The demise of Silicon Valley Bank wasn’t driven by credit problems but by an old-fashioned mismatch of assets and liabilities that doomed many thrifts back in the 1970s. California regulators seized S...
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SoFi CEO Noto makes ‘opportunistic’ million-dollar stock purchase as SVB crisis fuels selloff
As SoFi Technologies Inc. shares fell Friday amid the fallout over Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, the financial-technology company’s chief executive bought up stock. SoFi Chief Executive Anthony Noto...
Why DocuSign Stock Might Be Falling Despite Strong Earnings
DocuSign shares were trading lower after the electronic-signature software company posted better-than-expected results. DocuSign (ticker: DOCU) posted fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share...
Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, and the Recruiting Move That Went Off the Rails
Morgan Stanley lost a multimillion dollar arbitration case last week involving several parties and which centered on a recruiting move that went off the rails nearly four years ago. To understand how...
‘I’m holding my breath’: What will happen if the Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan?
As the Supreme Court debates President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan, Americans’ consumer debt continues to rise — and more of it is past due. For Shanna Hayes, 34, who was recently laid o...
Alibaba Stock’s Recovery Has Momentum. This Is One Potential Risk.
Analysts are increasingly upbeat about Alibaba stock in the wake of the group’s quarterly earnings, which supported the narrative that the Chinese tech company’s recovery is on track. But a familiar c...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is the largest investor in these 8 stocks
As 2022 wrapped, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was the largest shareholder of eight stocks that include traditional oil companies and financial-services giants. “Berkshire now enjoys major owner...
Intel Stock Looks Better After the Dividend Cut, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is getting more optimistic about Intel stock following the chip maker’s decision to reduce its dividend. Earlier this week, Intel (ticker: INTC ) announced a 66% dividend cut, reducing ...
Tempted to chase fat yields in money market accounts? Why it might not pay to switch.
The yield chase is on. After more than two years of historically low interest rates, savers are rediscovering that they can earn money on their money by letting it sit. During the pandemic, many saver...
Will Warren Buffett retire? What to look for in his annual letter.
Warren Buffett is an inspiration to retirees everywhere. In the 27 years since he reached what the Social Security system said was his full retirement age, shares of his Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, +0.0...
The Way Americans Retire Has Changed Forever. Saving a Nest Egg Isn’t Enough.
About the author: Martin Neil Baily is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton. He is the co-author, with Benjamin H. ...
Lumen stock has worst week in more than two decades, hits lowest prices since Reagan was in office
Lumen Technologies Inc. shares plunged to their worst weekly performance in more than two decades and their lowest prices since Ronald Reagan was in office Friday, as the business that used to carry t...
‘Cash is the cool kid on the block’: High-yield savings accounts, Treasury Bills, money market funds, and CDs — here’s where your cash can earn up to 4.5%
Cash isn’t just the dollar bills you put in your pocket — in this market, it might seem to be a patch of steady ground. There are multiple options: People can put their money in high-yield savings acc...
Qualcomm Earnings Could Disappoint. Smartphone Demand Could Be Why.
Qualcomm, the maker of mobile processors and 5G wireless chipsets, may report muted earnings results after Thursday’s market close. Wall Street’s consensus estimate calls for Qualcomm (ticker: QCOM ) ...
Why the Fed’s interest rate hike is ‘good news for mortgage rates’
The Federal Reserve’s move to hike interest rates signals good news for the housing sector, some experts say. The central bank hiked its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday by a quarter percentage po...
Welcome to Purgatory on Wall Street
The stock market over the next decade will barely keep up with inflation. That’s according to an average of the 10-year projections of the eight valuation indicators I highlight in this space every mo...
Boeing’s Terrible Earnings Have Left Wall Street More Bullish. Here’s Why.
Free cash flow at commercial aerospace giant Boeing has stabilized. Earnings, however, are all over the place. That isn’t bothering Wall Street, though—the stock remains attractive and target prices a...
Opinion: ‘Don’t just sit there, do something.’ The stock market is telling you to make some hard decisions with your money now.
I have always refrained from saying what legendary investor Sir John Templeton considered the four most dangerous words in investing: This time is different.” After months of talking to and reading th...
AT&T earnings preview: What to expect
A day after Verizon Communications Inc. posted earnings, AT&T Inc. will share its perspective on the state of the wireless market. AT&T T started to curry more favor on Wall Street last year a...
Powell Says the Fed Isn’t a ‘Climate Policy Maker.’ What That Really Means.
Text size Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed is not “and will not be, a ‘climate policy maker.’” Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images About the authors: David Arkush is director of Public Citiz...
Bonds say inflation has peaked, but here’s what Cathie Wood says the stock market needs to hear to stage a bona fide rally
Bullish stock investors have gotten punched in the month so far this week, after a relatively cheery kickoff to 2023 following an ugly 2022. Cathie Wood, however, has some thoughts about what might tr...
KBW recommends buying these 11 financial stocks, including First Republic, following federal backstop for banks
On a Monday following high-profile bank failures on Friday and Sunday, it may seem to be a strange time to recommend buying stocks of banks and other financial services companies, but Keefe, Bruyette ...