D.R. Horton’s David V. Auld: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

David V. Auld is CEO of D.R. Horton Courtesy of D.R. Horton Text size America has a big housing shortage, and no company is doing more to address it than D.R. Horton . Under David Auld’s leadership, t...

Nordstrom’s Erik Nordstrom: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom Courtesy Text size A darling stock, Nordstrom isn’t. Hardly any of the roughly 20 analysts who cover it recommend buying the shares. The century-old retailer is perhap...

Lowe’s Marvin Ellison: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe’s Courtesy of Lowes Text size Lowe’s was in need of retooling when CEO Marvin Ellison, 57, took the helm in July 2018. Four years later, the proof of his efforts is in the ...

Stock Outlook Brightens as Jobs Stay Strong, Commodities Prices Decline

Text size The jobless rate held steady at 3.6% in June. Above, looking for work at a job fair in Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The economy looks resilient, and inflation is coming down. That combin...

How Corn and Soybeans Affect These 3 Biodiesel Stock Plays

Beans and corn have caught my attention, and this time it’s not just because ShopRite put summer succotash on sale. Prices for America’s two biggest cash crops are well off recent highs. Corn is down ...

How to Bottom-Pick a Stock

Text size Chewy stock has gained 63% since we made it a pick. That’s every trader’s dream, but it requires getting the timing right—and a whole lot of luck. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Buying winning stoc...

6 Questions for Rene Reinsberg of Celo – 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  Re...

Car Repos Are Exploding. That’s a Bad Omen.

The jobs report and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s June meeting were the economic highlights of the week, but they are, respectively, a lagging indicator and old news. This column instead digs int...

Bank of America’s Brian Moynihan: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America Jason Alden/Bloomberg Text size Bank of America has emerged as one of the nation’s most resilient banks, thanks to CEO Brian Moynihan’s “responsible growth” stra...

UPS’ Carol Tomé: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS Courtesy of UPS Text size Not all volume is good volume, says Carol Tomé, a former Home Depot executive who came out of retirement to run UPS two years ago. She sold the company...

Energy Stocks Are Cheap. Just Ask Warren Buffett.

Energy stocks are on sale, after a sharp selloff since oil and natural-gas prices peaked in early June. Oil is down 18% from its high, to $102 a barrel, while gas has fallen by a third, to about $6 pe...

Apple’s Tim Cook: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Text size Apple shares haven’t escaped the 2022 bear market: The stock is down about 20% year to date. Nonetheless, Apple remains the largest U.S. company...

The Stock Market Had a Great Week. Can the Good Times Last?

Text size *** ONE-TIME USE *** People attend the Mega Job Fair held at the FLA Live Arena on June 23, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. The job fair had 8,000 jobs available from 100 different employers and e...

Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Steve Pope/Getty Images Text size Warren Buffett is snapping up stocks, buying an insurer at a bargain price, and exciting investors in Berkshire Hathaway . B...

Devon Energy’s Rick Muncrief: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Rick Muncrief, CEO of Devon Energy Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg Text size Richard E. “Rick” Muncrief was a relatively under-the-radar executive at a small oil-and-gas explorer before the Covid pandem...

Advanced Micro Devices’ Lisa Su: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Photograph by Arturo Olmos Text size Under CEO Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices has become known for flawless product execution. While rival Intel has stumbled wi...

The risks and benefits of VCs for crypto communities – Cointelegraph Magazine

Traditional venture capital funds drive valuations through multiple funding rounds. Startups aim for initial public offerings or other exits. Then the sharemarket decides upon a more realistic valuati...

Buy Watsco Stock. The Air-Conditioning Stock Is Ready to Heat Up.

Watsco has paid out a dividend for 48 consecutive years and raised it every year since 2013. Dreamstime Text size The temperature is rising, but shares of air-conditioning distributor Watsco have cool...

Powers On… Summer musings after two particularly bad months in cryptoland – Cointelegraph Magazine

This column’s goal has never been to provide investment advice on cryptocurrencies or other digital assets, nor has it been to provide individualized legal advice. It has mostly been about my desire t...

Ford’s F-150 Electric Truck Is Red-Hot. What It Means for the Stock.

Text size Ford F-150 Lightning electric-powered pickups. Courtesy of Ford One day, you’re going to regret letting the current market crisis pass without taking advantage of battered stock prices. You ...

The inside story – Cointelegraph Magazine

As crypto winter sets in once more, industry players in Australia, one of the world’s most crypto-friendly nations, watch closely for a shift in the regulatory climate. Anthony Albanese, the new Austr...

Why the ‘magazine indicator’ still works for modern investors

The stock market’s worst opening six months of a year five decades is in the books. And the financial printing presses have been cranking into overdrive to hammer home just how bad things have b...

Stocks Had a Nasty 6 Months. The Second Half Could Be Ugly Too.

Text size Bond markets are pricing in significant additional interest-rate hikes this year, but some stock analysts’ earnings forecasts remain optimistic. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg It was a first half d...

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...

6 Questions for Alyssa Tsai of Panony – 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 Aly...

Las Vegas Sands Stock Could Win Big as China Eases Zero-Covid Rules

Text size The Venetian Macao resort and casino, owned by Las Vegas Sands. Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg China’s decision to ease its entry requirements for international travelers is a step toward a fulle...

The Best Income Investments Now

Income-oriented investors, it’s time to celebrate. There are suddenly many more opportunities—in areas ranging from junk bonds to real estate investment trusts—after the bear markets in stocks and bon...

Carnival and Other Cruise Operators Face Too Many Headwinds. Steer Clear of the Stock.

An analyst note predicting Carnival stock could fall to zero in a worst-case scenario has revived concerns about the cruise industry. Here, a Carnival ship docked at Key West, Fla., earlier this year....

Activision Stock Is a Bet on Microsoft’s Takeover. It’s One Worth Making.

Text size Gamers play a beta version of Activision Blizzard’s ‘Overwatch 2’ in a tournament in San Antonio. Sergio Flores/Bloomberg With mergers getting increased scrutiny, Microsoft picked a tough ti...

Thailand’s Crypto Utopia — ‘90% of a cult, without all the weird stuff’ – Cointelegraph Magazine

The story of how a Bitcoin OG set up a Libertarian crypto community and commune for digital nomads on beautiful islands in Thailand three times — and why he hasn’t yet given up on the dream. It’s a wi...

AutoZone and 3 Other Auto Parts Stocks That Look Like Buys

Text size Morgan Stanley recently upgraded AutoZone, citing its ability to pass on higher prices to consumers. Andrea Morales/Bloomberg Auto parts retailers have outpaced the market for much of the pa...

6 Questions for Daniel Yan of Matrixport – 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 Dan...