The U.S. Will Ban Imports of Russian Oil. What Exactly Does That Mean?

Oil prices spiked to their highest levels since 2008 on Tuesday after the U.S. announced it would ban imports of Russian oil. “Today I’m announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Ru...

Oil Stocks Are Nearing New Heights. It’s Time to Be Careful.

Text size An Exxon Mobil oil refinery in Rotterdam. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Oil stocks are approaching levels not seen in years as the price of the fuel surges and shows little sign of backin...

Opinion: I’m raising cash and getting defensive as the stock market works through its excesses

This war is shameful and crazy. All wars are. And there’s no telling what President Putin is going to do next. What I do know is that the globalized world economy is not going back to what it was. The...

It wasn’t hard for Apple to cut off Russia, but the precedent could be troublesome — ‘China is the real test’

When Apple Inc. paused sales in Russia last week, it made a powerful political statement, but it also may have set a dangerous precedent. Big Tech has become as powerful and responsible as the top nat...

Apple’s Next Event Arrives With the Stock Market in a Fragile Place

Text size Apple’s ‘Peek Performance’ event Tuesday will be closely watched by investors. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Apple ’s product launches are always closely watched affa...

Occidental Petroleum Stock Spikes. 3 Reasons for the Jump.

Text size Shares of Occidental Petroleum are up nearly 90% over the past 12 months. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Occidental Petroleum stock was rising sharply Monday. There are three reasons for the mov...

Occidental Petroleum Stock Spikes. Here Are the Reasons Why.

Text size Spencer Platt/Getty Images Occidental Petroleum stock was rising sharply Monday. There are three reasons why. First, oil prices were surging Monday on supply fears as the U.S. and its allies...

Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Are Close to Merging: Report

Text size David McNew/Getty Images Oasis Petroleum and Whiting Petroleum could announce an all-stock merger early this week, The Wall Street Journal reported. A combination of the rival North Dakota s...

‘I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns,’ says ARK’s Cathie Wood

“Given our expectations for growth in these new technologies, I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns.” That was the chief executive officer of ARK Invest, Cathie Wood, who gave an optimis...

Oasis, Whiting Near All-Stock Merger

Oasis Petroleum Inc. and Whiting Petroleum Corp. are close to a deal to merge, according to people familiar with the matter. The all-stock tie-up between the rival North Dakota shale drillers could be...

Chewy Co-Founder Ryan Cohen Takes Large Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, Pushes for Changes

Ryan Cohen, the billionaire co-founder of online pet-products retailer Chewy Inc., CHWY 2.91% has a big stake in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY -3.40% and is pushing the housewares retailer to stream...

Nearly All Russian ETFs Halted in the U.S.

Exchange-traded funds had been one of the last ways to trade Russian stocks. NYSE Text size Don’t try to invest in Russian stocks with an exchange-traded fund. It appears all have been halted. It star...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Has $5 Billion Stake in Occidental Petroleum

Text size Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway owns a 9.8% stake in Occidental Petroleum worth $5.1 billion after furious buying activity in s...

It’s Getting Harder to Trade Russian Stocks. What to Know.

Russia’s largest companies, once worth billions of dollars, are now nearly-worthless penny stocks. It may look like an attractive opportunity, but for the most part investors can’t even chance buying ...

Grab Stock Rebounds From Slump After Losses Widened

Text size A Grab Food delivery rider. Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg Shares of Grab Holdings rebounded Friday following a slump after the Singapore-based ride-sharing and food delivery company reported a wide...

Splunk Stock Rises as Hellman & Friedman Takes 7.5% Stake

Text size Dreamstime Private-equity firm Hellman & Friedman has acquired a 7.5% stake in software solutions company Splunk , sending the stock rising Friday. The stake is worth about $1.4 billion,...

Carvana Is More Like Tesla Than Peloton, Says Analyst

Text size Carvana, an online auto dealer, has seen volatility in its stock. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images Trading in shares of online-auto-dealer Carvana has been volatile lately as bulls and bear...

At Ford, the Chip Shortage Isn’t Getting Any Better. There Are More Output Cuts.

Text size The Ford company logo is displayed on a sign outside of the Chicago Assembly Plant on February 03, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images The semiconductor shortage that is cons...

Buy Wizz Air Stock: The Case for Buying an Airline With Exposure to Russia and Ukraine

Wizz Air, the low-cost carrier, is expanding rapidly in Central and Eastern Europe. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Text size The composition of European airspace has dramatically changed in the past wee...

Broadcom Earnings Are Good News for Nvidia Stock. Here’s Why.

Broadcom chip G0d4ather/Dreamstime.com Text size Broadcom stock is jumping after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings—and that could be good news for shares of Nvidia and other chip co...

Ford Is All In on EVs. One Analyst Isn’t Buying It.

Text size Ford SUVs on a sales lot. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Ford Motor made waves this week, announcing plans to create separate business units inside the company, one for electric vehicles and t...

Mortgage rates drop amid increased market uncertainty as Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine escalates

Home buyers will have the chance to lock in low interest rates just ahead of the most popular season to purchase a house. The average rate for the 30-year fixed-rate was 3.76%, down 13 basis points fr...

Buy Foot Locker Stock. It’s Gotten Hit Hard Enough.

Foot Locker shares have declined but that may be good news for bargain hunters. James Bugg/Bloomberg Text size Here’s a Hail Mary play: Buy Foot Locker after the stock’s recent post-earnings swoon. Fo...

Cloud Stocks Have Become a Haven in Tech. 4 Stocks to Buy.

As the world emerges from the pandemic, tech companies have been put in a tough spot. They’re under pressure to sustain pandemic-era boosts, and many of them have struggled to meet the challenge, incl...

‘We need to increase oil & gas output immediately,’ Elon Musk says as Ukraine crisis jolts U.S. crude to 2008 high

Elon Musk voiced an unusual stance for an electric-vehicle executive on Friday. Tesla Inc.’s TSLA, -0.12% chief executive said the U.S. needs to immediately increase production of oil and gas in a twe...

7 Stocks to Play the Rally in Natural Gas

Tankers bringing liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Exports of U.S. LNG to Europe and elsewhere are expected to ramp later in the decade. Hollandse Hoogte/Shut...

Chelsea Clinton Buys Large Block of Clover Health Stock

Text size Chelsea Clinton, a director at Clover Health, bought $252,530 of the embattled shares. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Clover Health Investments stock has tumbled this year. Director Chelse...

Biogen Stock Has Fallen 50%. Why It’s Time to Buy.

Text size Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment was once expected to be a megablockbuster. Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images Shares of the biotech firm Biogen are down 50% since June 1...

Intel Is Still Struggling. Here’s Another Way to Play Chips.

Text size Intel stock was downgraded by Morgan Stanley. Courtesy Intel Corporation Shares of Intel and GlobalFoundries went in opposite directions Thursday after analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded ...

Carl Icahn Slashes Stake in Occidental Petroleum

Text size These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 13Ds are filed within 10 days of an entity’s attaining more than 5% in any class of a company’s securities....

Opinion: Businesses subject job candidates to so many indignities — and then they wonder why they can’t find people?

Business leaders in organizations large and small are facing a common challenge: they can’t find enough workers to fill all their open positions. According to September Labor Department statistics, it...