Netflix Is Going to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing. It May Be Too Late.

Text size Netflix’s popular Squid Game TV series. Courtesy Netflix Netflix free-loaders, beware. The streaming giant is preparing to crack down on password sharing in a bid to boost revenue as s...

As Putin eyes a date to declare victory, here’s a Ukraine scenario that could slam stocks by another 10%

Stocks are set to get a major bump on Thursday, thanks to blowout results from Tesla, which go some way in easing the sting over Netflix disappointment. With earnings sharply in focus for now, market ...

‘Life is measurably better without the burden of this debt’: As Biden reviews student-debt cancellation, young people with debt delay buying a house and even having kids

Young Americans are buckling under the weight of their student debt. A large majority (74%) of Generation Z (ages 18 to 25) and 68% of millennials (ages 26 to 41) who took on student debt delayed a ma...

Due diligence Can Lead Investors to Some Solid Companies With Yields of about 5%.

If a stock’s yield is around 5%, it could foreshadow a dividend cut or worse. A yield that high, however, doesn’t have to spell doom. Several investors Barron’s spoke to say they can find good opportu...

Why Bill Ackman gave up on Netflix just three months after buying the stock

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive William Ackman, in a letter to shareholders, said Wednesday he sold the hedge fund’s investment in Netflix Inc. Ackman said he had high regard for Netflix...

IBM Stock Soared. Why the 111-Year-Old Tech Company Outperformed Today.

Text size IBM’s results lifted other low-multiple, legacy-tech stocks including Oracle and HP. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images Score one for the old timers. On a day when Netflix stock plunge...

Nvidia Stock Could Be in for Trouble. Evidence Is Piling Up.

Text size Nvidia is now the most valuable semiconductor company in the U.S. Dreamstime Nvidia ’s incredible winning streak may soon be coming to an end. The red-hot maker of graphics chips is facing h...

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.

Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to date. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sh...

Carvana stock claws back despite ‘uniquely difficult environment’ that hit earnings

Shares of Carvana Co. were bouncing back in after-hours trading Wednesday after the used-car retailer admitted that both industry-wide and company-specific issues impacted its business in the first qu...

Tesla’s Earnings Crushed Expectations, Setting More Records. The Stock Is Up.

Tesla’s first-quarter profit was far higher than expected. Above, CEO Elon Musk speaks at the opening party for Tesla’s new factory in Texas. SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP / Getty Images Text siz...

‘The Fed always screws up.’ This forecaster sees inflation peaking and U.S. stocks in a bear market by summer

Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, has been bullish on gold, silver and utilities since the start of the year, when his investment-research firm’s economic models turned bea...

Tesla earnings: Stock jumps after record profit, sales despite supply-chain woes

Tesla Inc. late Wednesday reported another record quarter of sales and profit, blowing past Wall Street estimates even though it said its factories continue to run below capacity due to supply-chain p...

AbbVie, Gilead and 4 Other Defensive Healthcare Stocks With Big Dividend Yields

Text size An AbbVie bio safety hood Courtesy of AbbVie Deep into the second quarter of the year, stocks have yet to recover, and investors are seeking safety in defensive plays. One sector that’s bene...

Home Prices Surged to a Record as Sales Fell. What’s Cooling the Hot Housing Market.

Text size The rising cost of buying a home has weighed on buyers as mortgage rates have increased. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Existing-home sales fell in March fell as home prices climbed to their high...

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s Earnings Are Coming. What to Watch.

Text size Telecom stocks have outperformed the market year to dae. Above, a wireless tower. Dreamstime Telecom stocks have been on a tear in 2022. The next round of earnings reports for the sector sho...

Alphabet Gets New Street-Low Price Target. This Analyst Still Likes the Stock.

Text size The Google corporate logo and Google Cloud logo stand outside Google offices in Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Alphabet shares were ticking higher Wednesday, even after Google’s parent co...

The news coming from this giant volcano is even gloomier than the new forecasts from the IMF and World Bank

Investors love looking at esoteric indicators for clues on how the economy is performing, and therefore how stocks, bonds and other assets will trade. How about looking at carbon dioxide emissions? Th...

‘My degree has not led to greater income.’ Can I get rid of old student loans?

How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a degree, and I’ve been paying the student loan for about 25 years. I switched to income-driven repayment in 2011. The loa...

IBM stock rises following Street beat, optimistic outlook despite lost Russia business

International Business Machines Corp.  shares rose in the extended session Tuesday after Big Blue forecast an optimistic 2022 with the only headwind being a loss of Russian business following quarterl...

Here are 30 stocks that Goldman Sachs likes when the economy stutters and markets gyrate

Wall Street is finding some traction for Tuesday, as investors wade through big earnings and ample, gloomy distractions. Fighting has ramped up again in Ukraine as the battle begins for the country’s ...

IBM Sales Growth Tops Estimates, Powered by Software and Consulting

Text size IBM has a dividend yield of 5.2%, the highest of any stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Ethan Miller/Getty Images IBM posted better-than-expected first-quarter financial results, as ...

Opinion: Are you sharing a Netflix password? Not for long …

After an unprecedented downturn in subscriber growth in the first quarter, Netflix executives are eyeing the millions of people using other subscribers’ accounts as a way to reverse the streaming serv...

Delta Tested Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi. That’s Not Why SpaceX Is Worth $100 Billion.

Text size A Delta Air Lines plane Al Drago/Bloomberg Delta Air Lines tested SpaceX Starlink internet service for in-flight Wi-Fi. It’s another milestone for the privately held space company that broug...

Opinion: Do poison pills work? A finance expert explains the anti-takeover tool that Twitter hopes will keep Elon Musk at bay

Takeovers are usually friendly affairs. Corporate executives engage in top-secret talks, with one company or group of investors making a bid for another business. After some negotiating, the companies...

Opinion: Have semiconductor companies’ performance decoupled from the economy? Taiwan Semi earnings say yes, but we’ll get a clearer picture soon

Sentiment around technology and growth has sunk as rising interest rates, persistent inflation and a less accommodative Federal Reserve have sent investors running for safer bets. Although the fourth ...

Commodity prices are going haywire, prompting fears of the next financial crisis

The prices of commodities including oil CL00, +1.24%, wheat W00, and palladium PA00, -0.50% have surged this year as much of the global economy shakes off COVID restrictions and as Russia’s invasion o...

I have a government job and a small pension. I’m planning to work a few more years. Should I file for Social Security now or wait?

A recent reader email introduced the very common question: Should I file for Social Security now or wait? Here’s the email: I am turning 66 in June, approaching full retirement. I am a federal employe...

Alibaba, Bilibili, and China Tech Stocks Slide on Livestreaming Crackdown

Text size DiDi headquarters in Beijing. AFP via Getty Images Chinese technology stocks stumbled Tuesday in Hong Kong amid tighter regulations from Beijing on the country’s livestreaming sector, and on...

You need to pay more attention to dividends — this math shows why they beat inflation

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – One of the best bear-market-protection strategies is hidden in plain sight: Dividend-paying stocks. Most investors pay little attention to them. Because the stock market’s dividend...

Stocks Are Struggling After Earnings. Nvidia, AMD, and Others That Could Soar.

Text size Stock in Advanced Micro Devices has plunged this year. Dreamstime The latest corporate earnings news isn’t giving stocks a lift, but it is still possible to find shares that can jump in resp...