The shockwaves are still being felt by the incredible Western sanctions that have rendered the $630 billion in reserves the Russian central bank accumulated virtually unusable. Can the current dollar-...
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Remember the stock market before the war in Ukraine? JP Morgan says negativity is overblown, offers 4 hedges
“Markets appear to have been trafficking in an odd mix of hope, fear and uncertainty.” That was Mizuho Bank, summing up the state of play for markets since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly three we...
Portfolio manager with 50 years of experience shares 1970s bear-market lesson, and three stocks to buy now
A previous version of this column gave the incorrect date for the Fed policy decision. The story has been corrected. Investors looking at their screens this morning might feel a bit of relief, with oi...
Ford Stock Is Down For a Very Odd Reason. No, Production Guidance Wasn’t Cut.
Auto investor nerves are frayed as they deal with Russia, inflation and the persistent chip shortage. Scott Olson/Getty Images Text size Automotive News incorrectly reported over the weekend that Ford...
Whether or not a bottom is in, here’s what will ride to the stock market’s rescue over 12 months, one strategist forecasts
So, is this it? After the powerful 2.6% rebound for the S&P 500 SPX, -0.43% on Wednesday, is the bottom in? Arguing yes is Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat, who notes that whil...
At Ford, the Chip Shortage Isn’t Getting Any Better. There Are More Output Cuts.
Text size The Ford company logo is displayed on a sign outside of the Chicago Assembly Plant on February 03, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images The semiconductor shortage that is cons...
Ford CEO Shuts Down EV Spinoff Rumors. The Ford Family Won’t Let It Happen.
Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley told investors Wednesday there were no plans to spin off his company’s electric vehicle business. That shouldn’t be a surprise. The Ford family is unlikely to ever let an EV ...
SEC proposes new rule requiring short-sellers to disclose their positions monthly
Gary Gensler has been circling short-sellers for months, and now the Securities and Exchange Commission chief is looking to make a big move. Under a new rule proposed by the SEC Friday morning, some i...
GM Stock Has Tumbled. Director Patricia Russo Bought Up Shares.
Text size GM director Patricia F. Russo (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Women’s Forum of New York) Monica Schipper / Getty Images General Motors stock has tumbled in 2022, and directo...
Ford Stock’s Rally Is Fizzling. Why Its Stock Is Still a Buy.
Text size A Ford Mustang at a charging station during the Washington Auto Show in January. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Al Drago/Bloomberg Wall Street is starting to act like this is as good as it...
Ford Takes More Capacity Offline Because of Trucker Blockade in Canada
Text size Demonstrators against Covid-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on Feb. 9. Geoff Robins / AFP via Getty Images Ford Mo...
Tesla Finally Gets a Mention as Biden Talks Up Electric Vehicles
Text size President Joe Biden spoke in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images President Joe Biden just publicly said the T-word— Tesla —seeming to extend an olive branch to ...
This way of picking value stocks has actually worked — and Berkshire Hathaway screens the best
Amazon.com’s earnings surprise is the story of the day, pushing even the jobs report into second billing. More on that in a second. But the broader story of the markets is unchanged. Interest rates ar...
Ford Stock Falls After Earnings. What Wall Street Thinks.
Text size Ford’s Maverick in hybrid form, with 37 mpg combined. Ford photo Ford’s fourth-quarter earnings, reported Thursday evening, came in a little light and financial guidance for 2022 didn’...
Ford Stock Jumps Because It Might Have Bigger EV Plans
Text size 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat. Courtesy Ford Ford Motor shares are trading near their daily highs on Tuesday after Bloomberg reported the company would spend more on vehicle electrificati...
When to stop investing in the stock market? Wild price swings are shaking the resolve of some: Is it time to bail out of equities and bonds?
Is it time to bail out of stocks and bonds? This isn’t the market that investors likely signed up for back in 2021 when shares in GameStop Corp. GME, +4.69% and movie chain AMC Entertainment Holdings ...
Tesla Reported Record Profits. Its Stock Was Punished. It’s a Better Buy Than GM or Ford.
Text size The reaction to Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings report was the worst to an earnings beat in its history. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg What the heck just happened to Tesla stock? Its shares go...
Ford Is All In on EVs. One Analyst Isn’t Buying It.
Text size Ford SUVs on a sales lot. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Ford Motor made waves this week, announcing plans to create separate business units inside the company, one for electric vehicles and t...