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Kohl’s Stock Surges as Retailer Feels Pressure From 2 Possible Suitors
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Kohl’s shares surged more than 28% in premarket trading Monday following reports the retailer could be fielding takeover offers from two suitors. The Wall Street...
Starboard-Backed Acacia Research Makes $9 Billion Bid for Kohl’s. What to Know.
Text size Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is behind a group that made a $9 billion bid for department-store operator Kohl’s , according to a report. The bidding...
Fastenal and 4 More Companies That Raised Their Dividends This Week
Text size Fastenal increased its quarterly dividend by 11%. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Fastenal , Consolidated Edison , and J.B. Hunt Transport Services were among the U.S. companies that declared divide...
Stock Market Suffers Worst Week Since 2020. Here’s What Comes Next.
Text size The decline has been painful for investors who have been trained to buy on the dips. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg A bad start to 2022 just got a whole lot worse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
Apple Stock Gets a Big Target Price Boost. Supply-Chain Problems Are Improving.
Text size Apple has faced tough supply-chain challenges. Things could be looking up. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Tech stocks were getting hammered again Friday, but there was good news on the radar for...
Why Is Ford Stock Down Again Today? A Downgrade Is Hitting Shares.
Text size Ford stock has climbed 95% over the past year. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Ford Motor stock has been been on a tear, cruising by most analyst price targets. That leaves analysts in an interest...
American Airlines Beats Earnings Estimates. The Stock Is Rising.
Text size American Airlines stock pointed 1.2% higher in premarket trading Thursday. Getty Images American Airlines beat earnings expectations in the fourth quarter, reporting a smaller-than-expected ...
Alibaba Stock and JD.com Are Outperforming Apple and Tesla. Here’s Why.
Text size Shares in Chinese tech giants Alibaba and JD.com are rising after China cut rates. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images It’s a good day for Chinese tech stocks. While the wider U.S.-listed tech...
Rocket Is a ‘Clear Industry Leader.’ The Stock is Upgraded Twice.
Text size A pedestrian wearing a protective mask passes in front of Rocket Companies Inc. signage displayed on The Chase Towers building, home to Quicken Loans, in Detroit, Michigan Emily Elconin/Bloo...
Ford’s Rivian Stake Is Worth Billions. Why That Might Be a Problem.
Text size Ford Motor Company’ logo Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Despite recent stock volatility, Ford Motor is making a mint on its investment in electric truck startup Rivian Automotive ....
Tech Is Falling Again. Why Apple, Tesla, and Other Tech Stocks Are Still Buys.
Text size Apple and other tech stocks have had a rough start to 2022. They could still be good picks. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are getting slammed yet again, for familiar reasons. Inve...
Amazon Scraps Plan to Stop Accepting Visa’s U.K. Credit Card
Text size British shoppers will continue to be able to shop on Amazon with their Visa credit cards. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Amazon.com will continue to accept Visa credit cards in the U.K., the e...
Stock Market Today: Global Shares Rise as U.S. Markets Pause for M.L.K. Jr. Day
Text size Wall Street trading will return in force Tuesday. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Global stocks moved slightly Monday in what is expected to be a quiet trading session, with U.S. markets c...
Lael Brainard Says Inflation Is ‘Too High.’ She’s Open to a Rate Hike in March.
Text size Lael Brainard Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Cutting down inflation will be the Federal Reserve’s most important task for the foreseeable future, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said at her confirmation...
Micron and Western Digital Are Top Picks for 2022. Here’s Why.
Text size semiconductor manufacturing Dmitry Kalinovsky/Dreamstime The semiconductor sector will be a big gainer in 2022 as demand grows and supply-chain constraints ease, said analysts at Mizuho Secu...
Moderna and Novavax Stocks Get Whacked by Supreme Court’s Vaccine Decision
Text size A nurse takes a Moderna Covid-19 vaccines ready to be administered at a vaccination site Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Novavax stock and shares of other vaccine makers fell Friday after the...
Wells Fargo Stock Rises as Earnings Easily Top Estimates
Text size Wells Fargo bank David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Wells Fargo shares got a boost early Friday after the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings easily topped Wall Street’s expectations. Profits at the San...
GrowGeneration Stock Tumbles. The Hydroponics Market Is Slowing.
Text size CNW Group/GrowGeneration Corp. Shares of GrowGeneration fell sharply Thursday after the gardening products retailer lowered guidance due to a general slowdown in the hydroponics market. The ...
AMC CEO Says He’s Done Selling Stock After Unloading Another $7 Million
Text size AMC CEO Adam Aron. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Adam Aron sold another $7.1 million shares of the movie theater giant this week, and said...
Alibaba Stock, JD.com, and Others Are Soaring. Here’s Why and Who to Thank.
Text size An Alibaba Group sign David Becker/Getty Images Chinese tech stocks are soaring. Many have been looking cheap of late, and soothing words from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell only fueled...
Tech Is Tearing Back. Why Nvidia and 4 Others Look Like Winners, Unlike Intel.
Text size Nvidia stock soared 125% in 2021, but the shares are down 9% so far in 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are tearing back. The Nasdaq Composite index snapped its four-day losing...
Raytheon Stock Falls as Fourth-Quarter Revenue and Outlook Miss Forecasts
Text size Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg Shares of Raytheon fell 3.5% in premarket trading Tuesday after the aerospace and defense company reported fourth-quarter profit that topped Wall Street forecasts, but...