acquisition

Text size Redbox shares were down 40% in recent trading. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Redbox shareholders on Tuesday approved the company’s acquisition by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment . The ...

10 defensive stocks that can also provide you with growth and dividends over the long term

The S&P 500 Index has rallied 10% since June 22 from a deep decline, but there are different schools of thought about whether investors are out of the woods yet. Mark Hulbert has called the recent...

Elon Musk Sells Nearly $7 Billion Worth of Tesla Stock Amid Twitter Uncertainty

Elon Musk sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla stock in recent days, regulatory disclosures show, amid uncertainty over the fate of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc. Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief ex...

Unity loses less than feared, trims outlook as Applovin makes $20 billion bid for software company

On the same day it received an offer to acquire the company for roughly $20 billion, Unity Software Inc. reported a loss that was less than feared and pulled back on its guidance for the year, and sha...

Avaya stock plunges toward record low after WSJ report that $600 million debt deal soured

A $600 million debt deal arranged for beleaguered business communication company Avaya Holdings Corp. quickly went bad, according to The Wall Street Journal. The WSJ reported Tuesday that Goldman Sach...

Redbox Is About to Be Acquired. The Stock Remains Crazily Overvalued.

Text size Redbox was hurt by a bet that theater releases of films would surge in a postpandemic world. Dreamstime The end is near for Redbox , and some investors are about to take a substantial hit as...

Opinion: Why the Inflation Reduction Act is a very big deal for Americans

NEW YORK—Senate Democrats’ compromise bill, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, addresses not just inflation but also several key longstanding problems facing our economy and society. There is ...

Upstart stock drops after earnings, but CEO says he’s ‘confident’ in value of AI lending

Upstart Holdings Inc. delivered a lower-than-expected revenue forecast for the current quarter, but its chief executive expressed confidence in the performance and value of artificial-intelligence-dri...

Tesla Stock Is Splitting. When It Takes Effect and Everything Else to Know.

Text size Tesla stock will begin trading at a 3-for-1 split-adjusted price on Aug. 25. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tesla has given investors something to look forward to: The electric-vehicle giant a...

Judge in Twitter, Elon Musk Case Known for Quick Work

The judge who will decide whether Elon Musk should have to buy Twitter Inc. has a record of quickly deciding urgent cases over imperiled corporate deals and has ordered buyers to close deals they want...

CVS Plans to Bid for Signify Health

CVS Health is seeking to buy Signify Health according to people familiar with the matter, as the drugstore and insurance giant looks to expand in home-health services. Signify Health is exploring stra...

5 Things to Watch in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Text size Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate Democrats are getting closer to passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.  The Senate was set to vote o...

Gates Foundation Bought More of This Medical Diagnostics Stock

Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities....

Beyond Meat Plans to Lay Off 4% of Global Workforce

Beyond Meat is cutting 4% of its global workforce, saying the layoffs are part of its plan to reduce costs as inflation prompts consumers to buy less-expensive protein. The California-based company, w...