Shares of four of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s DJIA, +3.70% components are seeing price gains of more than $10, which are adding more than 400 points to the price-weighted index. Shares of...
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Microsoft Deal, Not Earnings, Is the Focus for Activision Stock
Wall Street barely reacted to Activision Blizzard’s third-quarter results on Monday because investors are much more focused its deal to be acquired by Microsoft for $69 billion in cash. Activision Bli...
Digital Ocean Earnings Raise More Big Questions About the Cloud
DigitalOcean posted better-than-expected third quarter results, but the provider of cloud-based computing service to small- and medium-size businesses offered guidance for the fourth quarter that fell...
Apple and Microsoft market caps reached their largest spread on record — at roughly Tesla’s entire valuation
The divergent performances of Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in the wake of their latest earnings reports widened the spread between the two companies’ market values to the largest on record at more t...
Medtronic Is Doing a Spinoff. What It Means for Our Stock Pick.
Medical device maker Medtronic is spinning off two business units to try to drive higher growth. The market isn’t impressed. In theory, it should be. Spinoffs are supposed to streamline operations of...
Microsoft earnings on deck amid layoffs, recession fears: What to expect
Microsoft, which is laying off nearly 1,000 workers across multiple divisions, reports its fiscal first-quarter results after market close on Oct. 25. With fears of a recession looming, Axios and Busi...
Microsoft Layoffs: What That Could Indicate for the Stock
By BRUCE KAMICH Oct 18, 2022 | 01:45 PM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: MSFT In past market cycles the announcement of layoffs by a public company has at times marked a price low for the company...
These 11 stocks can lead your portfolio’s rebound after the S&P 500 ‘earnings recession’ and a market bottom next year
This may surprise you: Wall Street analysts expect earnings for the S&P 500 to increase 8% during 2023, despite all the buzz about a possible recession as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary pol...
Layoffs at Intel Could Spell a Bitter Winter for Tech. It’s Not All Bad News.
Intel looks set to be the latest tech company to announce job cuts in the face of a gloomy macro outlook—a sign that a bitter winter is coming for the sector. From a more macro perspective, there are ...
It’s Time to Buy Tech Again. Here Are 20 Stocks to Start With.
One cruel truth the stock market confirmed this past week is that trying to pick the bottom for technology stocks is a fool’s errand. The Nasdaq Composite’s terrible September—it was down 10.5% on the...
Billionaire Berkshire Board Member David Gottesman Dies at 96
Text size David Sanford “Sandy” Gottesman arrives for a Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg David “Sandy” Gottesman, a Berkshire Hathaway board me...
Alibaba Pours $1 Billion Into Cloud Computing. The Move Is Critical for Its Growth.
Text size Alibaba stock has tumbled since early 2021 amid waves of regulatory pressures. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba will invest $1 billion into its cloud computing division, doubling down...
5 Dividend Stocks to Beat Inflation and Rising Interest Rates
Dividend stocks are facing stiffer competition, thanks to a big spike in bond yields. A risk-free 10-Year Treasury note was recently yielding 3.7%, up from 1.63% at the start of 2021. That’s well abov...
Microsoft boosts quarterly dividend by 9.7%
Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -1.30% fell 0.7% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the software behemoth said it raised its quarterly dividend by 9.7%, to 68 cents a share from 62 cents a share. The...
Lumen Technologies CEO Jeff Storey to step down, to be succeeded by Kate Johnson from Microsoft
This replaces an earlier item that incorrectly spelled the CEO name in the headling. It has been corrected Lumen Technologies Inc. LUMN, +1.00% said Tuesday Chief Executive Jeff Storey will step down ...
Goldman Sachs Is Preparing Layoffs. Tech Isn’t the Only Industry Cutting Jobs.
Text size Goldman Sachs is putting together a plan to lay off employees, according to reports. Jason Alden/Bloomberg Goldman Sachs is putting together a plan to lay off employees, according to media r...
Lucid Stock Takes a Tumble. Why? Look at the Shareholder Mix.
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size A sudden drop in Lucid Group ’s stock price highlights a key investing insight: Shareholder mix matters. The electric-vehicle maker’s shares (ticker: LCID) fell 6...
Sell Intel Stock, Analyst Says. Market Share Losses Are the Concern.
An analyst at J.P. Morgan says sell Intel stock, citing concerns about the company’s loss of market share amid ongoing competition and softening PC demand. Following a period of restriction, J.P Morga...