Chips may be sold out for 2022 thanks to shortage, but investors are worried about the end of the party

The global semiconductor shortage, sparked by pandemic-influenced demand spikes, reportedly led to a near-sellout of 2022 chip supply before the year even started, but investors and analysts are conce...

Where to Find Bargains Among Tech and Growth Stocks

The technology sector may not be on sale, but it certainly has gotten cheaper lately. Major technology stocks like Apple (ticker: AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (FB) are...

Weekend reads: Is this the end of the bull market for stocks?

The Federal Reserve is reversing course to fight inflation, but interest rates remain low, which means bond prices remain high. Meanwhile, stock valuations are high relative to earnings, in part becau...

Opinion: On the 1-year anniversary of the big short squeeze, GameStop bulls tried to relive their first attack, and that’s the problem

It has been one year since retail traders began their unprecedented move on GameStop stock GME, +3.59%, sending the price soaring and short sellers scattering, creating both a Wall Street panic and th...

Should I claim Social Security at 70, or take it earlier and invest the money?

Few things are certain, yet Social Security retirement benefits are among the safest sources of retirement income: Inflation-adjusted monthly benefits backed by the federal government for as long as y...

SunPower to Record $31 Million of Charges for Cracking Issue. The Stock Tumbles.

Text size An employee works to install new solar panels at a solar plant in Turkey. Chris McGrath/Getty Images SunPower shares were falling sharply Friday after the solar tech company said it expects ...

Apple Stock Gets a Big Target Price Boost. Supply-Chain Problems Are Improving.

Text size Apple has faced tough supply-chain challenges. Things could be looking up. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Tech stocks were getting hammered again Friday, but there was good news on the radar for...

SoFi stock surge continues on record volume

SoFi Technologies Inc. shares are soaring for the second-straight day on heavy volume as optimism continues to build for the company’s banking ambitions. SoFi’s stock SOFI, +9.41% is up more than 15% ...

Peloton’s stock skids, following report it will pause production of bikes, treadmills

Shares of Peloton Interactive PTON, -17.24% were sinking Thursday afternoon, trading below where it first listed, after a report said the exercise-equipment maker was temporarily pausing production of...

AMD Stock Fell to Its Lowest Price in Months. Why It’s Dropping Again.

Text size AMD Ryzen Threadripper Courtesy AMD Advanced Micro Devices was downgraded to Neutral from Overweight by analysts at Piper Sandler, who said the downgrade was driven by, among other factors, ...

American Airlines Beats Earnings Estimates. The Stock Is Rising.

Text size American Airlines stock pointed 1.2% higher in premarket trading Thursday. Getty Images American Airlines beat earnings expectations in the fourth quarter, reporting a smaller-than-expected ...

‘We Were Wrong’ About Exxon’s Prospects, Analyst Says

Text size Scott Olson/Getty Images A former bear on Exxon Mobil has changed his tune, and acknowledged that he underestimated the company’s comeback last year. RBC Capital Markets analyst Biraj Borkha...

Tesla earnings: News about the Cybertruck and new factories could set the tone for 2022

Tesla Inc. is slated to report fourth-quarter earnings next Wednesday, with investors expecting a return of Chief Executive Elon Musk to the post-results call and bracing for what could be worrying ne...

Johnson & Johnson’s got a new CEO and a plan to split the company in two. Here’s what else to expect out of J&J’s earnings

Johnson & Johnson JNJ, -0.31% has long been viewed as a bellwether stock for other health care companies, given its early slot in the earnings calendar and a business model that spans everything f...

Plug Power Just Gave Bullish 2022 Sales Guidance. The Stock Is Down.

Text size Investors will be listening to Plug Power’s conference call to hear how hydrogen technology is developing and being adopted. Courtesy Plug Power Hydrogen fuel cell technology provider ...

Tesla Earnings Estimates Are Rising, but the Stock Is Down

Text size Tesla stock hasn’t been responding to rising earnings estimates. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Tesla ‘s fourth-quarter earnings are due out on Jan. 26. As the day approaches, Wall S...

Bank of America Earnings Rise 28% and Top Forecasts. The Stock Is Rising.

