Electric truck start-up Rivian Automotive is getting into convertibles? Well, yes—but not the kind of convertibles car buyers think of when they hear the word. Rivian (ticker: RIVN) is raising more ca...
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FIS walks back Worldpay merger, will spin off its merchant business
Financial-technology company Fidelity National Information Services Inc. plans to spin off its merchant business, the company announced Monday. FIS FIS, -15.21%, which announced a “comprehensive asses...
Bed Bath & Beyond to Shut Down Canadian Stores in Bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s Canadian division will shut down its stores under court protection after the company received an unusual lifeline earlier this week to save its U.S. operations from bankru...
Disney Plans to Reinstate Its Dividend and Cut 7,000 Jobs. Nelson Peltz Declares Victory.
Walt Disney stock jumped after the entertainment company topped earnings expectations, while also announcing it was planning to cut jobs and reinstate its its dividend. Disney (ticker: DIS) reported n...
Disney Plans to Reinstate Its Dividend and Cut 7,000 Jobs. The Stock Jumps.
Walt Disney stock jumped on Wednesday after the entertainment giant topped earnings expectations, while also announcing it was planning to cut jobs and reinstate its its dividend. Disney reported non-...
The Fed’s Interest-Rate Hikes Seem to Be Working. Here’s How You Can Tell.
The Federal Reserve faces another big decision this coming week. Markets expect it to hike rates by a quarter of a percentage point, a marked slowdown as inflation cools. But another metric also sugge...
What’s ahead for Verizon? After a dismal 2022, it’s time to hear the turnaround plan.
Verizon Communications Inc.’s fourth-quarter results aren’t a big mystery, but the company’s path forward comes with plenty of question marks. Chief Executive Hans Vestberg already disclosed that Veri...
Party City Files for Bankruptcy. Why the Party Won’t Stop for Other Retailers.
Party City ‘s decadeslong jamboree is coming to an end, now that the retailer has filed for bankruptcy protection following years of weak financial results. The company said it filed for voluntary cha...
SmileDirectClub stock rallies on cost cuts, workforce ‘realignment’
Shares of SmileDirectClub Inc. rallied after hours on Tuesday after the oral-care company said it planned a round of cost cuts and a “realignment” of its workforce — even as its sales forecasts came u...
Cisco layoffs begin with hundreds of job cuts in California and more expected
Cisco Systems Inc. has begun previously announced layoffs, cutting nearly 700 jobs in Silicon Valley last month, according to filings with the state of California this week. Cisco executives announced...
GE Healthcare will join S&P 500 as soon as it begins trading
GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. will be an S&P 500 stock as soon as it officially exists. General Electric Co. GE, -1.05% expects to spin off its healthcare arm into a separately traded company on...
Micron’s recovery from ‘worst memory downturn in 13 years’ will take time, analyst says
Micron Technology Inc.’s results and outlook show the memory-chip market is probably at its worst downturn in 13 years and analysts expect the bounce back may take a while. Late Wednesday, Micron MU, ...
Micron Sees Late ’23 Memory Rebound. But It’s Cutting Staff And Trimming CapEx.
Micron Technology posted soft results for its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 1, but the chip maker projected a sharp improvement in conditions for the memory market in the second half of the company’...
GE HealthCare Is Going Independent. This Is Where the Stock Should Trade.
Text size GE HealthCare should generate about $3.3 billion in Ebitda for all of 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images To start 2023, investors will have a choice to invest in a brand new $18 billion co...
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...
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...
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country in the supply chain that built the world’s most valuable company, say people ...
Berkshire Scores Big With Japanese Investments. Currency Hedge Is Key.
One of Berkshire Hathaway ‘s bigger investment scores in recent years was the purchase of a group of five Japanese trading companies that now are showing an estimated profit of about $4 billion on an ...
Microsoft Gets a Buy Rating. Artificial Intelligence Could Be a Game Changer.
Microsoft ‘s investment in artificial intelligence is underappreciated by the market, according to analysts at Davidson which has initiated coverage of the technology giant with a Buy rating. Microsof...