Lowe’s Earnings Beat Estimates. Why the Stock Is Dropping.

Lowe’s earned more than expected in the fourth quarter but fell short in terms of revenue, warning of a slowdown in the home-improvement market and sending the stock tumbling. The company reported adj...

Walmart, Amazon, And The Home Depot Agree, Consumer Spending Will Slow In 2023

Walmart’s value-oriented position will serve consumers well with diverse product offerings as … [+] spending slows for 2023. Getty Images Consumer spending may be waning as three of the to...

Intel Cut Its Dividend. Home Depot, McDonald’s, and Other Stocks Could Be Next. 

Intel is cutting its dividend. In a treacherous environment for the economy and profits, more companies could do the same. On Wednesday, Intel (ticker: INTC) cut its dividend by 66% to an annual 50 ce...

Intel Cut Its Dividend. These Stocks Could Be Next. 

Intel is cutting its dividend. In a treacherous environment for the economy and profits, more companies could do the same. On Wednesday, Intel (ticker: INTC) cut its dividend by 66% to an annual 50 ce...

Home Depot Earnings And Walmart Earnings May Signal Trouble For Retail Giants

Getty Images Key takeaways: Home Depot and Walmart reported earnings, setting the stage for retail sales The retail giants shared full-year guidance that disappointed investors since a spending slowin...

Here Are The Major Companies Raising Employee Wages In 2023

Topline Home Depot announced on Tuesday it will spend $1 billion to raise hourly employee wages, making it the latest major company raising worker pay to compete in one of the tightest job markets in ...

Dow Falls 700 Points—Biggest Plunge Of 2023

Topline Subpar profit outlooks from two of the nation’s largest retailers fueled a broad decline in stock prices Tuesday, as investors increasingly heed the calls that this year’s rally may be little ...

Home Depot Beat Earnings Views, Boosted the Dividend. Why the Stock Is Falling.

Home Depot beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations, but missed on revenue and issued disappointing guidance for fiscal 2023. It also raised the dividend, but shares of the home-improvement retailer ...

Walmart Reports Earnings Tuesday. What to Expect.

Keep an eye out for Walmart stock when the market opens on Tuesday, analysts say. The retail giant is poised to deliver another strong quarter, fueled in part by a strong holiday season, and shares ma...

Instacart Takes Aim At Amazon And Walmart

Instacart logo is seen displayed on a phone screen . (Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto … [+] via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Instacart is gearing up to launch a version ...

This Analyst Sees a 17% Downside to Home Depot Stock. Here’s Why.

Home Depot and Lowe’s could be in for a rough year, with one analyst forecasting that the shares could lose more than 10% of their value. Rising interest rates, persistent inflation, a weaker labor ma...

Apple Has Been a Problem for PayPal. This Analyst Says That’s Changing.

PayPal Holdings suffered big losses in 2022. The stock still faces several challenges, but one seems to be resolving, according to a Mizuho analyst.  Shares of the payment company (ticker: PYPL) fell ...

Ten Ways To Rock The Customer Experience In 2023

I’ve created a list of tactics to help you rock the customer experience in 2023. getty As of today, 2022 is behind us. It was quite a year. Some businesses are still recovering from the impact of the ...

The Housing Boom Is Over. But Housing Stocks Could Still Be Winners.

Plunging orders. Widespread price discounting. Shrinking profits. These are just some of the factors weighing on home builders after surging mortgage rates burst the pandemic-era real estate boom. Hom...

TJX, Lowe’s, and Home Depot Stocks Have Soared. Further Gains Might Have to Wait.

Retail stocks—and earnings—are showing signs of life. But even though it is retail’s busiest season, this isn’t a great time to buy.  Shares in retail companies, as measured by the VanEck Retail excha...

Amazon Has Lost $1 Trillion in Market Cap. Ouch.

Amazon.com has now lost more than $1 trillion in market capitalization, the most ever by a U.S. company and the first time one company has shed that much market value. It’s a painful reminder to inves...

4 Inflation Revelations From Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton

Meet Skelly. Home Depot’s Halloween phenomenon – a 12-foot lawn skeleton that helped lift consumer … [+] isolation from the grave during the pandemic – continues to sell out. Photo courtesy of T...

Cargo Shipowners Cancel Sailings as Global Trade Flips From Backlogs to Empty Containers

Listen to article (2 minutes) Ocean carriers are canceling dozens of sailings on the world’s busiest routes during what is normally their peak season, the latest sign of the economic whiplash hitting ...

This Is a Good Time to Buy Short-Term Bonds

Until recently, short-term bonds were a yield wasteland: A two-year Treasury note yielded 0.21% a year ago and just 1% in January. Today, the yield is over 3.8% and could soon touch 4%, thanks in good...

What Stocks Are Directly Impacted By A Housing Market Recession?

Sectors directly affected by housing market recession. Getty Images It’s no secret that the housing market has been on the rise for a few years. But now the market has shifted, with interest rat...

Recession Is Already Here for Many Small Businesses

When central bankers and economists gather in Jackson Hole, Wyo., this coming week to debate the trajectories of inflation and monetary policy, there will be hopeful talk of peak prices and renewed di...

Warren Buffett Has Been Buying T-Bills. Here’s Why That’s a Smart Strategy.

Elias Stein Text size Warren Buffett parks most of Berkshire Hathaway ’s cash in ultrasafe U.S. Treasury bills, and individual investors may want to consider following Buffett’s lead now that the yiel...

What Does A Housing Recession Mean For Investors?

Getty Images Key takeaways According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), homebuilder sentiment has dropped for eight straight months High interest rates and rising construction costs ...

Dow Futures Dip as Wall Street Seeks Rates Guidance From the Fed

Text size The focus for investors Wednesday will be on minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. Getty Images Stock futures dipped Wednesday after strong earnings reports from Walmart and Home ...

What Stocks Are Making Moves Monday? Li Auto, NIO, Peloton, and More.

Text size A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Stock futures were trading lower Monday after China cut interest rates following data that showed the worl...

Stocks Poised to Open Lower on Monday

Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday ahead of a big week of retailer earnings. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Text size U.S. stocks are poised for a lower open on Monday as investors prepare t...

Following The Shopper For 30 Years: 7 Life Lessons

Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Universal Images Group via Getty Images If retailers think customers engagement was easier back in 1992, it’s because they didn’t know ...

Lowe’s Marvin Ellison: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe’s Courtesy of Lowes Text size Lowe’s was in need of retooling when CEO Marvin Ellison, 57, took the helm in July 2018. Four years later, the proof of his efforts is in the ...

UPS’ Carol Tomé: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS Courtesy of UPS Text size Not all volume is good volume, says Carol Tomé, a former Home Depot executive who came out of retirement to run UPS two years ago. She sold the company...

Why UPS Stock Could Be a Winner. Margins Are Improving.

Text size UPS CEO Carol Tome.. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Until recently, United Parcel Service operated a little like the New York Yan...

Costco, Home Depot, and 3 Other Retail Stocks to Scoop Up Now—and 1 to Avoid

Home Depot is one of the retail stocks that are worth buying after the sector’s latest selloff. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Text size Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are alike. The same co...

5 Retail Stocks Worth a Look, and 1 to Avoid

Home Depot is one of the retail stocks that are worth buying after the sector’s latest selloff. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Text size Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are alike. The same co...