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Nvidia Investor Day: What It Means for the Stock
Text size Shares of Nvidia have risen roughly 14% in the past month. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nvidia kicks off its investor day at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, following a follow a keynote spe...
Warren Buffett’s Deal for Alleghany Is Great for Berkshire, So-So for Alleghany
Berkshire Hathaway ’s agreement to buy insurer Alleghany for $11.6 billion looks like an excellent deal for Berkshire, but only a so-so one for Alleghany. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK. A and BRK. B...
The Boeing 737 Crash Isn’t Worrying the Market. How We Know.
Text size A China Eastern Airlines Corp. passenger aircraft at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg A plane crash in China has clearly shaken investor confidence in Boeing . S...
Carson Block’s Latest Short Target Is a Columbia Law Professor
A federal criminal investigation into short sellers has spawned a behind-the-scenes feud between a law professor whose research is helping to guide prosecutors and one of the most prominent investors ...
NerdWallet and SoFi CEOs Bought Up Stock on the Dip
Text size NerdWallet’s app Courtesy NerdWallet Shares of companies pointed at the personal-financial space have been pummeled far worse than the broader market, but their chief executives are bu...
AMC Stock Rises After GameStop Earnings. What It Says About the Meme Trade.
Text size Meme stock GameStop posted a surprise quarterly loss. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A number of familiar “meme” stocks were on the move Friday after GameStop —the most popular meme stock ...
Lam Research Trades at a Discount. Citi Adds the Stock to Its U.S. Focus List.
Text size An employee makes a chip at a factory. AFP via Getty Images Semiconductor manufacturer Lam Research , down more than 25% in 2022, was added to Citi’s U.S. Focus List based on valuation and t...
Self Driving Stock TuSimple Jumps On a Kind Of New Buy Rating.
Text size TuSimple provides self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks Courtesy of TuSimple Shares of TuSimple Holdings , a provider of technology for self-driving vehicles, are up in Thursday trad...
Delta Might Buy 737 MAX Jets. That Would Be a Big Win for Boeing.
Text size Delta shares are down about 28% from their 52-week highs. Investors are waiting for air traffic to recover from the pandemic. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images Delta Air Lines is considering...
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Sets a Record. Buffett Can Thank Occidental, Not Apple.
Text size Shares of Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett, hit an all-time high. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc The Sage of Omaha just can’t keep his hands off Occidental Petroleum ...
Alibaba and JD.com Stocks Fall Back After Historic Gains. What Comes Next?
Text size Alibaba stock notched its best-ever one-day gains on Wednesday. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Investors in Chinese stocks, long-accustomed to pain, have just seen an astonishing turnaround. What come...
GameStop Earnings Are Today. Don’t Expect to Learn Much About Its New Strategy.
Text size Wall Street analysts expect GameStop to report fourth-quarter sales of $2.16 billion Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images GameStop is set to report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the marke...
Tesla, EV Stock Valuations Make No Sense. Time to Recalibrate.
Text size A man plugs in his electric vehicle for charging Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images Wild trading, due to a plethora of issues, has made it nearly impossible to track valuation of electri...
Berkshire Hathaway Again Boosts Its Stake in Occidental Petroleum
Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway continued to add to its large stake in Occidental Petroleum in recent days and now holds a $7.2 billio...
American Airlines stock surges toward biggest gain in more than a year after carrier raises revenue outlook
Shares of airline operators enjoyed a broad rally Tuesday, after a number of major carriers raised their revenue guidance, and as a further pullback in crude oil prices helped soothe concerns over ris...
Drone Maker’s Stock Jumps On U.S. Assistance to Ukraine
Text size An AeroVironment drone. Most of the company’s business is in defense. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Stock in the defense supplier AeroVironment is jumping Wednesday as President Joe Bide...
Lockheed Martin Stock Dips After Report U.S. Is Buying Fewer F-35s Jets
Text size The U.S. military has ordered some 2,400 F-35 jets. Above, F-35C Lightning II planes based in California fly in formation. Shannon E. Renfroe/ Navy Public Affairs Support Element West / Lock...
Tesla Plant Halted by Covid. The Stock Rises Because There Also Is Good News.
Text size An aerial view of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Tesla is halting production at its Shanghai plant for a couple of days. It isn’t because of parts shortages. Tes...
Alibaba Stock Is Really Hurting. Why It Might Not Bounce Back Any Time Soon.
Text size Shares of Alibaba have notched massive declines. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Investors in Alibaba are used to pain. But the stock is really hurting this time, with it on track for a 27% ...
Chinese EV Stocks NIO, XPeng and Li Auto Sink Again. What’s Wrong? Everything.
Text size LI Auto via Weibo Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese electric-vehicle producers were tumbling again Monday, leaving shareholders reeling. A couple of issues seem to loom larger in investors’ mind...
Tesla Stock Drops Again as Issues Start to Pile Up
Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul – Pool/Getty Images Tesla shares are lower again, adding to Friday’s significant decline, as investors weigh the impact of another tweet from CEO Elo...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Holds $6.9 Billion of Occidental Petroleum After Recent Buys
Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway continued its aggressive purchases of the shares of Occidental Petroleum this week, lifting its stake...
Norway’s Central Bank Sells Apple Stock. It Bought Nvidia, Plug Power, and NIO.
Text size The iPhone 13 displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store Spencer Platt/Getty Images Norway’s central bank recently trimmed its exposure to iPhones, and increased investments in the ecosystem ...
XPeng Launches New EV in Europe. It’s Low-Priced Competition for Tesla Model 3.
Text size Xpeng P5 Courtesy Xpeng Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng is pushing further into Europe, selling another vehicle model in multiple countries. The coming car is XPeng’s new, low-priced se...
NIO Stock Trading Debut in Hong Kong Ends With a Thud
Text size Pedestrians walk past a Nio Inc. showroom in Beijing, China Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Stock in Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO is now listed on two stock exchanges: The New York Stock Exchange...
Rivian stock falls more than 12% after EV maker loses more than $2 billion, trims production targets
An earlier version of this report had incorrect quarterly loss figures for Rivian. It has been corrected. Rivian Automotive Inc. lost more than $2 billion in the fourth quarter, saying that supply-cha...
DocuSign Stock Tumbles as Outlook Again Falls Short
Text size DocuSign’s adjusted profit was a penny a share better than expected. Courtesy of DocuSign DocuSign shares are falling hard after the digital signature software company provided disappo...
DocuSign stock has lost its pandemic gains, and is plunging again after weak forecast
The pandemic gains for DocuSign Inc. shares have already disappeared, and the stock is still moving lower. DocuSign DOCU, -4.25% shares sank more than 15% in after-hours trading Thursday, following an...
Oracle stock drops after earnings fall short of Wall Street’s forecast
Oracle Corp. shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the database-software company’s earnings missed Wall Street estimates. Oracle ORCL, +0.72% shares fell as much as 8% after hours, follo...
Rivian’s Earnings Are Thursday. Here’s What To Expect.
Text size Courtesy of Rivian Electric truck startup Rivian Automotive will report fourth-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon. Trading in the stock following the report should be wild. Investors better...
Deere, Hershey and More Stocks to Buy to Combat Food Inflation
The highest inflation in decades is hitting consumers and rippling through the food industry, from farm equipment to packaged food, grocers, and restaurants. At-home food costs climbed 8.6% and out-of...