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Verizon Stock Had Its Worst Its Day Since the Pandemic Hit
Verizon Communications’ first-quarter report won’t be changing any investors’ thesis on the stock. The wireless giant continues to spend big on improving its 5G network to meet management’s promises f...
Why did the stock market fall? Dow finishes nearly 1,000 points lower in worst day since October 2020
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday to suffer their biggest one-day drop since 2020, as investors continued to weigh hawkish comments on interest rates a day earlier by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ...
Verizon stock heads for sharpest drop in two years as earnings show ‘challenging’ path ahead
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. were on pace for their biggest drop in more than two years Friday after the telecommunications company showed a net loss of postpaid phone subscribers amid a diff...
Weekend reads: How to position your investments before the Federal Reserve causes a bear market
Do you remember all the times Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was quoted as saying inflation in the U.S. was “transitory”? With the Fed now ready to fight inflation, the bond market has quickly...
AT&T CEO John Stankey on the Dividend, Inflation, and Why to Buy the Stock
The focus is on 5G wireless and fiberoptic broadband services. DirecTV, WarnerMedia , Vrio, and Xandr all are gone or in the process of being divested. AT&T (ticker: T) completed the spinoff of it...
Blackstone Earnings Fall to $1.22 Billion
Blackstone Inc.’s BX -6.45% first-quarter earnings fell as the value of the private-equity giant’s investments climbed at a slower pace. The New York firm reported net income of $1.22 billion, or $1.6...
Netflix sheds subscribers and CNN+ will shut down amid competition from Disney, Hulu, HBO, Amazon Prime and Apple. Have we finally hit peak streaming?
Media companies keep dueling for more streaming subscriptions, but viewers might be tapping out in the clash for their attention — and their cash. Netflix on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss ...
Blackstone’s Earnings Beat Estimates. Assets Under Management Are Rising.
Text size Blackstone Group had net inflows of $50 billion in the quarter. Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg Blackstone, the private-equity giant, reported higher distributable earnings than expected and came clo...
Netflix Is Going to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing. It May Be Too Late.
Text size Netflix’s popular Squid Game TV series. Courtesy Netflix Netflix free-loaders, beware. The streaming giant is preparing to crack down on password sharing in a bid to boost revenue as s...
As Putin eyes a date to declare victory, here’s a Ukraine scenario that could slam stocks by another 10%
Stocks are set to get a major bump on Thursday, thanks to blowout results from Tesla, which go some way in easing the sting over Netflix disappointment. With earnings sharply in focus for now, market ...
Due diligence Can Lead Investors to Some Solid Companies With Yields of about 5%.
If a stock’s yield is around 5%, it could foreshadow a dividend cut or worse. A yield that high, however, doesn’t have to spell doom. Several investors Barron’s spoke to say they can find good opportu...
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.
Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to date. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sh...
Carvana stock claws back despite ‘uniquely difficult environment’ that hit earnings
Shares of Carvana Co. were bouncing back in after-hours trading Wednesday after the used-car retailer admitted that both industry-wide and company-specific issues impacted its business in the first qu...
Tesla’s Earnings Crushed Expectations, Setting More Records. The Stock Is Up.
Tesla’s first-quarter profit was far higher than expected. Above, CEO Elon Musk speaks at the opening party for Tesla’s new factory in Texas. SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP / Getty Images Text siz...
‘The Fed always screws up.’ This forecaster sees inflation peaking and U.S. stocks in a bear market by summer
Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, has been bullish on gold, silver and utilities since the start of the year, when his investment-research firm’s economic models turned bea...
Tesla earnings: Stock jumps after record profit, sales despite supply-chain woes
Tesla Inc. late Wednesday reported another record quarter of sales and profit, blowing past Wall Street estimates even though it said its factories continue to run below capacity due to supply-chain p...
Home Prices Surged to a Record as Sales Fell. What’s Cooling the Hot Housing Market.
Text size The rising cost of buying a home has weighed on buyers as mortgage rates have increased. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Existing-home sales fell in March fell as home prices climbed to their high...
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Watch.
Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to dae. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sho...
The news coming from this giant volcano is even gloomier than the new forecasts from the IMF and World Bank
Investors love looking at esoteric indicators for clues on how the economy is performing, and therefore how stocks, bonds and other assets will trade. How about looking at carbon dioxide emissions? Th...
Facebook Is Broken. Execs Say a Fix Won’t Come Fast.
Meta Platforms, the former Facebook, has come under heavy fire from Congress, regulators, and even its own users, but there has been nothing like the crisis it now faces. Its core business is decelera...