What a Netflix crackdown on password sharing could look like

Netflix Inc. has vowed to clamp down on password sharing as it looks to improve its financial fortunes, and the company just shared more details about how it will do that. The company plans to make cu...

Blackstone Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.

Text size Blackstone is expected to produce Q2 results of $1.43 a share in distributable earnings. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Blackstone will kick off earnings season for alternative asset managers when ...

‘Hot inflation is over.’ Here’s where what that means for investors, says this portfolio manager.

A firmer start is ahead for stocks. Investors seem to be perking up after Apple spoiled the mood some on Monday via a report it plans to slow its hiring roll. If true, Apple AAPL, +2.39% has good comp...

IBM Earnings Beat Estimates. The CEO Says Tech Demand Remains Strong.

IBM has restructured to focus on software and services tied to hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size IBM kicked off tech earnings season with better...

Google’s stock split won’t matter in a recession, analyst says

Shares of Alphabet Inc. slumped Monday, with MKM Partners analyst Rohit Kulkarni saying the impact of an economic slowdown could offset the benefits from the long-waited stock split taking effect. The...

GE’s Three-Way Split Is Near. What the New Companies Will Be Called.

Text size GE’s aviation business will become GE Aerospace. Jason Redmond / AFP via Getty Images General Electric is undertaking an epic transformation under the leadership of CEO Larry Culp—the ...

Carvana’s Share Price, Down 95% Since Pandemic Peak, Hits Another Roadblock

Few stocks suffered more after interest rates started rising than online used car seller Carvana its shares off 95% since their pandemic peak in August 2021. Carvana’s shares took their latest leg dow...

GSK Spins Off $36 Billion Consumer-Healthcare Business Haleon

GSK PLC completed the spinoff of its consumer-healthcare business, a bet that greater focus on innovative drugs and vaccines will help accelerate growth at the pharmaceuticals giant. The new stand-alo...

IBM’s Earnings Are Monday. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size IBM has restructured to focus on software and services tied to hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg IBM kicks off the tech earnings season when it ...

Big Investor Sold Apple Stock, Bought Coinbase, GE, and Nvidia

Text size Customers shop at an Apple Store. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A large European asset manager recently made material changes in its largest U.S-traded stock investments. DNB Asset Managemen...

Hate Tesla? Investors Can Short the EV Maker With a New Single-Stock ETF.

Text size There is a single-stock ETF that allows anyone to short Tesla stock now. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Tesla investors have a new way to play the electric vehicle maker in the U.S.—singl...

Russia and Iran Are Allies Against West, Rivals in Commodity Sales

TEHRAN—Iran and Russia are engaged in a fierce competition for sales of oil, refined crude products and metals in India, China and across Asia, as Moscow sells at prices that are undercutting one of i...

Fastly Cloud Computing Traffic Bumped Higher. That Should Boost the Stock.

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JP Morgan, Other Banks Are Strong Financially. Why Earnings Don’t Reflect It.

Text size Wells Fargo added $8.4 billion to reserves in the second quarter of 2020, released $1.6 billion a year later, and added $580 million in the most recent quarter. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Ima...

UnitedHealth to Drop Copays on Some Widely Used Drugs

UnitedHealth Group Inc. said it would eliminate copayments and other out-of-pocket charges for patients on some widely used drugs in certain plans next year, including insulin and the anti-overdose tr...

GM CEO Mary Barra Warns Chip Shortage Will Go Into 2023. She Wants Congress to Help.

Text size Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, says the U.S. must do more to encourage chip manufacturing domestically. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images General Motors didn’t finish 95,000 cars in...

Chip Stock Earnings Estimates Still Look Way Too High, Goldman Analyst Warns

Text size Goldman Sachs’ cuts to earnings forecasts for chip manufacturers were both broad and deep. Dreamstime Chip stocks are gaining ground on Friday following better-than-expected financial ...

Morgan Stanley, Clorox, and Cummins Lifted Dividend Payouts

Text size Clorox Disinfecting Wipes canisters on a conveyor belt. Matt Odom/Bloomberg Morgan Stanley , Clorox , and Cummins were among the U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this week as ...

Dow jumps 650 points as stocks close sharply higher after stronger-than expected retail sales report, surge in Wall Street bank shares

U.S. stock indexes closed sharply higher Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each snapping a five-day losing streak, after stronger-than-expected retail sales data and a mode...

Amazon’s Earnings Outlook Could Be Better Than Feared, Analyst Says

Text size Amazon workers pull a cart of packages for delivery in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Amazon . com will report second-quarter earnings two weeks from now, and the Street is ...

What to Buy Right Now: 42 Picks From Barron’s Roundtable Pros

To everything there is a season: A time to hide in a bunker with a crash helmet on as stock and bond prices plummet, and a time to wade cautiously into the market in search of newly created bargains. ...

Rivian CEO Hosted an All-Hands Meeting. What Was Discussed.

Text size Electric-truck start-up Rivian recently announced layoffs. Courtesy Rivian Fast-growing electric-truck start-up Rivian Automotive is laying off workers. The news surprised the market earlier...

Here’s the sector most at risk from Russia permanently shutting off gas to Germany — and it’s taking a tumble

There are few companies with more at stake from Russian natural-gas flows into Germany than the chemicals sector. Shares of chemicals companies including BASF BAS, +2.61%, Lanxess LXS, +3.77% and Cove...

AT&T Stock Is a Buy Ahead of Earnings, Analyst Says

Text size ATT said in June it expected higher margins in the second half of the year. Dreamstime AT&T stock remains a Buy at Citi ahead of the company’s first earnings report since separating from...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Buys 1 Million Unity Software Shares After IronSource Acquisition

Text size An attendee plays a game at the Unity Technologies booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased more than 1 millio...

Taiwan Semi Boosts Revenue Forecast After Topping Earnings Estimates

Text size Photograph by Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images Strong demand from auto makers and consumer goods giants helped Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing raise revenue forecasts for the year and beat second...

Taiwan Semi shares rise after earnings, sales beat forecasts

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rose on Thursday after the third-party silicon wafer manufacturer reported forecast-beating earnings and sales in its June-ending quarter. TSMC TSM, +2...

JPMorgan Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.

Text size Analysts expect JPMorgan Chase’s earnings to drop nearly 25% year over year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Another bank earnings season is upon us. JPMorgan Chase will step up to the pla...

Unity Stock Is Plunging. Investors Are Losing Faith in the Company’s Strategy.

Text size John Riccitiello joined Unity as CEO in 2014, after a six-year stint running Electronic Arts. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Unity Software investors are throwing up their hands in despair. Aft...

Opinion: ‘Quality’ companies are getting stronger yet their shares are down in this selloff. This is how to find the bargains.

If you’re a long-term investor, this year’s selloff is good news because it offers a great chance to pick up quality companies at a discount. But wait a second. If a company is “high quality,” why wou...

Apple price target cut to $175 at Citi, which offers five reasons to keep buying the stock

Cautious consumers, macroeconomic worries and continued supply chain bottlenecks are going to work against Apple Inc. in the near term, but don’t give up on shares now. That’s the view from Citi analy...

BYD Stock Is Sinking. Warren Buffett May Be One Reason Why.

Text size BYD is a major manufacturer of electric vehicles. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Shares in BYD sank on Tuesday amid speculation that high-profile investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was selli...