Stocks Poised for Mixed Open

U.S. stocks are poised for a mixed open on Monday, as the market enters the tail end of fourth-quarter earnings season amid several well-watched economic indicators, including the Conference Board’s C...

Thomas H. Lee, Leveraged-Buyout Pioneer, Dies of Apparent Suicide

Private-equity pioneer Thomas H. Lee died unexpectedly at 78, his colleagues and family said late Thursday. New York Police Department officials said first responders to an emergency call Thursday mor...

Walmart, Alibaba, Moderna, and More Stocks to Watch This Week

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Walmart, Alibaba, Moderna, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

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PepsiCo Beats Earnings Estimates and Hikes Dividend. The Stock Is Rising.

PepsiCo beat earnings and revenue estimates in the fourth quarter, driven by higher prices. It increased its annual dividend, sending the stock higher in premarket trading Thursday. The beverages and ...

‘It is an employer’s market’: Tech layoffs may have turned the Great Resignation into the Great Recommitment

The flood of Big tech layoffs has again upended the dynamic between employers and employees, workers and executives say, leading to prolonged job searches and widespread fear and anxiety among many in...

Keurig K-Cup settlement: Today’s the final day to join the $10 million lawsuit

If you have been making your morning cup of coffee using the popular Keurig KDP, -0.63% pods, aka K-Cups, then you may be entitled to some money. The beverage giant recently agreed to settle a class-a...

5 things not to buy in 2023

It’s been a year of contradictions. The recession drum beats on, interest rates are rising, and the stock market has taken a tumble, and yet retail sales have risen 6.5% in the last 12 months, trailin...

BlackBerry’s third quarter tops Wall Street’s earnings expectations

Cybersecurity and Internet-of-Things company BlackBerry Ltd. late Tuesday reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street expectations, although shares did little in after-hours trading. BlackBerry...

FedEx and Nike earnings will hold vital hints on holiday-shopping strength

After investors raced for the exits following their last earnings reports, package-deliverer FedEx Corp. and athletic-gear maker Nike Inc. will try it again. And they’ll offer important reads on deman...

PepsiCo Cutting Hundreds of Jobs in North America: WSJ

PepsiCo is planning to cut hundreds of jobs at its North American snacks and beverages headquarters, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter and documents seen by ...

Paccar, Philip Morris, Texas Instruments Lift Dividends

Text size The research and development campus of Philip Morris In Neuchatel, Switzerland. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Paccar , Philip Morris and Keurig Dr Pepper were among the large U.S. co...

Constellation Brands, Coca-Cola, and Other Safe Staples Stocks for a Possible Recession

Text size Constellation Brands stock looks particularly attractive. Jones/Bloomberg Recession risks are growing, and investors are looking for safety. But not all safe stocks are created equal. Take c...

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...

More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales

Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...

Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week

Tech giants Apple Amazon.com and Microsoft headline a busy earnings week amid growing investor fears of recession, rising interest rates and surging inflation. A little more than one-third of S&P ...

The Future of Transportation Is a Lot More Than Tesla. How to Invest.

We once thought the future of transportation meant George Jetson’s flying car. Instead, we got Elon Musk’s Tesla—the company and the electric car—whose twin successes jolted the global automotive indu...

PepsiCo Raises Its Dividend, and Marriott and Hilton’s Payouts Make a Comeback

Text size PepsiCo stock yields 2.7%. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Baxter International , Devon Energy , and PepsiCo were among the large U.S. companies that announced dividend increases this week. In addit...

BlackBerry Valuation Makes It More Attractive. The Stock Receives an Upgrade.

Text size A logo stands on display outside the BlackBerry headquarters. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Shares of BlackBerry received a boost on Monday after analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgraded the sto...

Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures

Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government or to seize assets of companies that withdraw from t...

PepsiCo Stock Drops Because Russia Is a Key Market

Text size PepsiCo leads Coca-Cola in Russia. Scott Olson/Getty Images PepsiCo stock took a hit Monday on apparent investor concerns about its exposure to Russia, its second-largest international marke...

What a Monster, Constellation Merger Might Mean and Why Coca-Cola Could Be Key

Text size Monster Beverage display, Indianapolis, IN, November, 2020. Jonathan Weiss/Dreamstime.com Monster Beverage stock climbed early Tuesday as investors weighed up a possible merger between the e...

What CEOs Are Saying: ‘We See Inflation Going Up Everywhere’

Here is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said in their quarterly earnings reports this week about inflation, pricing strategy and the pandemic. Coca-Cola Co. KO -1.78% Chief Executive James ...

Coca-Cola’s Earnings Top Estimates. Sales Rise on Higher Prices.

Text size Cocacola Dreamstime Coca-Cola stock was rising after the beverage giant reported earnings that surpassed analysts’ expectations. Coca-Cola (ticker: KO ) reported an adjusted quarterly profit...

PepsiCo Posts Earnings Beat and Boosts Dividend. The Stock Rises.

Text size Joe Raedle/Getty Images PepsiCo , the soft drinks and snacks giant, reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.53 a share on revenue of $25.3 billion, both higher than analysts’ estimat...

Not Even GameStop Stock Can Fight the Fed

Text size A Tesla electric vehicle drives through the Las Vegas Convention Center loop at the CES 2022 show this past week. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images The stock market is supposed to be forwar...

Coca-Cola Just Got Sweeter. The Stock Looks Like a Buy.

Text size One analyst sees Coke’s earnings per share growing at a 12% annualized clip through 2023, hitting $2.71 that year. George Frey/Bloomberg Coca-Cola stock finally has its fizz back after recla...