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America’s New Energy Crisis – WSJ
America is wrestling with the worst energy crisis in nearly five decades, a period of high prices and limited supply. What makes this crisis different than the troubles that roiled the country in the ...
Exxon Skips Its Victory Lap
More than a year after an activist investor-led shake-up, Exxon Mobil has ticked a lot of boxes to endear itself to its shareholders. Now, the company is on a broader charm offensive. Exxon Mobil on F...
Whatever you’re feeling now about stocks is normal bear-market grief — and the worst is yet to come
Stock investors have a lot more grieving to do before the bear market breathes its last. According to the five stages of bear market grief, which I addressed in mid-May, we’re currently at stage three...
U.S. inflation surges again and stays at 40-year high, key price gauge shows
The numbers: A key gauge of U.S. inflation rose a sharp 1% in June, led by higher fuel prices, in a sign that price pressures in the economy are still intense and unlikely to relent quickly. The incre...
Intel earnings slammed on Wall Street: ‘Such a disconnect between the company’s optimism and the current reality’
Intel Corp. drew sharp criticism from analysts after the company reported results that were disappointing on many fronts, indicating a storm of macroeconomic, competitive, and execution challenges. Th...
When will the Fed stop raising interest rates? The ‘terminal rate’ may still be far off
The U.S. economy is somewhere in the middle of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hiking saga to tame inflation, but people already want to know where the story ends. That’s what’s getting discussed ...
Have retirement savers been fooled by the bull market?
Today in Weird Retirement News: 75% of those currently saving through a workplace plan, such as a 401(k), are apparently expecting to make it through their entire golden years without even having to t...
Stock market’s post-Fed bounce is a ‘trap,’ warns Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson
“‘Ultimately, this will be a trap.’” — Mike Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and CIO, Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, who correctly called the stock market’s 2022 swoon, isn’t convinc...
15 quality dividend stocks that you can buy on sale right now
John Buckingham, editor of the Prudent Speculator newsletter, paraphrases Warren Buffett when he says “whether it is socks or stocks, we like to buy quality merchandise that is marked down.” And 2022 ...
Surprise? How the stock market has reacted on day of each Fed rate hike in 2022
The Federal Reserve’s strategy of supersize interest rate hikes gets much of the blame for triggering a bear market in stocks in 2022, but investors might be surprised by a look back at how equites ha...
Semiconductor stocks have been hit hard, but many are poised for rapid growth. Here are 15 expected to shine through 2024
In December, we listed analysts’ favorite semiconductor stocks for 2022. That hasn’t turned out well. But after chipmakers’ stocks have been hammered, the group is now trading at “normal-level valuati...
Here’s what Bill Ackman says Powell should tell traders about Fed rate-hike plans
“‘Tomorrow, Powell is likely to be asked: “Market pricing implies that the terminal FF rate will peak at 3.4% in 12/22 immediately declining thereafter to 2.7% by YE ‘23. What factors would cause the ...
‘We get hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties’: My late father left his investments to me and my sister, but gave me more than 50%. My sister wants half. What should I do?
Dear Quentin, My sister is two years older than me. We both are married and have incomes in the low six figures, and our husbands have similar earnings. When she was in her 20s, my sister and her husb...
Alphabet’s Earnings Are Today. Here’s What to Expect.
Text size Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, Calif. Noah Berger/ AFP/ Getty Images Tuesday night is a big one for Alphabet , and for the rest of the stock market. Google’s parent company...
Microsoft earnings: It’s the forecast that matters, so be patient
The most important financial news Microsoft Corp. executives will provide Tuesday requires a bit of a wait. Microsoft MSFT, -0.59% is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter financial results after ...
WWE finds $14.6 million in ‘unrecorded expenses’ made by Vince McMahon
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. disclosed Monday that it will restate financial statements back to 2019 after uncovering $14.6 million in “unrecorded expenses” paid out by former long-time Chief Ex...
Here are the top 5 energy stocks, according to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs on Monday picked five top energy stocks of ahead of their quarterly earnings, saying it keeps a “constructive” view on the sector thanks to cash flows and valuations, among other highlig...
Expect Two Recessions, and a Quick End to the Fed’s Interest-Rate Hikes
Forward guidance sounds like a great idea. Central bankers should lay out their longer-term goals to influence financial markets. Just as hockey great Wayne Gretzky would skate where the puck was head...
There Are Signs Inflation May Have Peaked, but Can It Come Down Fast Enough?
Growing signs that price pressures are easing suggest that June’s distressingly high 9.1% increase in consumer prices will probably be the peak. But even if inflation indeed comes down, economists see...
The Stock Market Is Entering Its Weakest Months. What to Watch Out For.
Text size Russia restarted natural-gas flows to Western Europe through Nord Stream 1, but President Vladimir Putin can shut it down again. Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images Bad news on the economy was go...
Intel’s pain could be AMD’s gain
After a disastrous earnings report from Intel Corp. that acknowledged a big drop in data-center sales and internal mistakes, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is expected up to show off exactly the opposite...