Toyota Changing EV Strategy in Bid to Catch Tesla: Report. It’s Way Behind.

Toyota Motor has been slow to develop all-battery electric models. Now it wants to pick up the pace, as it tries to keep pace with Tesla and other EV makers, and suppliers will be key to its efforts. ...

Tesla’s approval rating sinks into negative territory, survey finds

Tesla’s approval rating has fallen fast, according to one survey. Yes, automakers have approval ratings like politicians. At least, U.K.-based research firm YouGov treats them as if they do. YouGov co...

Rivian Pauses Its Electric Van Tie-Up With Mercedes

Rivian Automotive has paused its joint venture to build commercial vans with Mercedes-Benz Group in Europe just three months after it was announced. The electric-vehicle maker, whose stock has collaps...

Horizon Therapeutics, Coupa Software, Rivian, and More Stock Market Movers

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Rivian says it won’t go forward with Mercedes-Benz deal three months after agreeing to it

Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Monday said it won’t go forward with a plan to make electric vans in Europe with Mercedes-Benz, just three months after agreeing to the pact. “As we evaluat...

Novozymes and Chr. Hansen agree deal to merge

Danish biotechnology companies Novozymes AS NZYM.B, -13.67% and Chr. Hansen Holding AS CHR, +23.64% said Monday they have agreed to merge, creating a biological solutions provider with combined annual...

Giant Fund Dumps Carnival Stock, Buys Snap, Warner Bros., and Baker Hughes

One of the largest public funds in the world recently made major changes in its U.S.-traded equity investments. National Pension Service of South Korea exited its investment in cruise giant Carnival (...

Gas prices are now lower than at this time last year. Could they fall below $3 a gallon in the months ahead?

Gas prices on Thursday were slightly less on average than they did one year ago — with a slim one-cent margin — but experts say there could be cheaper gas in the weeks and month to come. Thursday’s na...

These money and investing tips can fill your portfolio with holiday cheer

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One company could determine if U.S. corporate profits rise to a record next year

As Wall Street looks toward 2023, earnings growth for the companies that make up the S&P 500 index could hinge on just one of them: Amazon.com Inc. Amazon AMZN, -1.39%, the online retail giant who...

Paccar, Deere, and 10 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Paccar said it will boost its regular dividend to 25 cents a share. Dreamstime Carrier Global, Deere , Zoetis , and Paccar were among the many large U.S. companies that declared dividend inc...

Netflix Stock Has Lost Almost Half Its Value. Why It Could Make a 2023 Comeback.

Netflix has had a tough run this year. But a number of Wall Street analysts are confident for a recovery in 2023, piling up bullish ratings on the stock. On Friday, Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall u...

You’re Hired! No Interview Required in Tight Labor Market

Listen to article (2 minutes) Some employers racing to snap up workers in the tight labor market are omitting a step once considered crucial to hiring: the job interview. United Parcel Service Inc. ha...

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Buys Up More Howard Hughes Stock

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. Subsequen...

More Economic Signs Point to a Recession and Higher Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve’s heavily telegraphed move to slow its pace of monetary-policy tightening next week risks sending a message to markets that the central bank is well on its way to reining in inflat...

Tech Stocks Could Keep Falling but IAC Stock Already Looks Like a Buy

With the Nasdaq Composite down more than 30% over the past 12 months, almost every tech stock is cheaper than a year ago, and there is temptation to bottom-fish. There’s a big difference between cheap...

Buy Regal Rexnord Stock. The Industrial Company’s Shares Could Gain 40%.

Zigging when everyone is zagging can be a good strategy, even if it means some short-term pain. That appears to be the case with Regal Rexnord whose stock looks like a buy following a recent selloff. ...

Survival Lessons From Past Tech Downturns

People who have been in the tech industry long enough to remember its previous major downturns have a message for those facing the current one: Decisions made now will determine who survives—and lay t...

If the bulls really were in control, these stock market sectors would be leaders right now

It’s still a bear market, according to the U.S. stock market’s sector relative strength rankings. That’s because the sectors that typically do the best at the end of bear markets have been laggards of...

The Block CEO showed ‘serious lack of judgment’ in taking loans from FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried and not disclosing them

The fallout from the implosion of FTX continues, with crypto publication The Block on Friday announcing that Michael McCaffrey has stepped down as its chief executive officer after failing to disclose...

Netflix, Workday, Costco, Caterpillar and more: These stocks are Cowen’s favorites for 2023

Across the market, Cowen & Co. analysts see undervalued stocks. They rolled out their individual best picks late in the week, highlighting their takes on compelling plays in healthcare, technology...

Boeing Retires the 747, and the Age of Jumbo Jets

The Boeing 747 has retired. The jets still fly—but new ones won’t be built. On Tuesday, the last 747 rolled off an Everett, Wash. assembly line. This is no surprise. CEO Dave Calhoun said in July 2020...

TSMC Makes a $40 Billion Bet on U.S.-Made Chips. Don’t Declare Victory Yet.

This past Tuesday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it would expand its investments in Arizona to more than $40 billion—from its initial $12 billion commitment. TSMC’s first Arizona f...

As Carvana Plunges, Consider These 5 Car Dealer Stocks

It was a bad week for Carvana —and a bad week for used-car dealers. But some auto-dealer stocks might still be worth buying. After falling almost 40% this past week, Carvana (ticker: CVNA) is off an i...

16 Stocks That Can Survive a Triple Whammy

Investors are looking ahead to 2023—and with a cautious eye. Inflation is still mighty high and coming down exceedingly slowly, despite signs that it has peaked. Interest rates are climbing, and Fed o...

Here’s what resolves the big mystery on why older Americans have left the workforce

One of the many challenges facing the Federal Reserve is that the labor force participation rate is still lower than it was before the pandemic. The fewer workers in the jobs market, the more wages wi...

Dow on verge of a ‘golden cross,’ even as BlackRock predicts historic recession

Despite worries about inflation and an impending recession, there is at least one sign that some bullish market technical analysts might latch onto. An upbeat golden cross appears to be forming in the...

CVS Wants to Be a Healthcare Provider. So Why Doesn’t It Have Any Doctors?

Late last year, CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch unveiled a new strategy: Rather than remain simply a pit stop for toilet paper and flu shots, CVS stores would become a place that Americans—particularly old...

The Stock Market Had a Terrible Week—and Now the Fed Meeting Is on Tap

Things tend to slow down for the holidays. The stock market isn’t there yet. With Christmas just a couple of weeks away, it’s easy to look ahead to candy canes, caroling, and presents under the tree, ...

GE Healthcare Plans to Reduce Debt and Costs, Pursue Tuck-In Acquisitions

General Electric Co.’s healthcare division plans to cut debt, bring down costs and pursue tuck-in acquisitions after its spinoff in early January, finance chief Helmut Zodl said Thursday at an investo...

Legal Pressure Grows on FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

Legal difficulties are mounting for Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX—and it doesn’t seem to be limited to the crypto exchange’s collapse last month. FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov...

Costco stock falls after hours as retailer’s earnings disappoint, online sales fall

Costco Wholesale Corp. stock fell less than 1% in the extended session Thursday after the retailer missed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal first quarter and online sales dropped. Costco COST, -...