Why GM and Ford Stocks Have Driven Off Course

Are high gas prices and rising interest rates hitting demand for gas-guzzlers? Sales data don’t offer much of an answer these days, leaving investors to fear the worst. On Monday, Ford Motor reported ...

Carvana, First Solar, Generac and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Carvana (CVNA) – Carvana was downgraded to “sector perform” from “outperform” at RBC Capital Markets, with the price...

Bear market rally setting stage for correction: Morgan Stanley warns

A major Wall Street firm is on correction watch. Despite the latest market bounce, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is bracing for an S&P 500 decline of at least 13% between now and September. W...

Ford’s first quarter sales fall 17% as automaker battles chip shortage

An employee works on the 40 millionth Ford Motor Co. F-Series truck on the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant on January 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images ...

Twitter, Tesla, Starbucks and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter shares soared 26.1% in the premarket after a Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed that Tesla CEO Elon M...

3 Energy Companies That Should Buy Back Stock: Analyst

Text size High oil prices have left producers awash in cash. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil-and-gas companies are pumping out billions of dollars in cash because of high commodity prices. Many of them...

Buy Micron Stock. The Chip Stock Deserves Better.

Micron Technology gets no respect on Wall Street. Investors tend to think of Micron, and memory chip makers generally, as providers of interchangeable commodity parts, tech’s version of wheat or froze...

Howard Schultz Is Back as Starbucks CEO. Here’s His To-Do List.

On Monday, Howard Schultz is expected to step into a familiar role—slated to lead a town hall meeting with employees of Starbucks Corp., the coffee chain he built into a neighborhood cafe across the w...

How Starbucks Changed Under Departing CEO Kevin Johnson

The chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp. is stepping down Monday, after half a decade running the world’s largest coffee chain. Kevin Johnson oversaw a period of growth followed by a volatile co...

Tesla Proposes a Dividend (Not Really). TJX and PNC Announce Payout Hikes (for Real).

Tesla’s proposed ‘dividend’ was really a proposed stock split. Here, a Tesla manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Text size Tesla was among the hand...

Should I buy Citigroup shares ahead of first-quarter earnings results?

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) shares have weakened more than 10% since the beginning of the 2022 year, and the current price stands at $52.33. Citigroup is scheduled to announce first-quarter earnings resu...

Missed the Dip in Stocks? Where to Find Yields of 3% to 6%.

I sneezed, and missed the buying opportunity in stocks. The S&P 500 was down 13% at one point this year. It ended the first quarter with a loss of just 4.6%, including dividends. But all of the ba...

Home Builders Are the Cheapest Stocks Around. Is It Time to Buy?

Construction workers on a Toll Brothers home in Boca Raton, Fla. Toll and other home builders currently trade near book value. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Text size The housing market is still robust, but...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF Cut to Negative At Morningstar

Updated at 10:39 am EST Ark Innovation  (ARKK) – Get ARK Innovation ETF Report edged higher Friday, outpacing gains for the broader Nasdaq Composite, following a downgrade from Morningstar for s...

These 3 Energy Companies Should Buy Back Stock, Analyst Says

Text size High oil prices have left producers awash in cash. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil-and-gas companies are pumping out billions of dollars in cash because of high commodity prices. Many of them...

Tesla Deliveries Met Wall Street Estimates. Here’s What Comes Next for Shares.

Tesla reported first-quarter deliveries in line with expectations. Here, new Tesla cars sit in front of a Tesla dealership in Corte Madera, Calif., last year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Text size Te...

Your 401(k) Statement Will Soon Have Lifetime Income Estimates. What to Know.

Participants in 401(k)s should begin seeing a “lifetime income illustration” on their statements this year, getting an estimate of how much guaranteed monthly income their current account balance woul...

Micron Deserves Better. Why the Stock Is a Buy

Micron Technology gets no respect on Wall Street. Investors tend to think of Micron, and memory chip makers generally, as providers of interchangeable commodity parts, tech’s version of wheat or froze...

Chewy Stock Drops As Quarterly Earnings Miss| Investor’s Business Daily

Chewy stock dropped Wednesday, which follows its fourth-quarter earnings report late Tuesday that missed analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines, as operating conditions in certain areas deterio...

GameStop, Apple, BlackBerry and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: GameStop (GME) – GameStop plans to seek shareholder approval to boost the number of shares outstanding in order to enable a stock split. The v...

These 10 S&P 500 Stocks Have Solid Dividends, Not Just Big Buybacks

Last week’s Income Investing column focused on shareholder yield, which combines dividends with stock buybacks, by sector. This week, Barron’s decided to drill down and look at the shareholder yields ...

Walgreens Earnings Top Estimates but Its Outlook Crushes the Stock.

Text size Walgreens delivers a second-quarter earnings beat. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance tumbled Thursday after investors were disappo...

Paychex beat earnings expectations by 10% but the price is overvalued

Paychex Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) beat Q3-2022 earnings expectations by 10%. The performance reflected strong growth in revenues and income. The share price gained 6.36%, from $128 to $136 on the announcemen...

Should I buy JPMorgan shares ahead of first-quarter earnings results?

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) shares have weakened more than 15% since the beginning of the 2022 year, and the current price stands at $136.31. JPMorgan is scheduled to announce first-quarter ea...

AMD Stock Slides After Barclays Downgrade, Price Target Cut

Updated at 12:34 pm EST Advanced Micro Devices  (AMD) – Get Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Report shares slumped lower Thursday after analysts at Barclays downgraded the chipmaker, citing looming ...

Walgreens, AMD, Dell and more

A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday tradin...

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Q2 2022 earnings

A person enters a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday announced fiscal sec...

RH, Lululemon Earnings Top Views, But Upscale Retailers Diverge| Investor’s Business Daily

Upscale retailers RH and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) reported better-than-expected earnings late Tuesday but sales that slightly missed expectations. RH stock fell sharply Wednesday, while LULU stock j...

Apple reportedly wants to handle its own financial services, and partners’ stocks paid the price

Apple Inc. has increasing ambitions in financial technology as it explores ways to participate in the financial-services industry more directly, according to a Wednesday report. The company is develop...

Biden Proposed Stock Buyback Restrictions. What Advisors Need to Know.

This year has seen plenty of high-profile announcements of stock buybacks. Amazon  enacted a $10 billion repurchase program while General Electric set its own at $3 billion. Later, Alibaba announced t...

UiPath stock drops 20% after outlook falls short of Wall Street expectations

UiPath Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday after the “software robot” provider’s weaker-than-expected outlook overshadowed a beat of Wall Street’s quarterly results estimates. UiPath...