Is the Stock Market Going Up? It Depends on the Definition of Recession.

Text size Tradersat the New York Stock Exchange. Seth Wenig/AP Not since Bill Clinton testified about the meaning of the word “is” has so much hinged on the meaning of one simple word. The word is “re...

TIPS, I Bonds Are Smart Ways to Buy Inflation Protection

Illustration by Liam Eisenberg Text size As a consumer, it is almost impossible to escape the ravages of inflation, which rose at a 9.1% clip in the 12 months ended June, based on the U.S. Consumer Pr...

Blockchain technology is transforming the real estate market – Cointelegraph Magazine

Property is the world’s single largest store of wealth, and if the cryptocurrency and blockchain world is seeking an express route to mass adoption, it could do worse than partnering with the real est...

It’s a Bear-Market Rally. Whether it Lasts Depends on the Fed.

Text size This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. Powell the Volckerizer? Intraday Strategy Edge Eve...

25 Stocks That Could Rise on a Short Squeeze

Investors betting against electric-vehicle stocks take note: Five of 25 stocks that short-selling research firm S3 Partners identified this month as being at risk of a short squeeze are in the EV busi...

The Best Tech CEOs: What Matters Most

Text size Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke spent years programming before he co-founded the e-commerce software firm. He has said he knows how long projects will take—and which initiatives to choose—because of ...

Expect Two Recessions, and a Quick End to the Fed’s Hikes

Forward guidance sounds like a great idea. Central bankers should lay out their longer-term goals to influence financial markets. Just as hockey great Wayne Gretzky would skate where the puck was head...

Buy Amazon Stock: It Could Double From Here

Amazon.com has reported earnings about 100 times since it went public in 1997. Every one of those quarterly reports has shown a growing company, despite plenty of ups and downs in the economy—and the ...

Gold Has Been a Disappointment This Year. What Could Change That.

Rising interest rates and strength in the dollar contributed to gold’s drop to $1,700.20 an ounce on July 20, the lowest finish since March 30, 2021. Here: a row of gold ingots in a foundry. Andrey Ru...

Outside Magazine Wants the Metaverse to Take a Hike

He calls it the “Outerverse”: A platform where hikers, bikers, runners, skiers – outdoor-doers the world over – can earn rewards for tracking their real-life activity atop crypto rails. Skiers, for ex...

Yahoo Hong Kong’s Magazine “BetterMe” To Unleash Pet-Themed NFTs –

BetterMe Magazine, an online publication for Yahoo Hong Kong, has announced plans to launch its first non-fungible token (NFTs) project. The new NFT project dubbed “City Frenchie” will launch on July ...

Time Magazine looks to turn all future subscriptions into NFTs

Time Magazine’s President Keith Grossman recently said that he hoped to migrate all future subscriptions into NFTs of “TIMEPieces,” which give holders exclusive subscription rights and the ability to ...

Toys Are Staples, Making Mattel a Buy in a Recession, Says Analyst

Shares of Mattel rose this past Monday, but fell for the week, after an upgrade from Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Ng, who argued that the toy maker had the ability to navigate economic uncertainties....

How Barron’s Roundtable Panelists’ 2021 Midyear Picks Have Performed

Illustrations by Ryan Melgar Text size Barron’s checks in with the Roundtable panelists around midyear to get an update on their macroeconomic and market views and their latest investment recommendati...

Fastly Cloud Computing Traffic Bumped Higher. That Should Boost the Stock.

Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...

A Strong U.S. Dollar Raises Risks for Everyone

Text size The strong dollar is especially bad news for tech companies that realize much of their profits abroad. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Nothing can stop the dollar—and until something does, expect m...

6 Questions for Lisa Fridman of Quadrata – Cointelegraph Magazine

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!   This week, our 6 Questions go to Lis...

6 Apartment Stocks That Get a Rise Out of High Home Prices

Illustration by Naomi Elliott Text size Skyrocketing home prices and mortgage rates make this a tough time to buy a house. But it’s an opportunity for bargain hunters to invest in apartment real estat...

Jeremy Siegel on Why Today’s Inflation Is Different From the 1970s

Illustration by Elias Stein Text size This isn’t a rerun of the 1970s, argues Jeremy Siegel, the author of the seminal Stocks for the Long Run and a professor emeritus of finance at the University of ...

Lumber Prices Tumble After Huge Gains in 2021

Shopping for lumber at a Home Depot in Alhambra, Calif., earlier this year Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Text size The lumber market has taken some big hits from rising inflation and a slowdown i...

Fed Finally Is Focusing on the Big Picture in Inflation Fight

Text size A modest decline in gasoline prices has raised some hope that inflation is abating. Gene J. Puskar/AP/Shutterstock “Don’t fight the Fed” has long been the mantra of investors. As the U.S. ce...

What to Buy Right Now: 42 Picks From Barron’s Roundtable Pros

To everything there is a season: A time to hide in a bunker with a crash helmet on as stock and bond prices plummet, and a time to wade cautiously into the market in search of newly created bargains. ...

Stock Market Had Finished Up on Friday. It’s Still a Bear Market.

Text size The S&P 500 has had many chances to rally, and has missed all of them Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Hope springs eternal, even during a bear market. Just don’t make the mistake of gettin...

Dr. Jane Thomason – Cointelegraph Magazine

Jane Thomason is an Australian academic who spent 15 years running hospitals and doing development work abroad followed by a 20-year stint building a $250-million revenue company.  Thomason — recently...

Tech Stocks Worth Buying as Earnings Kick Off

There are lots of good reasons not to buy tech stocks right now. And, amid a difficult economic environment, the coming earnings season is likely to signal more trouble. But as experienced investors k...

The ultimate guide to Miami – Cointelegraph Magazine

Miami is fast becoming one of the major hubs in the crypto world with more and more blockchain companies moving to the city each year. Miami famously plays host to the Bitcoin Conference each year, an...

Freeport-McMoRan and Rio Tinto Stock Could Be Golden

Text size Freeport-McMoRan and Rio Tinto are top picks of Jefferies analyst Chris LeFemina. Above, copper rods used to machine parts. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Freeport-McMoRan and Rio Tinto m...

T-Mobile US’ Mike Sievert: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile US Courtesy of T-Mobile US Text size The telecom industry has been the province of sleepy corporate giants weighed down by lackluster growth and failed deals. Following i...

Earnings Season Won’t Make or Break the Stock Market

Text size Investors will get the first earnings news from the big banks, which start reporting on July 14. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Earnings season is about to begin, and that means the stock market ...

Kraft Heinz’s Miguel Patricio: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO of Kraft Heinz Courtesy of Kraft Heinz Text size This month marks the seventh anniversary of the merger that created Kraft Heinz . The deal, led by Warren Buffett and Brazil’s 3G ...

Exxon Mobil’s Darren Woods: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Darren Woods is CEO of Exxon Mobil Christopher Pike/Bloomberg Text size Empty roads presented a clear problem for a company in the business of pulling oil out of the ground and turning it into fuel. B...

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Courtesy Microsoft Text size Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft has solidified its dominance in several key software categories, including office-productivity subscriptions...