This stock strategy is attracting lots of money. Here are its top 10 picks.

Following a year in which a rapid rise in interest rates caused stock and bond prices to tumble, investors are focusing on quality. One way to do this is to look at free cash flow — and doing so might...

PayPal’s Outgoing CEO Dan Schulman Buys Up Stock

PayPal Holdings stock has lost all of its gains from the pandemic era, when homebound shoppers used its services to buy online. The financial-services company’s outgoing president and CEO Dan Schulman...

PayPal CEO’s ‘unusual’ $2 million stock purchase is ‘certainly a positive’ signal

PayPal Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Dan Schulman just did something “unusual” for a departing executive. Often, executives and other insiders begin to trim their company stock exposure when they’re p...

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman plans his exit as earnings return to growth

Only one thing was missing from PayPal Holdings Inc.’s packed fourth-quarter earnings report, which brought upbeat profit performance, a new user metric and the announcement of Chief Executive Dan Sch...

PayPal earnings: What to expect

The world of online checkout continues to heat up, and investors want to see how digital-payments pioneer PayPal Holdings Inc. is holding its own. After a rough year for PayPal PYPL, -1.63% highlighte...

Disney, CVS, Uber, Chipotle, PayPal, and More Stocks to Watch This Week

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PayPal’s ‘baggage’ sparks downgrade of its stock

The financial-technology category is “better positioned” than many other pockets of tech to post a strong 2023, according to an analyst, but some names could fare better than others. As SMBC Nikko Sec...

Apple Has Been a Problem for PayPal. This Analyst Says That’s Changing.

PayPal Holdings suffered big losses in 2022. The stock still faces several challenges, but one seems to be resolving, according to a Mizuho analyst.  Shares of the payment company (ticker: PYPL) fell ...

These 20 stocks were the biggest losers of 2022

Updated with Dec. 30 closing prices. This was a year of reckoning for Big Tech stocks — even those of companies that continued to grow sales by double digits. Below is a list of the 20 stocks in the S...

Tesla is not alone: 18 (and a half) other big stocks are headed for their worst year on record

In the worst year for stocks since the Great Recession, several big names are headed for their worst year on record with just one trading day left in 2022. The S&P 500 index SPX, +1.75% and Dow Jo...

IRS pauses rule requiring people to report PayPal, Venmo transactions over $600. Here’s what went wrong.

To avert taxpayer confusion in the upcoming tax season, the IRS is delaying a rule that would have required e-commerce sites and payment platforms like eBay EBAY, +0.12%, Etsy ETSY, -0.32% and PayPal ...

Visa, Mastercard are ‘great defensive names’ for 2023, but PayPal and Coinbase stocks could be set for a rebound, analysts say

Whether you’re looking to scoop up some beaten-down bargains or trying to play it safe, analysts see potential in the payments sector heading into the new year. With a potential recession on many inve...

Tesla’s stock drop has been bad. But this company has hurt investors even more.

Elon Musk has been trying this week to defend Tesla’s abysmal stock performance in 2022. The electric vehicle giant has seen its stock plummet by 61% this year, making it the 11th-worst performing sto...

New tax rule for eBay and Venmo will cause ‘significant confusion,’ CPAs say

As Congress concludes 2022 with a sprint to pass laws and a spending deal, tax accountants are joining a chorus of e-commerce companies and pay platforms who say a revamped tax form is about to cause ...

How to Steer Clear of Holiday Financial Scams This Year

Scammers are taking advantage of the holiday hubbub to defraud consumers in increasingly sophisticated schemes. While prevalent year-round, financial scams are expected to pick up during the holiday s...

PayPal earnings forecast heads higher, but revenue outlook sends the stock lower yet again

PayPal Holdings Inc.’s cost-savings story began to play out in the latest quarter, but that wasn’t enough to satisfy investors as the digital payments giant also cut its revenue forecast for the full ...

PayPal Reports Earnings Today. What to Expect.

PayPal may be in the midst of a turnaround but Wall Street still expects the payments company to post a sharp drop in earnings when it reports third-quarter financial results after the bell Thursday. ...

PayPal’s ‘once beloved story’ is ‘back in vogue’ despite some noise

Headed into PayPal’s third-quarter earnings report, there’s a lot of noise. The company faced backlash in early October for a policy change stating that users could be fined up to $2,500 for spreading...

Why Zelle moves twice as much money as Venmo and the Cash App combined

Zelle may not have its own clothing line or suggest emojis when you pay your friend, but the peer-to-peer payment service is moving serious money, and that seems to be raising eyebrows these days. Sen...

Elon Musk says Twitter will eventually be part of ‘X, the everything app’

Elon Musk has a new plan for Twitter Inc. after giving up a legal battle and agreeing to pay $44 billion for the company Tuesday. ““Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app”” ...

PayPal’s New CFO Takes Leave of Absence

Text size PayPal is in the midst of a turnaround after the company was forced to retreat from some of its more ambitious growth goals earlier this year. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images PayPal ’s new chie...

PayPal is ‘clearly now at a turning point,’ its CEO says

“It’s an uncertain macroeconomic environment, but I think we finally got the guidance right, and we’re executing against that.” — PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Pandemic darling PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL, -2...

Buy PayPal Stock. The Battered Payments Company Is Starting to Perk Up.

Anyone who bought PayPal Holdings stock last summer may be ruing the day. Despite popping a bit this past week, the shares, at $97, are still off 68% from their highs around $308. Memories of the stoc...

PayPal stock jumps 12% as company confirms Elliott stake and names EA exec as new CFO amid earnings beat

After seeing its shares lose roughly two-thirds of their value in the past year, PayPal Holdings Inc. delivered a packed earnings report Tuesday, announcing a new chief financial officer, buyback auth...

PayPal Shares Have Taken a Beating. Why They’re Worth a Look.

Text size As of the close of the first quarter, PayPal had 429 million active accounts, marking a 9% year-over-year increase. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Cautious optimism is the approach analysts ar...

AMD, PayPal, Starbucks, Uber, Paramount, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

It’s the peak stretch of second-quarter earnings season, with roughly 150 S&P 500 firms scheduled to report this week. The highlights on the economic calendar will be a pair of purchasing managers...

AMD, PayPal, Starbucks, Uber, Paramount, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

It’s the peak stretch of second-quarter earnings season, with roughly 150 S&P 500 firms scheduled to report this week. The highlights on the economic calendar will be a pair of purchasing managers...

Hedge Funds Aren’t Buying Big Tech. Secular Growth Stocks Are Hot Now.

Text size Hedge funds have a net short position in Apple stock, according to Jefferies. Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images Some of the big-money investment funds on Wall Street have been moving out ...

PayPal Is Being Targeted by Activist Elliott. Here’s Why.

Text size PayPal shares have slid this year as people have returned to their prepandemic spending habits. Courtesy of PayPal Payments giant PayPal finally has attracted an activist. PayPal (ticker: PY...

Cryptocurrency Is Coming to Your Credit Cards

Cryptocurrencies are a volatile investment today, but card companies including Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. are betting crypto will one day be used routinely for everyday purchases from food to cloth...

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...

These companies hopped on the crypto train when times were booming. Which are exposed in a downturn?

During recent cryptocurrency booms, companies have been quick to jump on the trend, whether by reorienting their entire businesses around the buzzy theme, building meaningful crypto features alongside...