Intel Posts Sharp Drop in Sales, Issues Muted Outlook

Updated July 28, 2022 6:36 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Chip maker Intel reported a surprise quarterly loss and cut its full-year outlook, reflecting a slump in personal-computer purchases and ...

Ford Bronco Engine-Failure Reports Spur Federal Safety Investigation

The top U.S. auto-safety regulator is opening an investigation into reported catastrophic engine failures with some Ford Bronco vehicles, yet another setback in the auto maker’s efforts to improve its...

VW Board Ousts CEO Herbert Diess After Pivot to Electric Vehicles

Key shareholders in Volkswagen joined forces with labor leaders to oust Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess, who was in the midst of a push to turn the German auto company into a top maker of electr...

Seagate’s Earnings Miss Estimates as Demand for Disk Drives Worsens

Text size A Seagate hard drive from an Apple laptop computer. Demand is weakening in consumer-related markets. Brent Lwein/Bloomberg The disk-drive company Seagate Technology posted sales and profits ...

Boeing Poised to Increase 787 Production Once Deliveries Resume

FARNBOROUGH, England—Boeing is preparing to increase production of its 787 Dreamliner soon after U.S. air-safety regulators allow the aircraft to resume deliveries, according to a person close to the ...

Vertical Aerospace Stock Soars. American Airlines Provides Cash for eVTOL Maker.

Text size There are many new players vying for eVTOL market share, including Vertical Aerospace. Courtesy Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace , the eVTOL maker, secured some expected funding from Am...

GM CEO Mary Barra Warns Chip Shortage Will Go Into 2023. She Wants Congress to Help.

Text size Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, says the U.S. must do more to encourage chip manufacturing domestically. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images General Motors didn’t finish 95,000 cars in...

Large Retailers Are Getting Hit Hardest by Overstocking

Big retailers are struggling to cope with large stockpiles of furniture, apparel and workout equipment, yet broad measures show inventories at American companies remain exceedingly lean by historical ...

Advanced Micro Devices’ Lisa Su: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Photograph by Arturo Olmos Text size Under CEO Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices has become known for flawless product execution. While rival Intel has stumbled wi...

Rivian Cranked Up Production in Second Quarter at Illinois Factory

Rivian Automotive Inc. said it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, the latest in the electric-vehicle maker’s efforts to overcome parts shortages and production snarls to fulfill orders for...

Car quality is slipping: These are the brands with the most and least complaints, study finds

New car owners are experiencing more problems in the first 90 days of ownership than ever before. Buick took the top spot in the 2022 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, but the headline isn’t the winne...

Glut of Goods at Target, Walmart Is a Boon for Liquidators

The excess inventory piling up at large retailers such as Target and Walmart is proving a boon for liquidators and other companies that help dispose of the oversupply. Liquidity Services Xcess Limited...

Axsome Therapeutics Stock Soars on Proposed FDA Labeling for Depression Drug

Text size Axsome is reviewing the proposed labeling from the FDA. Dreamstime Shares of Axsome Therapeutics were soaring Monday after the biopharmaceutical company announced some good news in an attemp...

Toyota Stock Falls After It Cuts Production Again. Bad News for Car Prices.

Text size Toyota reduced its output forecast, citing parts shortages. Above, a dealership in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Toyota Motor updated its production plans, unveiling more cuts. Wednesda...

NIO Stock Soars After New SUV Revealed. Here’s Why.

Text size NIO stock was rising after it revealed the new ES7 SUV. Courtesy Nio NIO stock is gaining again after it revealed the ES7 SUV at a launch event Wednesday. NIO stock has risen 4% to $19.45 at...

Some European Factories, Long Dependent on Cheap Russian Energy, Are Shutting Down

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New car prices rose again, everyone’s paying over sticker; when will the squeeze start to ease?

The average new car sold for $47,148 in May. That’s not quite the record high prices hit last December. But it’s close — May saw the second-highest prices on record. The average sale price increased b...

Apple Is Delving Into ‘Buy Now Pay Later,’ or BNPL. How to Play It.

Many of us are glued to our iPhones. If Apple has its way, the device will get stickier. The company announced a new “tap to pay” feature this past week—aiming to get consumers to pull out their iPhon...

Relief at the Pump Could Come Soon. Thank Saudi Arabia.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Text size Oil prices fell Thursday after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia was ready to increase output as more sanctions on Russia threaten global oil supply...

Oil Prices on Rise Again as OPEC Considers Suspending Russia From Output Deal

Text size Oil prices have surged above $100 a barrel since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. David McNew/Getty Images Oil prices edged higher after briefly falling back on Tuesday following a report...

Companies Are Rebuilding Their Inventories. What That Means for Profits.

Text size Target’s inventory rose 43.1% and sales grew 4% in the most recent quarter. Joe Raedle/Getty Images After months of being empty, shelves are finally being restocked. That makes shoppers happ...

AMD’s New Chips Could Spark a Turnaround for Its Stock

Text size AMD’s Ryzen 7000 chips will be made using a more advanced process than its existing ones. Courtesy of AMD It’s finally here. For the first time in three years, Advanced Micro Devices w...

NIO Has Good News for Tesla. Production Is Recovering After Covid-19 Lockdowns.

Text size Shares of electric-vehicle maker NIO are down 25% since the end of March. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Chinese Covid-19 lockdowns have hurt electric-vehicle sales and production since late Marc...

Why Shale Drillers Are Pumping Out Dividends Instead of More Oil and Gas

Shale drillers have been hamstrung by pipeline constraints, rising prices for oil-field supplies and shortages of roughnecks and rigs. But there is another reason the highest oil and gas prices in yea...

Apple Looks to Boost Production Outside China

TOKYO—Apple has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to boost production outside China, citing Beijing’s strict anti-Covid policy among other reasons, people involved in the discussio...

JetBlue to Launch Tender Offer for Spirit, Urge Shareholders to Vote Against Frontier Deal

JetBlue Airways Corp. said it plans to launch a hostile takeover attempt for discount carrier Spirit Airlines Inc. after Spirit rejected JetBlue’s $3.6 billion offer in favor of an existing deal with ...

Walmart Anticipates a Store Manager Shortage Despite $200,000-a-Year Pay

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Exxon, Chevron, and Other Energy Producers Are Exercising Restraint

Text size The U.K. Fawley Refinery, owned by Esso Petroleum, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil. Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images U.S. energy companies are holding the line on capital spending and energy product...

Oil Prices Top $100, Yet Some Big U.S. Frackers Let Their Production Fall

Oil prices are at their highest in years and politicians want companies to pump more. But most large American frackers are standing pat, or even letting production decline, and instead are handing inv...

Ford Hurries Out F-150 Lightning to Grab Share of Electrics Market

The latest electric vehicles offer the power to charge household devices or other EVs using the energy stored in the car’s battery. WSJ’s George Downs explores how some companies are developing vehicl...

Rivian Predicts a Shortage for EVs Far Bigger Than Chips—Batteries

Text size A battery pack heads to the chassis line at the Rivian plant in Illinois. Courtesy Rivian The menu of shortages is expanding for car makers. First, the appetizer: the chip shortage. The main...