Text size nikkimeel/Dreamstime Shares of Snap and Pinterest and pretty much all social media stocks were falling sharply Thursday after Meta Platforms , the parent of Facebook, reported weaker-than-ex...
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Should You Buy PayPal Stock After Its Big Drop? Don’t Rush In.
PayPal refrained from reiterating growth targets, trimmed its forecasts, and said it was shifting strategy away from growing its user base in its latest earnings. Dreamstime Text size PayPal Holdings ...
Here’s Why PayPal Stock Fell Down So Much Today
Text size PayPal stock is on pace for its worst percentage decline on record. Getty Images PayPal stock was in free-fall as investors—and Wall Street—reassessed the payments company after it issued a ...
Qualcomm stock slips following strong earnings and outlook
Qualcomm Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Wednesday as the chip maker’s quarterly results and outlook topped Wall Street estimates, but certain business segments fell short of expectations....
Dynatrace Reports Strong Earnings. Why the Stock Is Falling Sharply.
Text size Dreamstime Shares of Dynatrace fell sharply after the software intelligence company posted earnings that beat expectations, but issued guidance that disappointed investors. Dynatrace (ticker...
PayPal Is Plunging. Wall Street Is Reassessing the Stock.
Text size PayPal stock pointed 19% lower in premarket trading Wednesday. Getty Images PayPal ‘s fourth-quarter earnings, and particularly its disappointing outlook, are spooking investors. Wall Street...
PayPal stock sinks after earnings as inflation, spending pressures weigh on outlook
PayPal Holdings Inc. largely matched expectations for its holiday quarter but shares plunged late Tuesday after the company delivered an earnings forecast that came up shy of expectations. Shares were...
AT&T CFO Defends Spinoff, Saying It Benefits Retail Investors
Text size AT&T’s chief financial officer, Pascal Desroches. Courtesy AT&T AT&T is defending its move to spin off its big stake in WarnerMedia rather than pursue a split-off, or excha...
AT&T to Spin Off WarnerMedia, Plans Deep Cut to Its Dividend
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T said Tuesday it would spin off its interest in WarnerMedia following WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery . AT&T (ticker: T) also said its board appr...
With Chevron Stock Near Record Highs, Analysts Are Divided
Text size A Chevron petroleum storage tank in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The oil giant missed analysts’ earnings estimates when it reported fourth-quarter results on Friday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images C...
Opinion: AT&T and 4 more unloved dividend stocks to buy in a ‘risk-off’ era
With stocks off to one of their worst starts to the year since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, it’s no longer crazy to talk about a sustained period of market volatility or a prolonged “risk off” envi...
These 7 semiconductor stocks may be close to a bottom. This chart pattern shows when and how much they might rebound.
Semiconductor stocks have been hit hard since the industry group rose to a record in early January. Analysts at Jefferies see a “peaking” pattern similar to those of 2014-2015 and 2017-2018, and expec...
This Is What a Stock-Market Earnings Slowdown Looks Like. Things Could Take a Turn for the Worse.
Text size It’s been a painful time for investors hoping that earnings could drive stocks higher. Even the rallies are stomach-churning. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Stop me if you’ve heard this one before:...
Visa Stock Is Rising After Earnings Report. May Break Away From Mastercard.
Text size Stock in Visa was up nearly 9% on Friday morning. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Visa stock achieved its biggest bounce in nearly two years as investors responded to surprisingly strong financial ...
Is Google’s ‘phenomenal’ fiscal run about to end?
A phenomenal fiscal year for Alphabet Inc. is about to close, and there are concerns that the future isn’t as rosy. Google’s parent company should expect “tricky waters to traverse in 2022” after it r...
Opinion: Meta CFO cries ‘wolf’ again with bleak Facebook outlook — but he may be right this time
Chief Financial Officer David Wehner has warned of impending financial doom at Facebook so many times that this column has dubbed him “the Chicken Little of Silicon Valley.” But this time, the sky may...