Novartis Looks Appealing, Based on Drug Pipeline and Planned Spinoff

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2 Companies That Boosted Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Altria Group said it plans to boost its quarterly disbursement to 94 cents a share. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Altria Group and Lam Research declared dividend increases this week ...

These dividend stocks can protect you as the Federal Reserve slows the economy

With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell set to deliver an important speech Friday, investors may finally begin to take him at his word: The central bank is going to maintain a hawkish stance to co...

Only 5 S&P 500 stocks ended higher after Powell’s sobering Jackson Hole speech

It took only a 10-minute speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday to clarify that monetary policy would be relentlessly tightened in the months ahead. Investors dumped stocks, send...

As Intel Shares Slide, CEO Gelsinger Doubles Down

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Alex Wong/Getty Images Text size Shares of Intel have shed a third of their value so far in 2022. And Pat Gelsinger just made his largest open-market purchase since becoming th...

Nvidia Stock Is Down 40% This Year. Don’t Expect a Quick Turnaround.

Text size Even after its 40% share price stumble this year, Nvidia’s valuation looks expensive. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images Nvidia, the most valuable U.S. semiconductor company, is in a big rut. This...

Nvidia Stock Sees Price Targets Lowered After Results

Text size Nvidia stock has declined by about 40% this year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Wall Street analysts aren’t ready to give up on Nvidia yet—even after the company has reduced its outlook versu...

Marvell stock drops as persistent supply constraints weaken data-center forecast

Marvell Technology Inc. shares fell in the extended session Thursday after the chip maker forecast data-center sales for the third quarter that fell well short of Wall Street’s expectations due to sup...

VMware beats on earnings as it awaits Broadcom acquisition approval

VMware Inc.’s profit declined less than expected in the second quarter, as the software company awaits approval for an acquisition by chip maker Broadcom Inc. VMware VMW, +2.31% on Thursday reported s...

EV Charging-Station Operators Set to Battle for Ad Dollars

The next battleground in the fight for U.S. marketers’ advertising dollars may be charging stations used by the growing number of Americans who own electric or hybrid plug-in vehicles. ChargePoint Hol...

Fed heroics or no, the S&P 500 level is destined for a retest of lows. These are the levels to watch, says this strategist

In the words of the great Bonnie Tyler: “He’s gotta be sure, and it’s gotta be soon, and he’s gotta be larger than life.” The hero this market is holding out for is Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and he’s t...

Buy Qualcomm Stock, Analyst Says. It’s About More Than Just Smartphones.

Text size Qualcomm announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Samsung last month. Pau Barrena / AFP via Getty Images KeyBanc believes Qualcomm’s initiatives to expand into other non-phon...

Opinion: Nvidia has faced this type of downturn before, and seems to have a specific goal in mind this time

Nvidia Corp. has been through this type of downturn before, and this time executives are taking more aggressive tactics to overcome it. Nvidia NVDA, +0.24% executives warned Wall Street on Wednesday t...

Nvidia’s Revenue Forecast Falls Short. The Stock Drops.

Text size Nvidia stock had declined more than 40% this year as of Tuesday’s close. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nvidia provided a revenue forecast for the October quarter that was below expectat...

Nvidia sales forecast falls about $1 billion short of expectations, stock falls

Nvidia Corp. executives on late Wednesday forecast another revenue shortfall in the current quarter, after confirming an earlier warning by showing a sharp reduction in profit, while the chip maker as...

Verizon dividend yield at ‘by far’ its highest level in a decade, and a hike could be imminent

The pullback in Verizon Communications Inc.’s stock this year has brought its dividend yield to “by far” its highest level in 10 years at 5.8%, and Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery expects that t...

Cathie Wood dumps Nvidia stock ahead of results

Is Cathie Wood fearing more bad news from Nvidia? Wood’s ARK Invest funds trimmed their stake in Nvidia NVDA, +0.86% ahead of the graphics chipmaker’s results. Nvidia has already warned on second-quar...

Nvidia Reports Earnings Wednesday. Why Some Wall Street Analysts Are Worried.

Text size Nvidia stock has declined more than 40% this year, as of Tuesday’s close. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After a recent string of recent troubles for Nvidia , investors are wondering how...

Intel Scores $30 Billion Deal With Brookfield to Fund Chip Factories

Text size Intel’s deal with Brookfield will give it majority ownership of two new chip factories. Courtesy Intel Corporation Intel is turning to financial engineering to fund its chip-making amb...

Nvidia stock will be solely a data-center story for the foreseeable future

Nvidia Corp. was built on videogames, but for the rest of the year at least, investors and analysts won’t be concerned with gaming when pricing the stock. Nvidia NVDA, -4.57% cut its revenue forecast ...

Once offering the worst return on Wall Street, cash is now looking like the best asset to own, says Morgan Stanley

Stock sellers are ready to pick up where they left off on Friday, as the market appears to be is waking up from its August slumber with a vengeance. As Goldman Sach’s chief U.S. equity strategist Davi...

Nvidia, Salesforce, Zoom, Macy’s, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Numerous technology and retail companies will report their latest quarterly results this week. Federal Reserve watchers will be tuning into the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, ...

Shoppers Are Getting Cheap. Here Are Stocks to Buy in a Trade-Down Economy

I regret buying a twin pack of 40-ounce ranch dressing jugs this past week. It’s not that I over-ranched—the warehouse club industry was built around rewarding extreme condiment commitments with low u...

Nvidia, Salesforce, Zoom, Macy’s, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Numerous technology and retail companies will report their latest quarterly results this week. Federal Reserve watchers will be tuning into the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, ...

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 — ...

Verizon has ‘few palatable options,’ analyst says in downgrade

Verizon Communications Inc. is in a “particularly difficult position” given current wireless-industry trends, and that dynamic has one analyst taking a more downbeat view on the shares. MoffettNathans...

Nvidia’s Problems Aren’t Over. Expect Another Sales Warning Soon.

Text size Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images BofA Global Research warns Nvidia could cut its outlook when the chip maker reports next week. On Tuesday, analyst Viv...

What’s the best way to invest in tech stocks right now? This strategy is working well for one fund manager.

Technology stocks have been rallying for weeks. But there are plenty of arguments that we’re in the midst of a bear-market rally and that more volatility lies ahead, especially for the rapidly growing...

What a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan Would Mean for Global Business

Beijing considers Taiwan, a democratically ruled island near mainland China, as part of its territory. When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan this month to support its government, Beijing...

Intel and 8 Other Chip Stocks That Look Like Bargains Now

Text size Nvidia now expects July quarter revenue to be $6.7 billion, up only 3% from the year-ago period. The company had previously forecast $8.1 billion in revenue. Dreamstime These are troubling t...

Walmart, Target, Cisco, Deere, Housing Data, and Other Things for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Earnings season continues next week in what will be an action-packed stretch for retail stocks. Walmart and Home Depot report results on Tuesday, followed by Bath & Body Works , Lowe’s, ...

Hydrogen Stock Ceres Power Is Heating Up Again

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