Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. HCA, -2.24% fell about 6% in premarket trading on Friday after the hospital operator set out earnings guidance for 2023 that came in lower than expected. Revenue for the ...
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My job is being eliminated and I will get a severance package. Is that considered income for IRS limits on Roth IRA contributions?
I know my job is being eliminated at the end of March 2023. I will receive a severance package paid out over a period of almost one year. I understand I will not be able to make 401(k) deductions from...
This 72-year-old is hoping to fund her retirement on GoFundMe
GoFundMe campaigns have been raising piles of cash for older Walmart workers who want to retire — but the heartwarming stories about sudden windfalls mask a dark reality about economic security and gr...
Energy Earnings Could Drop 11%
After two years of skyrocketing growth, oil and gas earnings are now past their peak. The good thing for the stocks is that the peak was remarkably high, and the decline is likely to be very gradual. ...
Shipping Platform Freightos Goes Public in SPAC Deal
Online freight booking platform Freightos Ltd. started trading shares publicly on Thursday through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, just as the booming shipping demand that helped ...
After United Airlines win, Boeing is involved in ‘more big orders,’ CEO says
Boeing Co., which recently clinched a major deal with United Airlines Holdings Inc. for hundreds of its jets, also has some other big deals, according to CEO Dave Calhoun. “We’re involved in more big ...
Opinion: Intel just had its worst year since the dot-com bust, and it won’t get better anytime soon
Intel Corp. ended 2022 with its worst financial results since the dot-com bust more than 20 years ago, thanks to a double whammy of a downturn in both PCs and data centers that isn’t going to turn aro...
What’s next for Bed Bath & Beyond after defaulting on its loans?
Troubled home-goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. disclosed in a filing Thursday that it was in default on loans that have been called in, sending its stock plunging. The filing comes just three...
Opinion: ‘Don’t just sit there, do something.’ The stock market is telling you to make some hard decisions with your money now.
I have always refrained from saying what legendary investor Sir John Templeton considered the four most dangerous words in investing: This time is different.” After months of talking to and reading th...
Bed Bath & Beyond Says Banks Have Cut Off Its Credit Lines
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. said it doesn’t have the funds to repay its banks after they determined the retailer has defaulted on its credit lines. The home-goods chain said Thursday it received a noti...
Mobileye Stock Gains After Blow-Out Earnings Show Growth in Self-Driving Cars
Car owners who want their vehicles to drive them around have been burned by years of overpromising by the auto industry. There are no truly self-driving cars. Autonomous-driving technology is getting ...
Curaleaf cutting 10% of staff as it exits three U.S. states
This story has been updated to provide correct figures for the number of states Curaleaf operates in; also the number of total employees at the company. Curaleaf said Thursday it has reduced its staff...
This recession indicator is close to the point of no return. But stocks historically rally if the Fed cuts and the economy still grows.
It’s way too early to proclaim a Goldilocks environment, even if major asset classes are at least pointing to a better chance of it. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.40% has gained 5% this year, and the tech-h...
IBM Earnings Top Expectations. Its Stock Is Falling.
IBM turned in strong financial results, with better-than-expected revenue, driven by the company’s software and infrastructure businesses. Its forecast of revenue was upbeat as well, but the outlook o...
Dow Inc. Warns of Weakness, to Lay Off 2,000 Workers as Earnings Fall
Chemicals giant Dow Inc. sees the global economy slowing down and is preparing for weakness by cutting costs and focusing on cash generation. That’s the right playbook for a weak operating environment...
Nokia Earnings Top Expectations. India is Powering Its 5G Growth.
Nokia stock climbed on Thursday after the Finnish telecommunications company beat analysts’ expectations for its fourth-quarter earnings and sales, as 5G installation in countries such as India underp...
Diageo sees 9.4% jump in organic net sales for first half as prices rise
Diageo PLC UK:DGE said Thursday that pretax profit rose in the first half of fiscal 2023, supported by better-than-expected sales volumes due to higher prices, and raised its dividend payout. The Lond...
STMicroelectronics revenue, profit jump on automotive, microcontrollers strength
STMicroelectronics NV on Thursday posted a surge in revenue and profit for the fourth quarter led by growth at its automotive and microcontrollers divisions. The European chip maker STM IT:STM said ne...
Opinion: 6 cheap stocks that famed value-fund manager Bill Nygren says can help you beat the market
These are tricky times in the stock market, so it pays to look to the best stock-fund managers for guidance on how to behave now. Veteran value investor Bill Nygren belongs in this camp, because the O...
IBM posts biggest annual sales increase in more than a decade, announces layoffs
International Business Machines Corp. increased revenue more than 6% in 2022, the biggest sales increase for Big Blue in more than a decade, but its stock fell in extended trading Wednesday. Chief Exe...
IBM’s layoffs aren’t helping the stock, as analysts still fret about cash flow
International Business Machines Corp. shares slumped Thursday after analysts picked apart Big Blue’s free cash flow results and outlook amid layoffs, and found a “mixed blessing” in the company’s driv...