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Why Is the Stock Market Down? It Knows the Worst Is Yet to Come.
Text size NYSE From a certain point onward, there is no turning back. The stock market reached that point this past week. Oh, the market was hopeful, entering the week, that inflation had reached its ...
The S&P 500 sank 5% in a very bad week for stocks. These 20 lost as much as 24%.
U.S. stocks sputtered Friday to close out the week in the red. The day’s declines of less than 1% for the broad indexes paled against Tuesday’s, when they sank 4% to 5%. For the week, the Dow Jones In...
Why FedEx’s stock plunge is so bad for the whole stock market
FedEx Corp.’s profit warning has cast a pall on the broader stock market, as a record plunge in the package delivery giant’s stock has helped trigger one half of a Dow Theory “sell” signal. FedEx shar...
Why FedEx’s profit warning is such bad news for the U.S. economy
FedEx Corp. has bad news for investors, but what the logistics company’s massive profit warning says about the U.S. economy may be even worse. “The FedEx news was pretty stark. But when I read it, I w...
A further 27% drop in the S&P 500 could be coming if inflation hawks are right, Goldman Sachs team warns
Not exactly TGIF this Friday. What the sellside is slowly realizing is not just that the Fed is going to be aggressive in September after the latest shocking inflation figure, but that the central ban...
‘Simply staggering.’ FedEx hit with downgrades, price target cuts as warning shocks Wall Street.
A profit warning from FedEx was ringing alarm bells for Wall Street and beyond on Friday, with shares of the economic bellwether slumping as analysts piled on downgrades and price target cuts. FedEx F...
FedEx to Close Offices, Park Aircraft After Warning of Sales Shortfall
Updated Sept. 15, 2022 5:42 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) FedEx said its quarterly revenue fell below its expectations and it was closing offices and parking aircraft to offset declining volumes...
FedEx stock tanks nearly 15% after company withdraws outlook, says year is about to get worse
FedEx Corp. shares fell nearly 15% in the extended session Thursday after the logistics company pulled its outlook for the year, called for significantly lower quarterly profit and lower revenue, and ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Is a Top Pick in a Weak Chip Market, Says Analyst
Text size The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing building in Taichung, Taiwan. I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg Bernstein believes investors should look through any immediate hiccups and focus on Taiwan Semicond...
Elon Musk Has a Solution for the Energy Grid. And He’s Probably Right.
Text size Tesla sells more than just cars. It sells battery storage solutions to utilities around the globe. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Heat, climate change, renewable power, and the grid are al...
12 semiconductor stocks bucking the downcycle trend
Semiconductor stocks have been great outperformers over long periods, but their movement this year underscores how cyclical the industry can be. Here is a look behind the numbers that are driving down...
FedEx Sues Ground Contractor, Cancels His Routes
FedEx sued one of its largest delivery contractors in the U.S. and canceled his routes, saying the businessman has orchestrated a campaign to promote his own consulting firm by disparaging the deliver...
Chip stocks tanked as pandemic demand for electronics slumped, but there are still some winners
After two years of unprecedented chip sales and demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-feared reversal has struck the semiconductor industry, but some markets are still performing strongly — ...
20 bank stocks expected to benefit the most from rising interest rates as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
When companies report financial results, analysts tend to make comparisons to the year-earlier quarter. But there are times when sequential improvements can be telling. This is one of those times for ...
Opinion: Semiconductor companies have split into two groups — the resilient and the risky
Semiconductor industry CEOs this week celebrated on the White House lawn as the long overdue Chips and Science Act was signed into law by President Biden. While there is still contention on the bill, ...
Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Slip as Pelosi Goes to Taiwan, BP Stock Surges
Text size House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to arrive in Taiwan Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Stocks were slipping Tuesday amid rising geopolitical tensions, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ...
Opinion: The FAANMGs have been whittled down to the fantastic four
The anticipation of second-quarter Big Tech earnings was palpable. With a broad set of indicators pointing to a slowdown in the global economy, the highest inflation in four decades and a big jump in ...
Defense Companies Hurt by Staffing Shortages Amid Growing Weapons Demand
July 30, 2022 11:04 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) U.S. defense companies are experiencing staffing shortages when the war in Ukraine and tensions surrounding Taiwan are expected to stoke demand ...
Buy or Sell Apple Stock After Its Strong Earnings? 5 Reasons to Pick It Up.
Text size Apple has had to grapple with supply chain challenges and rising interest rates. Photo by DANIEL SLIM Apple ’s better-than-expected earnings report helped shake off investor concerns about h...
Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Will Benefit From Spending Spree
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is hedging its geographical bets, with large new fabs planned for the U.S. and Japan. Here: a TSMC chip at a 2020 semiconductor conference in China. Str/AFP/Getty Im...
Semiconductor stocks have been hit hard, but many are poised for rapid growth. Here are 15 expected to shine through 2024
In December, we listed analysts’ favorite semiconductor stocks for 2022. That hasn’t turned out well. But after chipmakers’ stocks have been hammered, the group is now trading at “normal-level valuati...
Wall Street Waited Too Long to Abandon FedEx Stock. It’s Too Early to Buy.
Text size FedEx will be closing FedEx Office locations to save money. Mario Tama/Getty Images Wall Street is piling on as FedEx stock plunges. Contrarian investors might want to snap up shares on the ...