Chip Stocks Are in for Trouble, Analyst Says. 4 Stocks Get Downgrades.

Text size The iShares Semiconductor ETF has fallen even more than the overall market this year. Courtesy of Texas Instruments BofA Global Research is getting more downbeat about the chip industry. Eve...

Nio stock bounces, after EV maker disputes short-seller report, saying it contained ‘numerous errors’

Shares of NIO Inc. were knocked down by a short-seller report on Wednesday, alleging exaggerated financial results, even as the China-based electric vehicle maker said the report is without merit and ...

Opinion: Sell Exxon Mobil and other energy stocks before these headwinds hit prices once again

Energy stocks have been the star investment this year. Now it’s time to sell them and electrify your portfolio before investors once again focus on the industry’s long-term headwinds.  There are a hos...

Google, Snapchat and 24 Other Tech Companies Get Lower Estimates by J.P. Morgan

Text size Google’s advertising should hold up relatively better than others, according to the analysts. Angela Weiss /AFP via Getty Images As consumer spending slows, fuel costs rise, and chance...

Carnival Stock Could Fall to $0 in a Worst-Case Scenario, Analyst Says

Text size Carnival Dream cruise ship is docked at Port B in Key West, Florida. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Carnival stock was tumbling Wednesday after Morgan Stanley cut its price target to a ...

This veteran money manager has seen it all. And these 19 dividend stocks pass his rigorous quality screen right now.

Lewis Altfest’s time in the finance industry spans seven decades. He has some words of advice for investors who aren’t used to stomach-churning stock-price moves. He founded Altfest Personal Wealth Ma...

Wall Street’s favorite stock sector has potential upside of 43% as we enter the second half of 2022

At the midpoint of 2022, investors are looking at a remarkable change in stock valuations. The S&P 500 SPX has declined 20%, but the benchmark index’s forward price-to-earnings valuation has falle...

Ford’s Talk of New EV-Selling Rules Rattles Some Dealers

Ford Motor Co. is preparing new rules for how it sells electric vehicles, a shift that is concerning some dealers and seen as challenging the traditional franchise model. Executives from the Detroit g...

Opinion: Early retirement in 3 steps: Follow the ‘Cashing Out’ couple’s road map to financial freedom

A couple of months ago, our five-year-old son was relieved to find out that he could have two best friends. For weeks he’d been stuck in an innocent adolescent triangle where both kids wanted him to b...

Here’s how much your Social Security check is likely to go up next year

Good news — sort of. If you’re retired or just about to retire, next year’s Social Security checks are likely to see one of the biggest bumps on record as a result of surging consumer prices. The aver...

NIO Says Short-Seller Report ‘Without Merit.’ The Stock Slumps.

Text size NIO denied accounting allegations in a report by short-seller Grizzly Research. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg NIO stock dropped more than 12% in Hong Kong on Wednesday after the company denied a repo...

Novartis Will Cut 8,000 Jobs Under CEO’s Shake-Up Plan

Text size Vasant Narasimhan, CEO of Novartis. ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images Pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Tuesday it will lay off more than 7% of its workforce, just a few months after CEO Vas N...

NIO shares extend losses as Chinese EV maker denies short-seller report

NIO Inc.’s shares in Hong Kong extended declines in afternoon trading after the company denied accounting allegations in a report by short seller Grizzly Research LLC. The stock NIO, -2.57% NIO, -11.4...

Intel Should Slash Its Dividend. Its Future May Depend on It.

Text size Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. Ting Shen/Bloomberg Under CEO Pat Gelsinger, Intel has committed to massively increasing its capital spending investments by tens of billions of dollars. But with a ...

Grubhub CEO Says Sale Isn’t Imminent, as Owner Seeks a Partner

CHICAGO—Grubhub Chief Executive Adam DeWitt said company parent Just Eat Takeaway.com NV hopes to find a strategic partner to invest in the U.S. online ordering company, though an outright sale isn’t ...