Text size A Bank of America branch in New York. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Bank of America delivered strong fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday, bucking a trend seen across much of the sector this earning...

Leading Tesla shareholder wants automaker to issue deliveries guidance above Wall Street estimates

You don’t see this very often. Leo KoGuan, who according to Bloomberg is the third-largest individual shareholder at Tesla TSLA, -1.82%, on Wednesday was publicly lobbying the company over Twitter on ...

ASML Stock Jumps as Chip Supplier’s Earnings Beat Expectations

Text size ASML is a critical supplier of manufacturing equipment to the world’s biggest chipmakers. Courtesy Bart van Overbeeke/ASML ASML , a critical supplier of manufacturing equipment to the ...

Brace for a volatile 2022, but cling to this tech stalwart when the storm comes, says investment adviser

The pain is piling up for equity investors after the long U.S. holiday weekend, with bond yields at levels not seen since early 2020, and oil prices tapping 2014 highs. The pace of Federal Reserve mon...

Ford to book $8.2 billion fourth-quarter profit on Rivian investment

Ford Motor Co. said late Tuesday it will post an $8.2 billion gain in the fourth quarter related to its investment in Rivian Automotive Inc. following the electric-vehicle maker’s November initial pub...

Intel stock has a bright near-term future, says analyst

Intel Corp. shares may have some bright spots ahead—at least in the very near future. Citi Research analyst Christopher Danely likes the setup for the chipmaker’s stock in the weeks to come, given the...

Alibaba Stock May See Its Worst Day of 2022. Here Are Two Reasons Why.

Text size Alibaba stock has outperformed much of the tech sector so far in 2022. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba stock is poised to take one of the biggest tumbles of the year Tuesday as inves...

Microsoft Buys Activision. What to Know About the Acquisition and Stocks.

Text size Troy Harvey/Bloomberg Activision Blizzard shares were surging following Microsoft ‘s announcement that it would acquire the gaming company in a nearly $70 billion deal. Microsoft (ticker: MS...

Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW Sales Surge as Cheaper Brands Lag Behind

BERLIN—A surge in luxury-car sales and the shifting of scarce semiconductors to the most profitable vehicles helped many auto makers achieve robust profits last year, even as sales of mainstream vehic...

Global stocks advance with U.S. exchanges shut as traders wait for earnings reports

Global stocks rose and U.S. futures were steady Monday, as investors focused on upcoming corporate earnings and rising interest rates with U.S. exchanges shut in observance of the Martin Luther King J...

Unilever skids after attempt to snag Glaxo’s consumer-health unit, as FTSE 100 climbs

Unilever shares slumped Monday as the consumer products giant suggested it might increase its offer for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health unit. Unilever ULVR, -7.02% fell 7% as Glaxo revealed it’s rej...

GlaxoSmithKline shares soar after Unilever bids for its consumer healthcare unit

Shares of GlaxoSmithKline surged on Monday, while Unilever stock tumbled following a failed $68 billion bid by the latter to acquire the pharmaceutical giant’s consumer healthcare arm. Driving the FTS...

Big Investor Tripled Its AMC Stake and Bought Apple, NIO, and Nikola Stock

Text size DNB Asset Management materially raised investments in some of the most volatile stocks, including AMC Entertainment, Apple, NIO, and Nikola. Ethan Miller/Getty Images A large European asset ...

Banks’ Earnings Show Lenders Aren’t All the Same. It’s Time to Pick and Choose.

Text size JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup both reported declines in trading revenue. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The time has come to take a stock-picking approach to investing in banks. That was the le...

Wells Fargo Rally Shows Warren Buffett’s Mistake in Selling Big Stake in Bank

Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images One of Warren Buffett’s worst investment moves in an otherwise fabulous career was Berkshire Hathaway ‘s sale in 2020 of a big stake in Wells Fargo a...

The bear-market selloff in Chipotle’s stock has created an ‘attractive’ buying opportunity, analyst says

The bear-market selloff in the shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has created an “attractive entry point” for investors, and tempted Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass to make a “risk on” call on th...