With the Nasdaq Composite down more than 30% over the past 12 months, almost every tech stock is cheaper than a year ago, and there is temptation to bottom-fish. There’s a big difference between cheap...
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Boeing Retires the 747, and the Age of Jumbo Jets
The Boeing 747 has retired. The jets still fly—but new ones won’t be built. On Tuesday, the last 747 rolled off an Everett, Wash. assembly line. This is no surprise. CEO Dave Calhoun said in July 2020...
TSMC Makes a $40 Billion Bet on U.S.-Made Chips. Don’t Declare Victory Yet.
This past Tuesday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it would expand its investments in Arizona to more than $40 billion—from its initial $12 billion commitment. TSMC’s first Arizona f...
Dow on verge of a ‘golden cross,’ even as BlackRock predicts historic recession
Despite worries about inflation and an impending recession, there is at least one sign that some bullish market technical analysts might latch onto. An upbeat golden cross appears to be forming in the...
Verizon stock has had a tough year. Is a ‘drastic’ shakeup in order?
At a time when AT&T Inc. is winning praise for disentangling itself from recent deals, is it time for rival Verizon Communications Inc. to actually think about a merger of its own? LightShed Partn...
Apple, AMD confirm they’re among TSMC’s first Arizona customers, while Intel preps for return to cutting edge in 2023
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook confirmed at an event Tuesday that the tech giant will be one of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s first Arizona fab customers, while Intel Corp. hopes to jo...
S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst day in month after strong data fuels worry about Fed rate hikes
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes recorded their worst day in almost a month on Monday, after a hotter-than-expected U.S. services-sector reading fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve ma...
Amazon, Walmart, and Kroger Could Have the Solution to Grocery Deliveries
Shoppers returning to stores in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, venture-capital money drying up, and higher labor costs mean the first golden age of food delivery looks to be over. But customers ha...
Apple Is Looking to Move Production Out of China, Report Says
Apple has hastened plans to move part of its production out of China, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, according to a The Wall Street Journal report citing anonymous sources. The world’s mo...
Caterpillar, Deere, and More Industrial Stocks Ready to Break Out
Stocks in the industrial sector have been on a tear. In aggregate, they are knocking on the door of reaching new heights. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (ticker: XLI ), home to Caterpillar (CAT...
Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country in the supply chain that built the world’s most valuable company, say people ...
Marvell Stock Sinks as Earnings Fall Short. Customers Are Pulling Back.
Marvell Technology shares were sinking in late trading Thursday after the data- center semiconductor firm’s earnings and outlook disappointed Wall Street. The company said makers of storage equipment ...
Lordstown Stock Rises as Endurance EV Trucks Are Cleared for Sale
Lordstown Motors hit an important milestone. Shares are rising, even though many people may not know the word used to describe that step. The Ohio-based electric truck startup announced Tuesday that i...
20 dividend stocks with high yields that have become more attractive right now
Income-seeking investors are looking at an opportunity to scoop up shares of real estate investment trusts. Stocks in that asset class have become more attractive as prices have fallen and cash flow i...
Raytheon Stock Named a ‘Best Idea’ for 2023
As the calendar turns to December, investors are thinking about stocks for 2023. Brokerage firm Cowen likes Raytheon Technologies shares for the new year, calling it a “best idea” and a top aerospace ...
Cloud software is suffering a cold November rain. Can Snowflake and Salesforce turn it around?
The week after Thanksgiving could determine if cloud software is still too fat or if there are some tasty leftovers for Wall Street. Autodesk Inc. ADSK, +1.82% signaled a slowdown in business spending...
Broadcom refuses to provide full-year outlook, cites limited visibility as it ‘scrubs’ backlog
Broadcom Inc. late Thursday gave Wall Street analysts quarterly earnings and an outlook that topped consensus estimates, hiked its dividend and recommitted to share buybacks, yet analysts kept asking ...