Micron earnings to provide more clues as to whether chip boom has passed

Micron Technology Inc.’s earnings on Thursday will provide a much-anticipated clue into a problem that has worried Wall Street all year about the chip industry: Whether customers have been hoarding ch...

Banks Are Healthy. Why They’re Holding Back on Dividends.

Text size JPMorgan Chase held its dividends flat due to increasing capital requirements following the Federal Reserve’s stress test.  Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Banks may have gotten a clean bill of...

SOX semiconductor index could double over the next couple of years, analyst says

Despite potential for further downside, semiconductor stocks could rebound significantly over the next couple of years, according to Columbia Threadneedle Senior Equity Analyst Dave Egan. Semi stocks ...

How long will stocks stay in a bear market? It hinges on if a recession hits, says Wells Fargo Institute

When the S&P 500 officially dropped into a bear market on June 13, closing down more than 20% from its last peak, it stirred debate about whether investors should hold tight or think about buying ...

DraftKings Lands New Bull as Profitability Nears. This Analyst Also Likes Penn.

Text size Casinos are traditionally unaffected even in a recession scenario. Ethan Miller/Getty Images DraftKings and Penn National Gaming stocks will outperform the market by selling additional produ...

Oil Tanker Is Stopped by U.S. in Transit From Russian Port to New Orleans

U.S. authorities have stopped a ship traveling from Russia to Louisiana with a cargo of fuel products, say people familiar with the matter. The Daytona tanker is owned by Greek shipowner TMS Tankers L...

Bank Stocks Boost Dividends After Fed Stress Tests

Text size The Fed’s annual stress tests were introduced following the 2008-09 financial crisis. Dreamstime Morgan Stanley , Goldman Sachs , Wells Fargo , and Bank of America said they would rais...

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Boost Dividends After Fed Stress Tests

Text size The Fed’s annual stress tests were introduced following the 2008-09 financial crisis. Dreamstime Morgan Stanley , Goldman Sachs , Wells Fargo and Bank of America said they would raise ...

Why UPS Stock Could Be a Winner. Margins Are Improving.

Text size UPS CEO Carol Tome.. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Until recently, United Parcel Service operated a little like the New York Yan...

General Motors EV Partner Sees Director Buy More Stock

Text size MP Materials shares have slipped 21% so far this year Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg MP Materials stock has slipped this year, and director Randall Weisenburger bought more shares of the rare-earth...

Jefferies Just Posted Results. Investment Banks Should be Worried.

Text size Total underwriting revenue at Jefferies was down by 62% as banks face tougher conditions. Amir Hamja/Bloomberg Wall Street just got a taste of what to expect when investment banks post secon...

Berkshire Holds 16.4% of Occidental Petroleum After Recent Purchase

Text size Buffett likes American companies, and Occidental gets the vast bulk of its energy production domestically. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway continued to add to its stake i...

Ceragon stock surges on acquisition offer from Aviat

Ceragon Networks Ltd. CRNT, -5.43% shares surged in the extended session Monday after Aviat Networks Inc. AVNW, -2.08% offered to acquire the wireless telecom equipment company and shake up its board....

JetBlue Raises Offer to Buy Spirit Airlines—Again

JetBlue Airways Corp. isn’t backing down in its fight to buy Spirit Airlines Inc. raising its offer yet again in an effort to outmaneuver rival Frontier Airlines. JetBlue on Monday proposed a $400 mil...

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Boost Shareholder Payouts

The largest U.S. banks said they would increase payouts to shareholders after the Federal Reserve said the banks are able to keep lending in a severe hypothetical recession. Four of the six biggest ba...

Vanguard Sues UHNW Advisor Over Alleged Client Solicitation

The Vanguard Group is suing one of its former ultrahigh-net-worth financial advisors for allegedly violating a one-year nonsolicitation agreement he signed while an employee. The financial services gi...

Digital World Acquisition Discloses Federal Subpoenas as Director Resigns

Digital World Acquisition the special-purpose acquisition company that plans to merge with former President Donald Trump’s social-media company, said a federal grand jury in the Southern District of N...