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...

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...

Alphabet and 7 More Stocks Wall Street Loves That Aren’t Too Pricey

Ninety-four percent of the analysts who follow Alphabet, Google’s parent company, rate it at Buy. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size Investors usually have to pay up to get high-quality stock...

Solar Stocks Surge After Energy Bill Gets Backing From Sen. Manchin

Text size Sen. Joe Manchin said he supported a spending package that includes funding for energy and climate programs. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Solar stocks were surging Thursday after Sen. Joe Manc...

What I learned when I took a corporate job after 20 years of working for myself

When I was 30, I quit my job as a lawyer to become a freelance writer, following a dream I’d had since I was a kid. At the time, I had sold two articles to magazines (Cosmopolitan and Bride’s) and bui...

Opinion: ‘I see buying opportunities.’ How this stock trader with 40 years of experience makes money in a bear market

Howard Kornstein, a professional trader with more than 40 years’ experience in stocks, options and futures, developed and fine-tuned his strategies while facing every imaginable market environment. He...

Wall Street’s favorite stock sector has potential upside of 43% as we enter the second half of 2022

At the midpoint of 2022, investors are looking at a remarkable change in stock valuations. The S&P 500 SPX has declined 20%, but the benchmark index’s forward price-to-earnings valuation has falle...

Oracle Stock Looks Like a Buy Even in a Recession

Text size Oracle expects its cloud business to grow at least 30% in its next fiscal year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Amid a devilish brew of rising rates, high inflation, and recession fears, the tec...

Roku, Tesla, and Other Cathie Wood Favorites Are Falling

Text size Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood. Courtesy of ARK Cathie Wood’s $12 billion flagship exchange-traded fund was falling again in Monday trading. It is another sign that “innovation stocks” such as R...

Schlumberger, Shell, SunRun, and 3 Other Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

These 19 large-cap stocks have now dropped at least 60% from their 52-week highs

The latest inflation figures on June 10 were worse than expected and the effect on stock prices was brutal. A list of stocks in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 Index that have fallen at least 60% f...

6 Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

Elon Musk says workers should return to the office or quit. It’s a big gamble: ‘Tesla is kick-starting its own local Great Resignation’

Elon Musk is giving his employees an ultimatum. Tesla’s  TSLA, -2.36% chief executive officer and founder responded Thursday to an apparent leaked email that called on employees to return to the offic...

Opinion: 5 large companies that will emerge from the tech wreck as even more fearsome

The Nasdaq Composite Index’s rebound after seven weeks of losses restored some faith in technology stocks. After all, more than half of Nasdaq-member companies were until recently down 50% or more fro...

The Great Resistance is here. Companies and employees are in a battle of wills over returning to the office.

Amy Faust Liggayu, 32, a market-research project manager based in Tinley Park, Ill., and mother of a 7-month-old son, never imagined she would have a life where she could spend five days a week with h...

Stock futures gain as Wall Street looks to snap 8-week losing streak

U.S. stock-index futures gained late Sunday, after Wall Street last week sank to is longest losing streak since 1932. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, +0.71% were recently up about 200 point...

Tesla Loses Top Spot in Cathie Wood’s Flagship Fund. Roku Is the New No. 1.

Cathie Wood, founder of ARK Invest, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in California. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Text size ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood is a long-time Tesla...

As Ark’s flagship fund plunges 76% from its peak, Cathie Wood still views her stocks as residing in ‘deep value territory’

The wheels have really come off the wagon of the stock market and Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has, arguably, seen the most dramatic fall from its parabolic rise, amid the current downdraft in markets. Ho...

Oil prices are surging — these eight stocks are still bargains for long-term investors

The combination of underinvestment in new oil wells and rising demand underscores what might be a long period of high prices for energy commodities. Meanwhile, many oil and gas stocks are still tradin...

2 Stocks to Buy Amid Tech’s Wreckage

Text size Tens of billions of investors’ capital has been vaporized inside some top tech hedge funds. It could be the quickest collapse of dollar value in hedge fund history. Dreamstime Warren Buffett...

Consider These Signs When Deciding Whether to Wade Into the Market

Text size Some strategists see more pain ahead for global stocks even as they plan for better days. Dreamstime The hesitancy to buy this dip in global stocks is real. Whether it’s concern that the Fed...

Carvana, Robinhood and Teladoc Stock Give Way to Old-School Rivals. Here’s When It Might Be Safe to Buy.

Text size Carvana’s stock has fallen nearly 80% in the past 12 months. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images It’s new school versus old school, and the new school doesn’t stand a chance. No, we’re not talking...

These stocks soared during the pandemic, and then crashed. Ten are now expected to double in price.

A screen of stocks that popped during the coronavirus pandemic highlights dozens that have crashed. But some are considered worthy of purchase by a majority of analysts. You might want to keep an eye ...

Many tech stocks that have crashed are still too expensive to buy

I came across this list of crashed big cap tech stocks on Twitter on April 23: I’ve analyzed every one of those stocks over the last year. When thousands of stocks are down 70%-80% or even 90%, there ...

These 21 large-cap stocks have now crashed at least 50%

Stocks soured on April 26, with major declines for broad indexes that underlined what a difficult year it has been, so far, for technology stocks. Below is a list of 21 large-cap stocks that have drop...

Cathie Wood’s Flagship Fund Is Down 45% This Year. Money Is Still Flowing In.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund keeps falling, but investors aren’t jumping ship. Shares of the popular ETF, which is known by its ticker ARKK, have declined 45% so far in 2022—inclu...

Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are Hours for Easter Monday 2022.

Text size Dreamstime U.S. investors eager to trade after the holiday weekend will have plenty of news to digest, thanks to corporate earnings. More than 100 companies are slated to report this week—an...

This is how much you made if you bought into the oil crash 2 years ago

If you want to retire rich, the late, great Dan Bunting has some advice for you. “Always buy the market (i.e., stocks or even just the index) after a spectacular bankruptcy,” my old friend Bunting, a ...

Three value stocks that can provide safety as interest rates rise

Stocks have been on a rocky road this year, as investors have tried to anticipate every possible move by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Value strategies have held up better than growth strat...

12 stocks in clean energy, fossil fuels and uranium expected to keep soaring — up to 79% from here

The tragedy in Ukraine is having an economic effect on people all over the world as energy prices rise and other supply sources are disrupted. For investors, the day-to-day action is unpredictable. Bu...

Dow falls nearly 600 points as Russia says it will begin attacks on Kyiv

U.S. stocks traded lower near midday Tuesday as Russia stepped up attacks on Ukraine and warned it would begin “high-precision” strikes on the capital, Kyiv, as its invasion enters a sixth day. What’s...

Oil Is Surging. Why Oil Stocks Are Down.

Text size Oil prices are higher, but concerns about economic growth are weighing on oil stocks. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil prices soared on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine. But oil stocks were ...