Rivian Cranked Up Production in Second Quarter at Illinois Factory

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, the latest in the electric-vehicle maker’s efforts to overcome parts shortages and production snarls to fulfill orders for...

GameStop Shares Rise After Board Declares 4-for-1 Stock Split

GameStop declared a 4-for-1 stock split Wednesday, sending shares of the videogame retailer higher in after-hours trading.  The Grapevine, Texas-based company proposed a stock split in March, although...

Rivian Electric Trucks Outsell Ford F-150 Lightning, Stock Soars

Text size Rivian delivered 4,467 vehicles in the second quarter, up 264% from the first quarter. Courtesy Rivian Rivian Automotive gave investors an update on production that quickly sent the stock hi...

The DOL has a new IRA rollover rule for advisers to follow

IRA rollovers are common, whether they’re from an old 401(k) or just one account to another, but a newly implemented Department of Labor rule says financial advisers suggesting the move have some expl...

Amazon and Grubhub Strike Deal to Bring Restaurant Delivery to Prime Members

Amazon.com agreed to add Grubhub to its suite of Prime services in the U.S., in a deal aimed at expanding the food-ordering company’s reach by tapping Amazon’s membership program. Grubhub’s parent, Ne...

Watch out — this one mistake could cost you thousands when you rollover your 401(k) to an IRA

Here’s a pro tip that can hardly be said often enough. When you change jobs and you think about rolling over your old company’s 401(k) to an IRA…watch out for all the extra fees. “Thousands of dollars...

U.S. homeownership rate tumbles to 1980s levels

High prices for everything from groceries to gas aren’t the only things making this year feel like a throwback to the 1980s. After almost a decade of gains, homeownership in the U.S. also has slipped ...

Anheuser-Busch InBev Stock Has Had It Tough. Why an Analyst Says It’s a Buy.

Text size Anheuser-Busch InBevh as been seeing ongoing strength in its core Latin American markets. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Investors have had little to cheer when it comes to Anheuser-Busch InBev s...

Ford F-150 Lightning Sales Jump While Mach E Sales Dip.

Text size Sales of Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup truck increased to about 1,800 units in June. Courtesy Ford Ford Motor released U.S. sales figures for June on Tuesday, and sales of its all-elec...

China’s Auto Sales Are Booming. Can the Rebound Last?

Text size China’s auto market is showing a robust rebound. Here: a BYD Tang vehicle at the company’s showroom in Beijing. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg While the recent recovery in much of China’s ...

In a worrisome sign for e-commerce, Kornit Digital slashes forecast and stock plunges 20%

In a sign of continuing worries about e-commerce activity, Kornit Digital Ltd. slashed its forecast for the second quarter Tuesday and suggested the third quarter isn’t expected to be much better, sen...

Berkshire Hathaway Seems Headed for a 20% Stake in Occidental

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett likes energy companies. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshire Hathaway has rapidly increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum to 17.4...

Ford’s U.S. Sales Increase 32% in June, Outpacing Broader Industry

Ford Motor reported a nearly 32% increase in U.S. sales in June, beating out much of the industry as it improved truck and SUV deliveries and benefited from the rollout of a new all-electric pickup. O...

Shopify Stock Has Tumbled. It’s Still No Bargain, Analyst Warns.

Text size Shopify headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. Dreamstime With Shopify stock down nearly 80% so far this year, some investors might be tempted to bottom fish one of the leading providers of softwar...

Micron’s Woes Are Trouble for Nvidia and These 5 Other Stocks

Text size A technician inspects a semiconductor wafer. Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg News last week that Micron Technology expects weak Chinese demand for semiconductors to hit its quarterly results means a ran...

Sanctions Threaten Russia’s Next Huge Oil Field

These are boom times for the Russian oil-and-gas industry. High energy prices are keeping the country’s economy afloat and funding the war in Ukraine. How long it lasts will depend in part on a massiv...

