Richer Than Elon Musk, He Bought Tiffany at a Tough Time. He’s Got a Gem Now.

There’s a reason Bernard Arnault is the world’s richest person. The chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton the world’s largest luxury-goods merchant, knows how ...

Bank of America trims CEO Moynihan’s pay by about 6% to $30 million

Bank of America Corp. BAC, +0.83% said in a filing late Friday that its board has approved a 6.3% cut on Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan’s pay in 2022. Moynihan receives $30 million, compared w...

LPL Financial Profit Soars, Advisor Headcount Rises

LPL Financial Holdings’ fourth quarter reported profits soared 199% year over year, thanks in part to lower expenses and a surge in net interest income.  The company reported fourth quarter net income...

Charlie Munger would be more bullish on bitcoin if he had time to study it, Michael Saylor says

“‘Charlie and the other critics, the members of the Western elite … are continually prodded for an opinion on bitcoin, and they haven’t had the time to study it.’” — Michael Saylor, co-founder and CEO...

Ford Mach-E Sales Fall 45%. The Reasons: High Prices, Incentive Confusion.

Text size Ford sold 2,626 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles in January, down from 4,775 in December. Scott Olson/Getty Images Electric-vehicle sales at Ford Motor dipped to start the new year, showing ...

Sherwin-Williams CEO John Morikis Bought Up Shares

S herwin-Williams ’ poor outlook in late January sent shares of the paint and coatings giant tumbling.Nonetheless, the company’s top executive bought a large block of stock. Sherwin-Williams (ticker: ...

Tech execs can’t stop talking about AI after success of ChatGPT

The pace of artificial-intelligence chatter from executives is picking up after the success of ChatGPT, and it isn’t all from Big Tech. Big Tech companies like Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., an...

Dear Tax Guy: I just started renting my house out on Airbnb. What income-tax deductions can I claim on this property?

I just started renting my house out on Airbnb. I started a limited liability company to keep the expenses separate from personal ones. I am trying to figure out what would be considered tax deductions...

China’s Baidu Plans a ChatGPT Rival. The Internet Giant’s Stock Could Reap the Returns.

Talk about buying the rumor. Baidu China’s leading internet search provider, let it be known on Jan. 30 that it will launch a so-called chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, akin to the ChatGPT ...

The stock-market rally survived a confusing week. Here’s what comes next.

Despite a Friday stumble, stocks ended a turbulent week with another round of solid gains, keeping 2023’s young but robust stock-market rally very much alive. But a cloud of confusion also sets over t...

Pfizer Is Moving Beyond Covid. Why Its Stock Is a Buy.

Pfizer probably did more than any other company to help the world normalize from the pandemic, and it reaped a financial windfall from its twin Covid-19 franchise—the top-selling vaccine and the leadi...

Boeing stock downgraded on ‘worse-than-expected’ supply-chain problems

Boeing Co. faces ongoing supply-chain challenges that will limit upside from jet deliveries and create an overhang on investor sentiment. That’s from analyst Ken Herbert at RBC, who on Friday downgrad...

Nvidia and 5 Other Stocks at High Risk for Short Selling

Stocks have rallied in recent months, with the S&P 500 gaining about 16% since its low point in October, but some of the market’s best performers could now be at risk of short selling. The Federal...

Indian tycoon Adani hit by more losses, calls for probe

Shares in troubled Adani Enterprises gyrated Friday, tumbling 30% and then rebounding after more than a week of heavy losses that have cost it tens of billions of dollars in market value. The company,...

‘Patience will be rewarded.’ Here’s why Wall Street is not panicked over Amazon’s earnings slump.

Amazon.com Inc.’s worst annual loss ever was triggering a gentle gallop toward the exits among investors on Friday, but Wall Street analysts were stoic, urging patience on the long-term value offered ...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and CFO David Zinsner Buy Up Stock

Two of Intel ‘s top executives just bought up shares of the chip maker on the open market after the company issued disappointing guidance. They’ve done it before. Intel (ticker: INTC) CEO Pat Gelsinge...

