Few summer treats feel quite as timeless as a whole, sweet corn on the cob. It seems to belong to an older, simpler way of eating, in which no cutlery is required (unless you insist on using those tin...
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Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...
Beyond Meat Plans to Lay Off 4% of Global Workforce
Beyond Meat is cutting 4% of its global workforce, saying the layoffs are part of its plan to reduce costs as inflation prompts consumers to buy less-expensive protein. The California-based company, w...
Solar Stocks Surge After Energy Bill Gets Backing From Sen. Manchin
Text size Sen. Joe Manchin said he supported a spending package that includes funding for energy and climate programs. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Solar stocks were surging Thursday after Sen. Joe Manc...
What I learned when I took a corporate job after 20 years of working for myself
When I was 30, I quit my job as a lawyer to become a freelance writer, following a dream I’d had since I was a kid. At the time, I had sold two articles to magazines (Cosmopolitan and Bride’s) and bui...
More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales
Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...
The Wing CEO Exits After Five Months in Top Job
The chief executive of women-focused co-working company the Wing, Jen Cho, has left the company after fewer than six months in the role. Ms. Cho declined to comment on her reasons for leaving the comp...
How Corn and Soybeans Affect These 3 Biodiesel Stock Plays
Beans and corn have caught my attention, and this time it’s not just because ShopRite put summer succotash on sale. Prices for America’s two biggest cash crops are well off recent highs. Corn is down ...
Kohl’s Stock Lands in the Damaged Bin
Text size A Kohl’s department store in Lexington, Ky. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Wall Street has lost faith in Kohl’s , given problems facing nearly all retailers and a potential deal that was scru...
Anheuser-Busch InBev Stock Has Had It Tough. Why an Analyst Says It’s a Buy.
Text size Anheuser-Busch InBevh as been seeing ongoing strength in its core Latin American markets. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Investors have had little to cheer when it comes to Anheuser-Busch InBev s...
General Mills and Micron Raised Their Dividends. Banks Will Soon, Too.
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images General Mills and Micron Technology declared dividend increases this week, and various large banks announced plans for their disbursements. General Mills (ticker...
Apollo’s Stock Is Expected to Rise. Here’s Why.
Apollo Global Management is the most misunderstood of the publicly traded alternative asset managers. But the stock could represent significant upside for those who wish to take a look, according to R...
Oracle Stock Looks Like a Buy Even in a Recession
Text size Oracle expects its cloud business to grow at least 30% in its next fiscal year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Amid a devilish brew of rising rates, high inflation, and recession fears, the tec...
Mexico Takes Aim at Private Companies, Threatening Decades of Economic Growth
MONTERREY, Mexico—For the past 20 years, a 1,100-megawatt power plant owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA outside Mexico’s industrial capital has kept the lights on for scores of companies such as brewing g...
‘I’d love to be married now. I would love to be a dad by now. I’d love to have a home by now’: The winners and losers in Biden’s plan to cancel $10,000 in student-loan debt
The Biden administration is planning to cancel $10,000 in student-loan debt for borrowers earning below a specific income threshold. But for borrowers like Johnathan Perkins, 36, the amount of debt fo...
Elon Musk says workers should return to the office or quit. It’s a big gamble: ‘Tesla is kick-starting its own local Great Resignation’
Elon Musk is giving his employees an ultimatum. Tesla’s TSLA, -2.36% chief executive officer and founder responded Thursday to an apparent leaked email that called on employees to return to the offic...
GameStop, Salesforce, Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day. A handful of major companies report later this week, with the economic-data highlight being jobs Friday. HP and...
15 quality dividend stocks that you can buy on sale right now
John Buckingham, editor of the Prudent Speculator newsletter, paraphrases Warren Buffett when he says “whether it is socks or stocks, we like to buy quality merchandise that is marked down.” And 2022 ...