MicroStrategy has been conducting a strategy for some time of using its data analytics business to fund the purchase of bitcoin. Now it’s taking that strategy one step further — it’s borrowing, agains...
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Micron Reports Earnings Today. Here’s What to Expect.
Text size Softening demand for personal computers and smartphones could pressure pricing on DRAM chips. Dreamstime Memory-chip giant Micron Technology reports earnings this afternoon for its fiscal se...
Bank Earnings Are Coming. One Stock Analysts Like—and Another They Say to Sell.
Text size Analysts say Bank of America is positioned to do well in the current economy. Stephen Chernin/Getty Images With bank earnings coming in a few weeks, Bank of America is looking like a winner ...
Walmart Is Removing Cigarettes in Some Stores. Philip Morris and Altria Stock Fall.
Text size Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Shares of cigarette makers fell Monday as Walmart plans to end cigarette sales in some U.S. stores, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with t...
Freed Huawei Finance Chief Meng Wanzhou Returns to Company Spotlight
HONG KONG—Months after returning home to a hero’s welcome in China, Huawei Technologies Co. finance chief Meng Wanzhou was back in the spotlight Monday: This time, she was in more familiar surrounding...
Dividend Stocks Don’t Yield Ballast for Your Portfolio. That’s Why You Need Bonds.
Text size Krittiraj Adchasai/Dreamstime.com While a growing number of investors are seizing on dividend stocks to build income streams, financial experts warn that stocks that pay high dividends can’t...
Joby Reports a Profit From No Sales. The Stock Is Soaring.
Text size Courtesy Joby Aviation Electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation managed to produce a profit in the fourth quarter even though it doesn’t have any sales just yet. Shares were rising sharply Frid...
U.S. plant-based food market value reaches a high of $7.4 billion, but industry faces rough path to further growth
The U.S. market value for plant-based food has reached an all-time high of $7.4 billion, but major players and upstarts alike are facing a rough path on the way to further growth. Data compiled by the...
Weekend reads: the slowing housing market and inverted yield curve signal a coming recession
It is human nature to fear missing out as prices skyrocket, But all bubbles burst eventually. Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics predicts a 25% decline in U.S. home sales. What will that do to...
T-Mobile Stock Gets an Upgrade. It Has an Edge Over Verizon and AT&T.
Text size T-Mobile’s stock was upgraded to Overweight. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg T-Mobile US shares were ticking up on Wednesday after KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the wireless company’s s...
Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 Faces Delays. It Might Not Be a Major Problem.
Text size A Boeing 737 MAX 10 airliner. Ellen Banner-Pool/Getty Images Boeing stock is lower Monday morning. The company’s regulatory woes might be creating another overhang in the shares. The new iss...