Opinion: Top investors dump stocks — why that might mean you should buy

Well, here’s some cheerful news for all of us with a retirement portfolio: The geniuses running the world’s biggest investment funds have panicked and have bailed out of the market. If that’s not a go...

GE Shows Why Stock Buybacks Aren’t Always as Good as Dividends

Text size GE’s net debt now amounts to 2.5 times Ebitda, compared with an average of 2 times for industrial companies in the S&P 500. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images News that General Elec...

Constellation Energy Is a Buy at Goldman Sachs. Here’s Why.

Text size Constellation is one of the largest carbon-free energy generators in the country, relying on a mix of hydro, wind, solar, and nuclear energy. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Shares of Constellation...

I graduated college at 40, but defaulted on my student loans. How can I deal?

How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I am about to turn 65 and eligible for Medicare. I have a bachelor’s degree in business and organizational communications and an ...

Investors Sue Vanguard After Target Date Funds’ Big Tax Bill

Three investors are suing Vanguard Group for alleged negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, saying that changes the company made to target date retirement funds resulted in “massive tax bills” for i...

Oil Prices Tumble Below $100 and Keep Falling. Here’s Why.

Text size U.S. oil prices fell more than 6% early Tuesday, to below $97 a barrel. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil prices extended their slump on Tuesday as West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell be...

The 8 worst-performing S&P 500 stocks with the highest ratings are expected to rebound by more than 50% over the next year

Investors don’t need to be told that stocks have been volatile. There’s a market of extremes as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues and investors wait to see what the Federal Open Market Committee does ...

Alibaba Stock Is Really Hurting. Why It Might Not Bounce Back Any Time Soon.

Text size Shares of Alibaba have notched massive declines. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Investors in Alibaba are used to pain. But the stock is really hurting this time, with it on track for a 27% ...

Peloton Stock Has Tumbled. Here’s Why Morgan Stanley Isn’t Bullish.

Text size A Peloton exercise bike Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Peloton Interactive stock has dropped more than 40% year to date. Morgan Stanley thinks investors are wise to stick to the sidelines. Analyst L...

Chinese EV Stocks NIO, XPeng and Li Auto Sink Again. What’s Wrong? Everything.

Text size LI Auto via Weibo Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese electric-vehicle producers were tumbling again Monday, leaving shareholders reeling. A couple of issues seem to loom larger in investors’ mind...

Warren Buffett Runs Berkshire Hathaway Like It’s the 1960s.

In some important respects, CEO Warren Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway like it’s the 1960s, when he took control of the company. CEO and board pay remain at 1960s levels. Top executives are paid entir...

Ford Stock Is Down For a Very Odd Reason. No, Production Guidance Wasn’t Cut.

Auto investor nerves are frayed as they deal with Russia, inflation and the persistent chip shortage. Scott Olson/Getty Images Text size Automotive News incorrectly reported over the weekend that Ford...

Tesla Stock Drops Again as Issues Start to Pile Up

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul – Pool/Getty Images Tesla shares are lower again, adding to Friday’s significant decline, as investors weigh the impact of another tweet from CEO Elo...

Intel’s Lagging Notebook Shipments Are ‘Yellow Flag,’ Analyst Says

Text size Intel Dreamstime Intel ’s notebook shipments may struggle in the near term, adding further pressure to a stock that has traded lower this year, according to analysts at Citi. Notebook shipme...

Tencent Stock Sinks on Report of Record Money-Laundering Fine

Text size Tencent headquarters in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Tencent Holdings dropped almost 10% after The Wall Street Journal report...

8 Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Colgate-Palmolive raised its stock dividend this week. Rene Van Den Berg/Dreamstime.com Colgate-Palmolive , Dick’s Sporting Goods , and Applied Materials were among the large U.S. companies ...

Want to Buy a Retirement Retreat? Here Are Some Risks and Costs to Consider.

Dreamstime Text size For 35 years, financial planner Harold Evensky watched clients retreat regularly to vacation homes, enjoying serene beaches or mountains and the joy of family gatherings. And befo...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Holds $6.9 Billion of Occidental Petroleum After Recent Buys

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway continued its aggressive purchases of the shares of Occidental Petroleum this week, lifting its stake...

Dow books fifth straight week of losses as Biden says allies trying to avoid World War III

U.S. stocks closed lower Friday, with all three major benchmarks booking another week of losses, after President Joe Biden called for a suspension of normal trade relations with Russia as part of sanc...

GE Builds 350-Ton Turbines at Its Power Facilities. Here’s What We Found on a Tour.

Text size 7HA.03 gas turbine in GE’s Greenville, S.C., factory. Courtesy GE Power General Electric led a tour of one of its South Carolina gas power facilities as part of its Investor Day on Thursday—...

Norway’s Central Bank Sells Apple Stock. It Bought Nvidia, Plug Power, and NIO.

Text size The iPhone 13 displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store Spencer Platt/Getty Images Norway’s central bank recently trimmed its exposure to iPhones, and increased investments in the ecosystem ...

U.S. Stocks Poised to Open Higher on Monday

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open for Wall Street on Monday. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know to navigate the markets today...

Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures

Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government or to seize assets of companies that withdraw from t...

Berkshire Hathaway Bought Back About $2 Billion of Stock This Year

Text size Warren Buffett. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway bought back about $2 billion of stock in the first quarter through early March, Barron’s estimates. Our estimate is based ...

Chinese Stocks Plunge After SEC Stokes Delisting Concerns

A further step by the Securities and Exchange Commission toward forcing companies from China off American exchanges helped trigger the worst decline in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks since the global fina...

XPeng Launches New EV in Europe. It’s Low-Priced Competition for Tesla Model 3.

Text size Xpeng P5 Courtesy Xpeng Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng is pushing further into Europe, selling another vehicle model in multiple countries. The coming car is XPeng’s new, low-priced se...

EBay CEO outlines new digital wallet, storage facility as part of long-term strategy

It was a coming out of sorts for eBay Inc. CEO Jamie Iannone at the company’s investor day on Thursday. In his first meeting with analysts since taking over the top spot at eBay EBAY, -4.39% nearly tw...

NIO Stock Trading Debut in Hong Kong Ends With a Thud

Text size Pedestrians walk past a Nio Inc. showroom in Beijing, China Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Stock in Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO is now listed on two stock exchanges: The New York Stock Exchange...

GE’s Power Business Is Its Most Complicated. It Also Holds the Most Potential.

Text size A General Electric wind turbine Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images Thursday, General Electric management took investors on a deep dive into its embattled power business at an analyst event...

Buy FMC Stock. It Looks Ready to Rally on Flush Farmers and Sustainable Products.

FMC could benefit from rising prices for agricultural commodities and a sharpening focus on sustainable crop-protection solutions. Here, tiered farms in the Philippines. Courtesy FMC Text size Soaring...

Elon Musk Has Sold Seven Homes for Nearly $130 Million After Vowing to ‘Own No House’ 

It’s been almost two years since Elon Musk announced a plan to sell nearly all of his physical possessions, including his real estate, by tweeting “Will own no house” on May 1, 2020. The billionaire T...

SEC-targeted Chinese companies slump; Yum China warns of 2024 delisting risk

Shares of Chinese companies flagged for possible delisting in the U.S. slid in Hong Kong and Shanghai trading Friday, a move that analysts said highlighted geopolitical tensions but would have little ...