GoodRx Beat Quartely Estimates. Here’s Why the Stock Is Falling.

Text size GoodRx had a strong first quarter but effectively removed 2022 guidance. Piksel/Dreamstime News that a large grocer is no longer accepting GoodRx’s pharmacy discount cards has wrecked the st...

GoodRx stock tanks after company says it’s unlikely to achieve 2022 outlook amid issue with grocery chain

Shares of GoodRx Holdings Inc. sank in after-hours trading Monday after the company, which offers tools that help consumers compare drug prices, exceeded expectations with its March-quarter results bu...

Why semiconductor stocks are ‘almost uninvestable’ despite record earnings amid a global shortage

The PHLX Semiconductor Index SOX, +1.76%, which hit a record high of 4,039.51 on Dec. 27, fell 13% over the first quarter of 2022, and as of Monday, is down about 24% year to date, putting it firmly i...

Buying the Dip Can Be a Retiree’s Best Friend. Here’s How Seniors Can Safely Shop.

Photo illustration by Barron’s Staff; (reference) Dreamstime (4) Text size It’s hard at any age to buy stocks when prices are falling, but for retirees it can be especially nerve-racking because...

Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Other Stocks That Can Keep Climbing—Even If the Housing Market Slows

Text size Home improvement retailers like Home Depot will thrive even if the housing market has peaked. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Home improvement stores were big beneficiaries of the white-ho...

Three value stocks that can provide safety as interest rates rise

Stocks have been on a rocky road this year, as investors have tried to anticipate every possible move by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Value strategies have held up better than growth strat...

The end of one-chip wonders: Why Nvidia, Intel and AMD’s valuations have experienced massive upheaval

It wasn’t too long ago that Intel Corp. was the unquestioned king of U.S. chip makers and the largest semiconductor company by market capitalization. It’s also not long since most computing was done w...

As food prices hit an all-time high, more Americans have abandoned online grocery shopping and returned to supermarket aisles

More Americans are browsing again — in grocery-store aisles rather than online. With U.S. states abandoning mask mandates in public places, and more retailers dropping requirements for masks — and the...

Cattle Ranchers Take Aim at Meatpackers’ Dominance

For years, many ranchers have blamed meatpacking giants for low cattle prices. Now, some cattlemen say they have a solution: Process the beef themselves. On 80 acres in western Nebraska, a group of ca...

Deere, Hershey and More Stocks to Buy to Combat Food Inflation

The highest inflation in decades is hitting consumers and rippling through the food industry, from farm equipment to packaged food, grocers, and restaurants. At-home food costs climbed 8.6% and out-of...

Food Costs Are Rising. Here Are the Stocks to Buy.

The highest inflation in decades is hitting consumers and rippling through the food industry, from farm equipment to packaged food, grocers, and restaurants. At-home food costs climbed 8.6% and out-of...

Intel and Qualcomm Are Gaining New Fans

Text size The PHLX Semiconductor Index has fallen 23% in 2022. Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg Semiconductor stocks have taken a beating in recent months, and there’s still plenty of nervousness to go around, acc...

Intel Is Still Struggling. Here’s Another Way to Play Chips.

Text size Intel stock was downgraded by Morgan Stanley. Courtesy Intel Corporation Shares of Intel and GlobalFoundries went in opposite directions Thursday after analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded ...

Intel faces ‘all-or-nothing’ situation, analyst says in downgrade

Intel Corp. may have gotten a callout in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address earlier in the week, but on Thursday it fell further down Morgan Stanley’s list of chip names. Morgan Stanley’...

Semiconductor, PC stocks rally after Biden touts importance of U.S. chip manufacturing

Chip-related stocks and shares of computer makers surged Wednesday following a push by President Joe Biden to pass legislation that would result in more than $50 billion in government subsidies to bui...

Ukraine Invasion Sends Chill Through TSMC Shares

Text size Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw its share slide Tuesday even as those of most other chipmakers rose. Sam Yeh / AFP via Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares dropped T...

Home Depot leads the list of 20 worst performers in the S&P 500 on Tuesday

Slightly positive isn’t good enough for this stock market. While market jitters on Feb. 22 were driven by Russia’s movement of troops into Ukraine, the U.S. stock market was also adjusting to the idea...

Intel reaches $5.4 billion deal to buy Tower Semiconductor

Intel Corp. on Tuesday struck a $5.4 billion deal to buy Tower Semiconductor, as it seeks to bolster its manufacturing capabilities. Intel INTC, -0.10% said it’s paying $53 per share in cash for Tower...

The Chip Shortage Has Made These 4 Stocks a Buy

Text size GlobalFoundries, which makes basic chips for everything from cars and phones to toys and power tools, says chip capacity is growing at half the needed pace. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomber...

What CEOs Are Saying About Inflation: ‘The World Has Changed’

This is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said on their quarterly earnings calls this week about what they are seeing and doing about inflation. “We’re seeing inflation.…Logistics, as I’ve me...

Tech Stocks to Buy as Interest Rates Rise

Text size Chip stocks look like good bets in th new world for tech stocks. Maika Elan/Bloomberg Tech stocks finally showed a little fight last week, aided by an impressive batch of earnings reports. B...

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...

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...

Kroger employees are surrounded by food at work — but many struggle to afford food and rent, says a survey of 10,200 workers

Many supermarket workers struggle to put food on the table even as they help feed their communities, according to new research on Kroger KR, -0.73% employees released as the pandemic continues to expo...

Tech Is Tearing Back. Why Nvidia and 4 Others Look Like Winners, Unlike Intel.

Text size Nvidia stock soared 125% in 2021, but the shares are down 9% so far in 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are tearing back. The Nasdaq Composite index snapped its four-day losing...

These Two Fund Pros Think Dividend Stocks Are Primed to Prosper

For dividend investors who’ve been jarred by the pandemic, the new year brings a clean slate and hope for a brighter future. While many companies that cut their payouts early in the global health cris...