Gold Rallies on Ukraine War Talk. Why It Could Head Higher

This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. Weekly UpdateThe Aden ForecastFeb. 11: Gold is breaking out on the...

Weekend reads: Inflation fear and opportunities for investors

U.S. consumer price inflation rose to a 40-year high of 7.5% in January. That pace is running way ahead of wage growth, and the official figures can mask even more pain, depending on a family’s circum...

After Alphabet’s Stock Split, Amazon and Others Look Ripe to Split Shares

Text size Amazon, Chipotle, and others could be candidates for splitting their stocks. Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images Alphabet recently announced it is splitting its stock. It probably won’t be the ...

Alibaba Earnings Are Coming. What to Expect.

A selloff in the technology sector and macroeconomic headwinds in China make Alibaba’s looming earnings report sure to be an interesting one. The Chinese e-commerce giant announced Friday that its fin...

Alibaba Earnings Are Coming. Here’s When, What to Expect and 4 Numbers to Watch.

A selloff in the technology sector and macroeconomic headwinds in China make Alibaba’s looming earnings report sure to be an interesting one. The Chinese e-commerce giant announced Friday that its fin...

Uber’s New Earnings Outlook Leaves Investors Hungry for More

Uber Technologies Inc. spooked investors with a midterm earnings forecast that fell short of expectations and overshadowed the company’s pledge to be cash-flow positive by the end of this year. Chief ...

Uber Says Ebitda Could Hit $5 Billion. Stock Drops After Halt Is Lifted.

Text size Uber’s latest forecast was in line with what Wall Street had expected/ Alastair Pike / AFP via Getty Images Uber expects to expand its gross bookings by between 22% and 25% a year thro...

Opinion: How to profit from your losses on those ‘Cathie Wood’ stocks

Americans have lost billions of dollars from their retirement funds in the past year as some of the most popular recent investments have come crashing down to earth. As our chart above shows, many of ...

The stock split from Google’s parent may spark a wave, Bank of America analysts say

Stock splits usually work, and the 20-for-1 split by Google’s parent company Alphabet may spark a wave. That’s according to analysis from Bank of America, which found that companies that have announce...

This fund sold out of Facebook’s parent and PayPal before their earnings disasters. Here’s what it bought instead.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms was probably the least loved megacap tech stock before its slide over its weak first-quarter outlook, but its sheer size meant it was a widely owned holding — according ...

Facebook Stock Is Rising. Today’s the Day It Might End Its Slide.

Text size Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Alex Wong/Getty Images Wednesday just might be the day that shares of Meta Platforms , the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, bounce off rock bo...

Lyft’s Revenues Top Estimates as Ride-Sharing Business Picks Up

Text size Lyft was profitable on an adjusted basis for the first full year in 2021. Dreamstime Lyft posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, reporting both improving ride volumes and increa...

Peloton stock continues rally as company replaces John Foley as CEO

Peloton Interactive Inc.’s newly announced chief executive will face a lowered bar as the maker of exercise equipment once again cut its full-year forecast in the face of slowing demand. Tuesday marke...

Nvidia becomes 7th-largest U.S. company as it passes Facebook owner Meta for the first time

Nvidia Corp. became the seventh-largest U.S. company Monday as it overtook Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. for the first time. A reshuffling among the ranks of the most valuable U.S. companies ref...

Alibaba Stock Is Falling. SoftBank May Be Getting Ready to Sell Its Stake.

Text size Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group owns almost 25% of Alibaba. Maybe not for long. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images Technology investor SoftBank may be getting ready to sell some or all ...

A Big Tech Trade Is Losing Its Luster

The stock market’s popular FAANG trade is starting to show cracks. Investors say they are reconsidering their approach to trading big technology stocks after a week marked by giant swings in share pri...

Apple, Not Amazon, Should Buy Peloton. One Analyst Explains Why.

Text size (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) It’s been reported that Amazon.com and Nike are weighing bids for Peloton Interactive . One analyst said he’s be surprised if Apple also wasn’t in t...

Why Alphabet, Nvidia, and Others Belong in the Dow Jones Industrials

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, launched in 1896, has trailed the S&P 500 index of late. That could change if Alphabet , which said on Tuesday that it would split its stock 20-1 (cutting shares ...

Nearly two years into the pandemic, Uber and Lyft still looking for a consistent lane

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the ride-hailing industry is still seeking stability. Uber Technologies Inc. UBER, +7.27% and Lyft Inc. LYFT, +3.63% are scheduled to release fourth-quarte...

Snap Stock Had Its Best Day Ever. It Doesn’t Have All of Facebook’s Problems.

Text size Snap said daily active users grew 20% year over year during the fourth quarter to 319 million. Dreamstime Snap stock rocketed higher Friday after the Snapchat parent reported a surprise prof...

Facebook Tumbled After Earnings. Now, Should You Buy or Sell Meta Stockk?

Challenges are rising for Meta Platforms—and they’re no longer just about Facebook’s legacy business. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Text size Suddenly, investors are giving Facebook a big thumbs down. ...

Tech Stocks to Buy After a Crazy Week of Earnings

Amazon stock was up almost 14% on Friday after the company reported solid earnings and said it was raising the price of its Prime membership for the first time since 2018. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images...

Amazon May Have Saved the Stock Market. But It’s Looking Even Worse for Meta.

After Meta Platforms’ disastrous earnings outlook, the mood was pretty sour. And with investors weighing up the Federal Reserve’s future path for interest rates and the potential impact on valuations,...

Rivian Rescued Amazon Earnings—but Not Ford’s. Here’s Why.

Text size Courtesy of Rivian Amazon.com ‘s huge earnings beat was huge, but it wasn’t driven by consumer shopping or its cloud business. It was mostly driven by gains from its holdings of Rivian Autom...

How Rivian Rescued Amazon Earnings–But Not Ford

Text size Courtesy of Rivian Amazon.com ‘s huge earnings beat was mostly driven by gains from its holdings of Rivian Automotive stock. Ford Motor owns Rivian stock too. Like Amazon , it reported bette...

Amazon Stock Soars on Good Enough Earnings. The Price of Prime Is Going Up.

Amazon . com reported strong fourth-quarter results on Thursday, driven by strong growth in both its AWS cloud unit and its growing advertising business. The results could be a relief to some investor...

Snap and Pinterest Sink After Meta’s Big Miss. Both Report Earnings Thursday.

Text size nikkimeel/Dreamstime Shares of Snap and Pinterest and pretty much all social media stocks were falling sharply Thursday after Meta Platforms , the parent of Facebook, reported weaker-than-ex...

Why the Winners and Losers of Meta’s Earnings Will Become Clearer Today

Facebook ‘s parent company is definitely one of the most unfriended on Wall Street right now. Meta Platforms (ticker: FB), which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is seeing its stock go into fre...

Facebook Parent Meta Ramped Up Stock Buybacks at a Bad Time

Text size Meta’s record $19.2 billion of share repurchases in the fourth quarter amounted to 2% of the company’s shares outstanding. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg picked...

Alphabet Stock Is Soaring After an Impressive Earnings Beat

Text size Stock in Alphabet, Google’s parent, is up more than 40% over the past year. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Alphabet crushed expectations and announced plans for a 20-for-one stock split afte...

The Worst Big IPOs of 2021

Text size Oscar Health shares closed at $6.20 on Friday, down 84% from the IPO price. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg IPOs soared for most of 2021, making the year one of the best ever for companies to list the...

U.S. Stock Futures Poised for Lower Open on Monday

Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Text size Here’s what you need to know to navigate the markets today. • U.S. stocks are set to open Monday slightly down. On Sunday n...