Elon Musk said he has “too much work” as the chief executive of both Twitter and Tesla as he undertakes mass layoffs and grapples with an advertising backlash at the social-media company. “I am real...
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Crypto Is Losing a Big Trader. A Top Exchange May Also Be Worthless.
The world of cryptocurrency remains in turmoil. The dust hasn’t settled, but it looks like the market will lose one one of its most influential trading firms, and possibly one of the largest exchanges...
Philip Morris Declares Victory in Bid for Swedish Match
Philip Morris International is pushing ahead with its takeover of smaller tobacco rival Swedish Match despite falling short of winning over shareholders with around 90% of the target’s stock. On Monda...
Judge Pauses Albertsons’ $4 Billion Special Dividend From Kroger Merger
A Washington judge has blocked Albertsons Cos. from paying out $4 billion in dividends while regulators review its proposed merger with Kroger. King County Superior Court Commissioner Henry Judson a...
SoFi Stock Leaps on Narrower-Than-Expected Loss and Revenue Beat
SoFi Technologies was surging after posting a narrower-than-expected third-quarter loss and revenue that exceeded forecasts. SoFi (ticker: SOFI), the financial-technology company, reported third-quar...
Alibaba, JD, Baidu, and NIO Sink as China Tech Stocks Follow U.S. Selloff
Chinese technology stocks fell on Friday driving the Hang Seng Index to new lows. They seemed to be following U.S. investors who have fled from the sector after a string of disappointing earnings repo...
This Isn’t the Bottom and Recession Isn’t Priced In, Goldman Says
Markets haven’t priced in a recession, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs Equities and credit markets are pricing in a lower risk of recession than rates and currency traders, though no asset clas...
Alibaba, Tencent, Other Chinese Stocks Are in Free Fall. It’s About Xi Jinping.
Shares in Chinese companies were plunging Monday as markets reacted to the consolidation of power by President Xi Jinping, after he was confirmed to a historic third term as leader of the world’s seco...
Verizon Stock Slips on Earnings Beat. It’s Not AT&T
Verizon Communications delivered third-quarter results that largely beat expectations and maintained its financial forecast. That doesn’t seem to be enough for the market—and it looks worse compared w...
U.K. Markets Cheer After Liz Truss Resigns. Stocks, Bonds, and the Pound Gain.
British investors cheered the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose recent budget plans disrupted markets and prompted intervention by the Bank of England. Stocks, bonds, and the pound crept ...
Northrop Is Downgraded. Defense to Get ‘Left Behind’ in Better Macro Environment, Analyst Says.
Northrop Grumman shares were declining Friday after an analyst at J.P. Morgan downgraded the stock, citing concerns over valuation and the future of defense shares. J.P. Morgan analyst Seth Seifman do...
U.K. Crisis Escalates as Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng Fired
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has been fired over his handling of a recent economic crisis that saw bond markets crash. He left an International Monetary Fund gathering in Washington...
Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Purchase of Albertsons to Create a Grocery Giant
Grocery giant Kroger said it was acquiring rival Albertsons in a roughly $24.6 billion tie-up that will help drive profitability and establish a larger footprint of nearly 5,000 stores. Kroger (ticker...
Semiconductor Stocks Tumble After U.S. Announces New Chip Restrictions
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Oil Prices Set for Biggest Weekly Increase Since March Following OPEC Cut
Oil prices on Friday were on track for their biggest weekly increase since March, as OPEC’s planned production cut heightened tension with the U.S. government over energy supplies heading into winter....
Oil Prices Hold Steady. U.S. Said to Be Looking at Relaxing Venezuela Sanctions.
Oil prices on Thursday largely held to gains from the previous session despite a report from The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. government could relax sanctions on Venezuela to allow new supply ont...
Oil Prices Slip Despite Prospect of Major Supply Cut
Oil prices fell slightly in early trading after two sessions of strong gains, ahead of an OPEC+ meeting on Wednesday when the oil group and its allies are expected to debate the biggest reduction in o...
Ford’s EV Sales Nearly Tripled in September. The Stock Is Surging.
Ford Motor sales fell 9% in September but electric-vehicle sales almost tripled with the auto maker’s F-150 Lightning remaining the best-selling EV pickup truck in the U.S. The automaker said total ...
Altria to Invest in Rival Vaping Products. Ends Noncompete Agreement With Juul.
Altria on Friday said it’s looking to end its noncompete agreement with Juul, the e-cigarette maker in which it owns a stake. This will give the maker of Marlboro cigarettes a chance to start up its o...
Arrival Stock Soars. It’s Got Plans for Microfactories to Build EV Vans.
Shares in Arrival were rising in early trading after the company said it had produced a vehicle in one of its microfactories for the first time. The milestone is a welcome boost for the embattled elec...
Alibaba Pours $1 Billion Into Cloud Computing. The Move Is Critical for Its Growth.
Text size Alibaba stock has tumbled since early 2021 amid waves of regulatory pressures. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba will invest $1 billion into its cloud computing division, doubling down...
BP Stock Regains Some Ground After Fire at Refinery Leaves Two Dead
Text size BP is the operator at the Toledo, Ohio refinery where two workers died in an accident on Wednesday. Greame Robertson/Getty Images Shares of oil giant BP (ticker: BP) retraced some of their l...
Bitcoin Could Hit $500,000 in Next Decade, Says MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor
Text size Bitcoin prices have plunged this year. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Bitcoin could reclaim its November 2021 all-time high by 2026 and surge even higher if its valuation fundamentals change, ...
Dollar Hits 20-Year High After Russia Mobilizes More Troops
Text size Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of nuclear blackmail against Russia. Alexei Druzhinin/SPUTNIK/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. dollar rose to 20-year highs early Wednesday after R...
Sell Intel Stock, Analyst Says. Market Share Losses Are the Concern.
An analyst at J.P. Morgan says sell Intel stock, citing concerns about the company’s loss of market share amid ongoing competition and softening PC demand. Following a period of restriction, J.P Morga...