Disappointing U.S. data has traders considering possibility of a half-point Fed rate hike in September

In the blink of an eye on Tuesday, the U.S. bond market’s focus shifted back toward fears of an unexpectedly sharp economic slowdown and away from persistently high inflation over the bulk of the trad...

Julian Robertson on how to make money — and avoid going bankrupt — in the stock market

Julian Robertson, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Tiger Management, has died at age 90. Robertson was a value-style investor who mentored, and invested with, a new generation of money managers a...

Tesla Cash Hoard Could Hit Half-Trillion by 2030. What That Money Could Do.

Text size Could Tesla really have $500 billion on its books at the end of 2030? One analysts believes its possible. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Tesla ’s cumulative free cash flow could amou...

Here’s how Palo Alto Networks stacks up against its main competitors

Shares of Palo Alto Networks soared as much as 12% on Aug. 23 after the network security company reported results for its fiscal fourth quarter and said it expected sales to increase by at least 25% i...

Intel Scores $30 Billion Deal With Brookfield to Fund Chip Factories

Text size Intel’s deal with Brookfield will give it majority ownership of two new chip factories. Courtesy Intel Corporation Intel is turning to financial engineering to fund its chip-making amb...

Bill Ackman says fast-food chains are an inflationary shield. Here’s two he likes, and one he just sold.

A cautious session is ahead for Tuesday, following the worst smackdown since June for major indexes. That’s as an increasing number of investors see the Fed pivoting from rate hikes to be a tall order...

‘You don’t want to die at your desk sending an email.’ Beyond the numbers, are you ready to retire?

Nancy Schlossberg attended a retirement party for a colleague, and afterward heard people remarking how the guest of honor should have retired years before because she was “so old.” “People were sayin...

Walmart ordered to pay Oregon man $4.4 million for racial profiling

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was racially profiled and harassed by a Walmart employee at a P...

When Is Tesla’s Stock Split, and What Does It Mean for Investors?

Tesla will split its stock this week, the latest megacap company to divide its highly priced shares this year in a bid to make them more accessible to investors. Stock splits have declined in populari...

Berkshire Hathaway Could Owe Billions on Stock Gains Under the New Tax Law

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, likes holding favorite stocks forever. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has long said that his favorite i...

Palo Alto Networks stock leaps following strong outlook that CEO terms ‘prudent’

Palo Alto Networks Inc. shares surged in the extended session Monday after the cybersecurity company not only said its forecast, which topped Wall Street estimates, was “prudent” given macroeconomic u...

Palo Alto Networks Stock Soars on Strong Earnings and Three-for-One Stock Split

Text size Palo Alto Networks has followed other high-profile tech companies in splitting its stock. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Demonstrating the continued strong demand for cybersecurity software, Pa...

Nvidia stock will be solely a data-center story for the foreseeable future

Nvidia Corp. was built on videogames, but for the rest of the year at least, investors and analysts won’t be concerned with gaming when pricing the stock. Nvidia NVDA, -4.57% cut its revenue forecast ...

Get Ready for a Tough September in markets.

Text size The S&P 500 has averaged a 1% loss in September—dating back to 1928—its worst month of the year. NYSE The stock market’s worst month—September—is approaching. This one could be particula...

Ford Confirms Layoffs, Says It Is Cutting About 3,000 Jobs

Updated Aug. 22, 2022 4:58 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Ford Motor confirmed Monday it is laying off roughly 3,000 white-collar and contract employees, marking the latest in its efforts to slas...

Apple workers tell CEO Tim Cook: ‘We demand location-flexible work’

The self-styled solidarity group AppleTogether launched a petition Monday demanding a more flexible work policy in response to the company’s return-to-office mandate. “We demand that Apple allows each...

SmileDirectClub Doesn’t Have Much Time to Straighten Itself Out

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These cannabis stocks could benefit from adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany

While it’s too early to predict winners and losers among U.S. and Canadian cannabis companies, some of these players are expected to see a boost in sales as Germany moves toward nationwide legalizatio...

Buy Tesla Stock Because It’s ‘Christmas in August’

Text size A Tesla, Inc. electric vehicle departs after charging at supercharger location in Hawthorne, California Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A Tesla bull is a little more bullish after the...

AMC’s ‘APEs’ start trading today — what will the potential windfall mean for the meme stock and cinema chain?

AMC Entertainment’s AMC Preferred Equity Units, or APEs, could open the door to substantial additional capital for the meme stock darling when they start trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday....

Ford Stock Falls on $1.7 Billion Verdict in Fatal Truck Rollover. Ford to Appeal.

Text size A large jury award against Ford has investors nervous Monday. Scott Olson/Getty Images Ford Motor stock was falling in premarket trading Monday because of a potentially large legal bill. A j...

Once offering the worst return on Wall Street, cash is now looking like the best asset to own, says Morgan Stanley

Stock sellers are ready to pick up where they left off on Friday, as the market appears to be is waking up from its August slumber with a vengeance. As Goldman Sach’s chief U.S. equity strategist Davi...

Warren Buffett’s Likely Successor Owns Little Stock in Berkshire Hathaway

Text size Greg Abel, center, during a shareholders shopping day ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in April. Dan Brouillette/Bloomberg Ownership of Berkshire Hathaway stock is a big part o...

‘The pause has meant everything:’ What happens to borrowers — and the economy — if Biden lets student loan payments resume in September

There’s less than two weeks until the latest pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on Aug. 31. No need to tell Cassie Smith. The chance of restarted payments are “a looming rain clou...

Cineworld Says Considering Chapter 11 Filing in U.S.

Text size Cineworld said Regal theaters were “open for business as usual and continue to welcome guests and members.” Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Cineworld Group , the owner of Regal C...

4 Energy Stocks That Climbed as Gasoline Prices Fell

Text size Kinder Morgan storage tanks in Wilmington, Calif. The comany’s stock can offer stability. Bing Guan/Bloomberg The price of gasoline has been falling steadily for over two months, and w...

Giant Fund Sells Apple, Tesla, Microsoft Stock. It Bought Walmart.

Text size An Apple Store. PSP Investments cut its Apple position in the second quarter. Getty Images A giant Canadian pension recently made substantial changes in its U.S.-traded investments. Public S...

Airlines pushed by labor unions to spend money on hiring rather than on stock buybacks

DALLAS (AP) — Labor unions are pressuring U.S. airlines not to buy back their own stock but instead spend the money on hiring more workers and fixing problems that caused widespread flight delays and ...

WeWork founder Adam Neumann’s latest venture meets with social-media skepticism

It’s been either an ugly week or a fantastic week for WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, depending on who’s doing the talking. For Neumann, his new residential real estate company called Flow drew a heft...

Twitter Warns Staff of Potential Cuts to Employee Bonuses

Twitter warned staff that the size of bonus payments this year was at risk because of financial difficulties, adding to belt-tightening measures tech companies are implementing during an economic down...

Amazon Among Bidders for Signify Health

Amazon.com Inc. is among the bidders for healthcare company Signify Health Inc., joining other heavy hitters vying in an auction for the home-health services provider, according to people familiar wit...