My financial adviser mostly opts for index funds. Is he worth what I pay him?

Is your financial adviser worth the money you pay them? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: If a manager is just putting my money into index funds that track the market, are they actually doing anythin...

Car quality is slipping: These are the brands with the most and least complaints, study finds

New car owners are experiencing more problems in the first 90 days of ownership than ever before. Buick took the top spot in the 2022 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, but the headline isn’t the winne...

Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Lender Vauld Suspends Withdrawals

A cryptocurrency lender backed by Peter Thiel and Coinbase Global Inc. suspended withdrawals, trading and deposits on its platform, citing volatile market conditions and financial difficulties facing ...

European natural gas prices surge as Norwegian outage adds to supply woes

Natural gas prices in Europe surged on Monday to their most expensive since the early stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as proposed strikes in Norway increased fears about inadequate supply. Natu...

Coal Makes a Comeback as the World Thirsts for Energy

An energy-starved world is turning to coal as natural-gas and oil shortages exacerbated by Russia’s war against Ukraine lead countries back to the dirtiest fossil fuel. From the U.S. to Europe to Chin...

Big Insider Buys of Oil and Solar Stocks Are Plays on Russia Sanctions

Text size Crude-oil storage tanks at a Plains All American Pipeline facility. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Insiders have snapped up stock of two companies whose prospects have brightened due to Russia’s in...

KKR Stock Looks Cheap. Why It Might Be Time to Buy.

Text size KKR has loads of capital and a cheap stock. It could be a recipe for gains. Dreamstime It has been a brutal first half of the year for alternative-asset managers. Shares of KKR , Apollo , Bl...

‘It could be the difference between an approval and denial’: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion remove fully-paid medical debt from credit reports. Will this help your credit score?

Paid medical debt is rolling off consumer credit reports in an overhaul that the credit bureaus say will improve people’s financial wellbeing. In a time of rising interest rates and increased costs wi...

June Jobs Data, FOMC Minutes, Levi’s Earnings, and More for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited The stock market will be closed on Monday for Independence Day. It will be a light week on the earnings calendar once investors return, but with plenty of notable economic release...

Gas prices edge down just in time for July Fourth travel — here’s why

It’s a cool breeze during a hot moment, but it’s not the summer weather. As record-breaking numbers of Americans pack their cars and travel to Fourth of July barbecues that will cost them more than la...

What Could Be Ahead for Tesla in the Next Six Months

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently referred to his company’s two new automotive plants as “gigantic money furnaces.” Sean Gallup/Getty Images How many cars Tesla would deliver in...

Boeing and 7 More Industrial Stocks for the Second Half of 2022

Text size Industrial demand held up better than industrial stocks in the second quarter. Dreamstime The first half of 2022 was lousy for most stocks, including shares in the industrial sector. But tha...

Crypto Took Wall Street on a Wild Ride. Now It’s Ending in Tears.

Cory Klippsten is a big fan of Bitcoin. But his affinity for cryptocurrencies ends there. Klippsten, head of a company called Swan Bitcoin, sees a growing minefield of scams, fraud, and risky products...

Tesla’s Bumpy Quarter Might Be About More Than Lockdowns in China

The smooth acceleration shown by Tesla in the past two years faltered in the second quarter. Chief Executive Elon Musk has offered hints that the problems run deeper than lockdowns in Shanghai. On Sat...

Banks Get Burned by Risky Debt, Imperiling Buyout Activity

By Laura Cooper July 3, 2022 9:03 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Investment banks are facing big losses on leveraged buyouts they agreed to finance before markets soured, further chilling the out...

Altria’s Dividend Yield Signals Doubts About the Payout. Why It’s Safe.

The FDA’s bid to ban Juul products—like these at a shop in El Segundo, Calif., on a recent day—has weighed on Altria stock. Analysts think Altria, which has a big stake in Juul, will be able to ...