These 20 stocks have short interest of 19% or more, and AMC and GameStop are not even in the top half

Short selling is a trading technique that gets especially popular during bear markets in stocks. Short selling — or betting on a decline in prices — can come to the fore if investors suspect a company...

Opinion: Any one of these 15 money-losing companies could become the stock market’s biggest ‘unicorn’ failure ever

David Rush holds a Guinness world record for cramming 100 candles into his mouth and lighting them. Sandeep Singh Kaila spun a basketball on a toothbrush for a record 1 minute and 8.15 seconds. Nevill...

It’s a great time to scoop up bargain stocks. Here are 21 examples that could make you a lot of money.

Are you a contrarian investor? Sometimes it seems everyone claims to be one, but it isn’t easy, especially after a wipeout such as the one we saw on Sept. 13. An investor who wishes to pay bargain pri...

These five stocks in the S&P 500 lost almost half a trillion dollars in value in one day amid widespread wipeout

A decline in gasoline prices couldn’t mask the problem that spooked investors on Sept. 13: Core consumer prices resumed their rapid increase during August. Fear of the Federal Reserve’s ongoing tighte...

20 value stocks whose growth potential is overlooked by investors

After a years-long bull market in growth stocks, the beleaguered value strategy has outperformed this year, as rising interest rates apply pressure on equities. Below is a screen of large-cap value st...

Robinhood users buy and hold companies ‘they know, understand and believe in for the long-term.’ Here are their favorite stocks.

Tech companies, electric-vehicle makers and some meme stocks are part of the aggregate mix of equities inside the portfolios of Robinhood users, according to a new index from the brokerage app geared ...

12 semiconductor stocks bucking the downcycle trend

Semiconductor stocks have been great outperformers over long periods, but their movement this year underscores how cyclical the industry can be. Here is a look behind the numbers that are driving down...

Who is the new Starbucks CEO? He has ‘deep’ knowledge of the consumer but lacks restaurant experience.

Investors didn’t appear to be too excited with Starbucks Corp.’s choice for its new chief executive officer, Laxam Narasimhan, but BTIG analyst Peter Saleh said they shouldn’t be surprised that he’s n...

Penn National dropped from S&P 500 for one of America’s largest institutional landlords

The S&P 500 index will ditch part of its bet on sports gambling in favor of a different business: renting houses. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced late Friday that it will replace Penn Entertai...

CVS Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Signify Health for Around $8 Billion

CVS Health is in advanced talks to acquire the home-healthcare company Signify Health for around $8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. CVS appears to have beat out other heavy hitt...

New CEO of Starbucks — a ‘world-class leader,’ says Howard Schultz — will do a stint as barista

Starbucks Corp.’s soon-to-be chief executive is a “world-class leader” with deep knowledge of consumer-product companies and will spend time as a barista to get to know the company, the coffee chain’s...

Starbucks Names Laxman Narasimhan New CEO

Starbucks named as its new CEO consumer products executive Laxman Narasimhan, months after former head Howard Schultz temporarily took over to steer the coffee giant through rising costs, a unionizati...

Lululemon Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.

Text size Lululemon’s sales fell short of estimates in the fourth quarter. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Lululemon Athletica Lululemon Athletica will report second-quarter results on Thursda...

Lucid, SoFi, and 3 Other SPAC Stocks Whose Downturns Might Be Ending

Text size Most SPAC-related stocks, including Virgin Galactic, haven’t been soaring in recent months. Courtesy Virgin Galactic Sometimes the best time to look for new investment ideas are when t...

Chip stocks could plunge another 25% as ‘we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade,’ analyst says

After a rough few months for semiconductor stocks, one Wall Street analyst expects the pain to continue and predicted Tuesday that “we are entering the worst semiconductor downturn in a decade.” In a ...

Bed Bath & Beyond stock surges again ahead of ‘strategic update’

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. surged Monday, to buck a broad-market selloff for a second straight day, as meme-stock investors expressed optimism ahead of the home goods retailer’s strategic up...

Paramount Sues Company Behind McDowell’s Pop-Up, Citing ‘Coming to America’ Infringement

A pop-up restaurant that paid homage to the 1980s classic comedy “Coming to America” now faces a lawsuit from Paramount Pictures over copyright infringement.  JMC Pop Ups LLC created a temporary versi...

Only 5 S&P 500 stocks ended higher after Powell’s sobering Jackson Hole speech

It took only a 10-minute speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday to clarify that monetary policy would be relentlessly tightened in the months ahead. Investors dumped stocks, send...

Alibaba, Nio stocks rally along with other Chinese names as SEC reaches audit deal with China

U.S-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Nio Inc. were among Chinese names trading higher in morning action Friday after the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has struck ...

Guitar cases and tissue boxes stuffed with cash: Yoga guru charged with not paying taxes while raking in $20 million

The leaders of a national chain of yoga centers that offered classes for free or for small cash donations, have been hit with major tax fraud charges for allegedly failing to pay any taxes for nearly ...

AMC Stock Is Out of Whack With APE Shares. Jim Chanos Is Taking Advantage.

Text size AMC’s market capitalization is higher than it was before the pandemic slammed the theater industry. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Legendary stock bear Jim Chanos has an arbitrage idea f...

‘You don’t want to die at your desk sending an email.’ Beyond the numbers, are you ready to retire?

Nancy Schlossberg attended a retirement party for a colleague, and afterward heard people remarking how the guest of honor should have retired years before because she was “so old.” “People were sayin...

Nvidia stock will be solely a data-center story for the foreseeable future

Nvidia Corp. was built on videogames, but for the rest of the year at least, investors and analysts won’t be concerned with gaming when pricing the stock. Nvidia NVDA, -4.57% cut its revenue forecast ...

AMC’s ‘APEs’ start trading today — what will the potential windfall mean for the meme stock and cinema chain?

AMC Entertainment’s AMC Preferred Equity Units, or APEs, could open the door to substantial additional capital for the meme stock darling when they start trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday....

Cineworld Says Considering Chapter 11 Filing in U.S.

Text size Cineworld said Regal theaters were “open for business as usual and continue to welcome guests and members.” Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Cineworld Group , the owner of Regal C...

Movie Theaters Brace for a Rough Intermission

Cineworld doesn’t seem to have much faith in The Rock, though he probably shouldn’t take it personally.  The U.K.-based owner of the Regal Cinemas movie-theater chain is preparing to file for chapter ...

Regal Owner Cineworld Nears Bankruptcy as Theater Comeback Lags

Cineworld Group PLC, the owner of Regal Cinemas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks after struggling to rebuild movie-theater attendance from pandemic lows, according to people familiar ...

8 Stocks That Look Like Good Buys as Natural-Gas Prices Get Pumped Up

Elias Stein Text size Two commodities that power the world are taking divergent paths, and it could have a big impact on consumers in the coming months. Crude oil is down some 25% from its highs, but ...

AMC, Movie Theater Stocks Fall on Report of Potential Bankruptcy for Cineworld

Text size AMC Entertainment stock was down 7% in early trading Friday. Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, and other movie theater stocks tumbled on Friday after The Wall ...

Chip stocks tanked as pandemic demand for electronics slumped, but there are still some winners

After two years of unprecedented chip sales and demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-feared reversal has struck the semiconductor industry, but some markets are still performing strongly — ...

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Ordered to Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties in Opioid Case

A federal judge in Ohio has ordered the companies owning CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies to pay $650 million over 15 years to two Ohio counties after a jury found them liable for contributing to...