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...
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PayPal stock sinks after earnings as inflation, spending pressures weigh on outlook
PayPal Holdings Inc. largely matched expectations for its holiday quarter but shares plunged late Tuesday after the company delivered an earnings forecast that came up shy of expectations. Shares were...
AT&T CFO Defends Spinoff, Saying It Benefits Retail Investors
Text size AT&T’s chief financial officer, Pascal Desroches. Courtesy AT&T AT&T is defending its move to spin off its big stake in WarnerMedia rather than pursue a split-off, or excha...
AT&T to Spin Off WarnerMedia, Plans Deep Cut to Its Dividend
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T said Tuesday it would spin off its interest in WarnerMedia following WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery . AT&T (ticker: T) also said its board appr...
Opinion: AT&T and 4 more unloved dividend stocks to buy in a ‘risk-off’ era
With stocks off to one of their worst starts to the year since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, it’s no longer crazy to talk about a sustained period of market volatility or a prolonged “risk off” envi...
How Low Can Bitcoin Go? The Views Vary.
Illustration by Elias Stein Text size Tighter monetary policies are weighing on speculative assets like crypto, Bitcoin crashed from $43,000 to $33,000 in four days and lost 23% of its value. On Jan. ...
Tech Stocks to Buy as Interest Rates Rise
Text size Chip stocks look like good bets in th new world for tech stocks. Maika Elan/Bloomberg Tech stocks finally showed a little fight last week, aided by an impressive batch of earnings reports. B...
AT&T Earnings Beat Forecasts. The Stock Can’t Get Past Spinoff Uncertainty.
Text size AT&T stock rose despite a “disappointing” earnings outlook. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T ‘s reported fourth-quarter results on Wednesday that continued a streak of s...
Kohl’s Stock Surges as Retailer Feels Pressure From 2 Possible Suitors
Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Kohl’s shares surged more than 28% in premarket trading Monday following reports the retailer could be fielding takeover offers from two suitors. The Wall Street...
Starboard-Backed Acacia Research Makes $9 Billion Bid for Kohl’s. What to Know.
Text size Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is behind a group that made a $9 billion bid for department-store operator Kohl’s , according to a report. The bidding...
Opinion: Peloton’s stock price is disconnected from reality, and it will fall below $15 before hitting bottom
We have been recommending that investors short Peloton since October 2020. Even after falling 76% in 2021 and continuing to drop this month, Peloton’s valuation remains disconnected from the reality o...
Fastenal and 4 More Companies That Raised Their Dividends This Week
Text size Fastenal increased its quarterly dividend by 11%. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Fastenal , Consolidated Edison , and J.B. Hunt Transport Services were among the U.S. companies that declared divide...
Chips may be sold out for 2022 thanks to shortage, but investors are worried about the end of the party
The global semiconductor shortage, sparked by pandemic-influenced demand spikes, reportedly led to a near-sellout of 2022 chip supply before the year even started, but investors and analysts are conce...
Opinion: Google is finally splitting its stock; will Amazon be next, leading to a Dow shakeup?
Alphabet Inc. is finally carving into its gargantuan stock price with a stock split, which leaves only one Big Tech company remaining with a huge per-share price despite an easy avenue to change it. A...