It’s been an interesting summer for financial markets — more or less, a series of mostly downbeat economic data led traders to think the Fed will ease off the pedal, though over the last week they’re ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond Clinches Loan Deal
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has found a financing source to shore up its liquidity as it tries to weather recent missteps, according to people familiar with the matter. The company on Tuesday told pros...
Here’s how Palo Alto Networks stacks up against its main competitors
Shares of Palo Alto Networks soared as much as 12% on Aug. 23 after the network security company reported results for its fiscal fourth quarter and said it expected sales to increase by at least 25% i...
Once offering the worst return on Wall Street, cash is now looking like the best asset to own, says Morgan Stanley
Stock sellers are ready to pick up where they left off on Friday, as the market appears to be is waking up from its August slumber with a vengeance. As Goldman Sach’s chief U.S. equity strategist Davi...
Nvidia, Salesforce, Zoom, Macy’s, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week
Text size Numerous technology and retail companies will report their latest quarterly results this week. Federal Reserve watchers will be tuning into the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, ...
Amazon Among Bidders for Signify Health
Amazon.com Inc. is among the bidders for healthcare company Signify Health Inc., joining other heavy hitters vying in an auction for the home-health services provider, according to people familiar wit...
Nvidia, Salesforce, Zoom, Macy’s, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
Text size Numerous technology and retail companies will report their latest quarterly results this week. Federal Reserve watchers will be tuning into the central bank’s annual confab in Jackson Hole, ...
S&P 500 earnings are rising only because of strength in this one sector
S&P 500 index company earnings for the second quarter were certainly better than expected, but it’s debatable whether overall results were actually good, given that year-over-year growth was due o...
Here’s what a leading bull and bear are saying comes next as markets stall
The stock market has all but stalled this week. The S&P 500’s 200-day moving average has seemingly morphed from magnet to resistor. It’s the summer: NYSE composite volume was the lowest of the yea...
Single-stock ETFs: ‘We’re going to see this entire ETF category absolutely explode’
Hi! In this week’s ETF Wrap, you’ll get a look at the wave of single-stock ETFs that have recently hit the market — and whether they may be geared toward your investment approach. Please send feedback...
Ryan Cohen Dumped Bed Bath & Beyond Stock. Is the Meme Trade Over?
Text size Ryan Cohen sold his entire stake in Bed Bath & Beyond. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images So much for diamond hands. Ryan Cohen, meme stock cheerleader extraordinaire, just did something that ...
Dow Futures Fall as Wall Street Parses Mixed Signals on Pace of Rate Hikes
Text size Investor focus remains on the Federal Reserve’s pace of future interest-rate increases. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Stock futures pointed to a lower start for Wall Street Friday as inve...
Chip stocks tanked as pandemic demand for electronics slumped, but there are still some winners
After two years of unprecedented chip sales and demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a long-feared reversal has struck the semiconductor industry, but some markets are still performing strongly — ...
Ryan Cohen’s RC Ventures Sells Entire Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond
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This contrarian investor gave a timely warning for the last big tech top. He now sees the biggest drop of this bear market dead ahead.
When can we truly say goodbye to this bear market? While Bank of America’s global fund managers are no longer “apocalyptically bearish,” some on Wall Street remain wary. Add our call of the day to tha...
20 bank stocks expected to benefit the most from rising interest rates as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
When companies report financial results, analysts tend to make comparisons to the year-earlier quarter. But there are times when sequential improvements can be telling. This is one of those times for ...
This investor made $110 million from trading Bed Bath & Beyond — and he’s reportedly a 20-year-old student
At least one investor exited Bed Bath & Beyond ahead of GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen. Securities and Exchange Commission filings show that Jake Freeman, who reportedly is a 20-year-old student, ma...
Ryan Cohen Signals Intent to Sell Bed Bath & Beyond Stake
Text size Activist investor Ryan Cohen, pictured here, signaled in a regulatory filing his intent to sell a stake in Bed Bath & Beyond. C.M. Guerrero/Miami Herald/TNS/Alamy Live News Bed Bath &...
U.S. stock futures slip from 3-month highs as traders await Fed minutes and retail sales data
U.S. stock futures fell back from recent highs as bulls held their fire ahead of the release of Fed minutes later on Wednesday How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00 ES00, -0.74%...
All the reasons a dozen eggs now costs up to 38% more than one year ago
Why are eggs so expensive now? Grocery prices continued to soar in July despite slower inflation overall, and eggs were among the foods experiencing the biggest increases. The average price of a doze...
Alibaba, JD.com, and Bilibili Fall on Report Tencent to Sell Meituan Stake
Text size Tencent holds a 17% stake in food delivery company Meituan. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba, JD.com and some of China’s biggest companies saw billions wiped off their value Tuesday...
The World’s Largest Hedge Fund Sold 5 Chinese Stocks. Here’s Why.
Text size Bridgewater Associates no longer owned stock in Alibaba Group Holding as of June 30, according to a regulatory filing. Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, is pictured above. STR...
Opinion: These 3 safe stocks yield more than 10-year Treasurys
After the volatility of early 2022 and the aggressive rate tightening by the Fed, there’s a return of chatter about the “Great Rotation” – that is, a broad move among investors to reduce exposure to g...