Expectation for U.S. inflation have fallen over the past month thanks largely to the drop in industrial and agricultural commodity prices. This trend has shown up in the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yo...
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Cruise Lines Can’t Duck Their Debt
Cruise ships, it seems, are like ducks—elegant and effortless above the water, fighting like crazy to stay afloat beneath. On the surface, the industry is finally steaming ahead after over a year at b...
Opinion: As tech melts down, a truth remains: Semiconductors are eating the world
Everyone’s favorite trade in the stock market, technology, has gone the way of the dodo. Oil and value stocks are all the rage. But one part of technology — semiconductors — is vital not only to the t...
Earnings Are Under Threat, Another Blow to Sagging Stock Market
Stocks have tumbled this year in the face of rising interest rates. But with inflation showing little sign of cooling, many investors fear corporate earnings could be the market’s next support to fall...
Is the Housing Market Slowing Down? Takeaways From Real Estate Earnings.
Several housing metrics due this week are expected to show signs of a slowdown. That sentiment has also been echoed in recent comments from real estate technology companies on earnings calls. Affordab...
Ford Hurries Out F-150 Lightning to Grab Share of Electrics Market
The latest electric vehicles offer the power to charge household devices or other EVs using the energy stored in the car’s battery. WSJ’s George Downs explores how some companies are developing vehicl...
Verizon stock heads for sharpest drop in two years as earnings show ‘challenging’ path ahead
Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. were on pace for their biggest drop in more than two years Friday after the telecommunications company showed a net loss of postpaid phone subscribers amid a diff...
What the rising probability of a ‘growth scare’ means for the stock market, according to Citigroup
Recession worries are working their way into equities, according to Citigroup. A “mild recession in 2023” could lead to a drop of about 20% for the S&P 500 index from its late March high of around...
Tesla, GM, and Volkswagen Each Lead the Car Industry in R&D Spending
Text size A Tesla car at the company’s new factory in Germany. Christian Marquardt — Pool/Getty Images Does Tesla spend the most money on research and development? Or is it General Motors? Or Vo...
PC Slowdown Sets a New Battleground for Chip Makers
Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have both benefited from the surge in PC sales over the pandemic, but growth is expected to flatline this year. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters After a spectacular run, pe...
PayPal stock slips after downgrade: ‘Hard to ignore e-commerce woes’
PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL shares have a “supportive” valuation after a recent slide, but the company may still face challenges stemming from pressure on the e-commerce industry, according to an analys...