Coinbase and Others Are Set for a GameStop Moment in Crypto Stock Short Squeeze

There is a short squeeze going on in beaten-down stocks across the cryptocurrency sector. All it takes is a quick look at the likes of Coinbase Global and Silvergate Capital to see that ‘ GameStop -st...

Buy Linde Stock. The Industrial-Gas Giant Is Going All-In on Hydrogen.

The thunderous force of the Niagara River above the famous falls will soon power a plant three miles away as it pumps out clean energy in the form of hydrogen. It heralds an exciting future for a cent...

Cigna stock bounces after profit tops expectations, while revenue comes up shy

Shares of Cigna Corp. CI, -3.75% bounced 1.1% in premarket trading Friday, after closing the previous session at a 3 1/2-month low, after the health insurer reported fourth-quarter profit that topped ...

Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Ford, Nordstrom, and More Stock Market Movers

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I’m 64, make $1,500 a month driving Uber and get almost $5,000 a month in pensions and Social Security – should I pay off my mortgage before I retire?

Hi, I’m 64 and getting ready to retire in one year. I owe approximately $165,000 on my house with no other debt. I have close to $850,000 in retirement savings, $2,200 a month from a pension, approxim...

What Happens to Buybuy Baby if Bed Bath & Beyond Files for Bankruptcy?

As Bed Bath & Beyond faces a growing risk of bankruptcy, the question of what will become of its strongest asset, Buybuy Baby, has loomed large. The chain, which sells strollers, car seats, and ot...

Bill.com stock drops 20% as weak revenue forecast overshadows earnings beat

Bill.com Holdings Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Thursday after the business automation software company’s revenue outlook struggled to exceed Wall Street expectations. Bill.com BILL, +8....

Qualcomm stock falls after forecast misses, CEO says inventory issues will persist

Qualcomm Inc. shares turned lower in the extended session Thursday after the chip maker forecast that inventory clearance would persist in the first half of the year, knocking the chip company’s outlo...

Eli Lilly and Novo Stock Sold Off. Don’t Blame Their Diet Drugs.

Stock in Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk outperformed last year, largely because of remarkable demand for new drugs that drive weight loss in patients afflicted with diabetes and obesity. Both stocks were ...

Ford Missed Earnings, Will Pay Special Dividend, and Sold Rivian Stake

Ford Motor’s earnings for the fourth quarter weren’t good enough even though guidance for 2023 was just about right. The stock is falling even as strong cash flow has the company paying a special divi...

Ford logs $2 billion loss in 2022, says profit was left ‘on the table’

Ford Motor Co. late Thursday reported a $2 billion loss for the year and mixed quarterly results, blaming “deeply entrenched” shortcomings around costs and systems that put the brakes on its hopes to ...

I’m 72, have a cushy amount invested and was withdrawing 4% a year. But once I pay my financial adviser’s fees and California taxes that won’t be enough. What’s my move?

How to figure out if your adviser is worth what they’re charging you. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a comfortable balance in my investment account but have a question about only taking out...

Bed Bath & Beyond Misses Interest Payments. The Stock Soars.

Bed Bath & Beyond failed to make interest payments on its bonds just weeks after the company warned it was considering filing for bankruptcy, yet the stock is surging higher. The company was due t...

Did Powell just give stocks permission to keep on climbing? Here’s what latest Fed decision means for markets

U.S. stocks and bonds rallied on Wednesday, much to the chagrin of traders who had ramped up bearish bets on the expectation that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell would push back against the mar...

Amazon earnings: What to expect

Amazon.com Inc. is expected to deliver a profit for its holiday quarter, but not enough to offset its losses from earlier in 2022. Even with Amazon AMZN, +6.95% projected to report about $2 billion in...

There’s still too much risk in stock and bond markets. Earn this easy 4.5% return while you wait for stability, says trader who hit 2 big calls in 2022.

Ahead of major tech earnings later, Meta results are lighting up the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +2.97% for Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.40% is also up as investors take a glass-half full view of the ...