Buy Micron Stock. The Chip Stock Deserves Better.

Micron Technology gets no respect on Wall Street. Investors tend to think of Micron, and memory chip makers generally, as providers of interchangeable commodity parts, tech’s version of wheat or froze...

How Starbucks Changed Under Departing CEO Kevin Johnson

The chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp. is stepping down Monday, after half a decade running the world’s largest coffee chain. Kevin Johnson oversaw a period of growth followed by a volatile co...

Micron Deserves Better. Why the Stock Is a Buy

Micron Technology gets no respect on Wall Street. Investors tend to think of Micron, and memory chip makers generally, as providers of interchangeable commodity parts, tech’s version of wheat or froze...

Walgreens Earnings Top Estimates but Its Outlook Crushes the Stock.

Text size Walgreens delivers a second-quarter earnings beat. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance tumbled Thursday after investors were disappo...

Walmart Is Removing Cigarettes in Some Stores. Philip Morris and Altria Stock Fall.

Text size Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Shares of cigarette makers fell Monday as Walmart plans to end cigarette sales in some U.S. stores, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with t...

Olive Garden Parent Darden Predicts Lower Sales This Year, but the Stock Is Up.

Text size In addition to Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, Darden owns brands such as Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, and The Capital Grille. Dreamstime.com Shares of Darden Restauran...

Chinese EV maker Nio vows to expand to more countries this year

Chinese electric-vehicle maker Nio Inc. late Thursday reported quarterly sales slightly above Wall Street expectations, vowing to make 2022 a year of “reacceleration” for its business and to sell its ...

Joby Reports a Profit From No Sales. The Stock Is Soaring.

Text size Courtesy Joby Aviation Electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation managed to produce a profit in the fourth quarter even though it doesn’t have any sales just yet. Shares were rising sharply Frid...

U.S. plant-based food market value reaches a high of $7.4 billion, but industry faces rough path to further growth

The U.S. market value for plant-based food has reached an all-time high of $7.4 billion, but major players and upstarts alike are facing a rough path on the way to further growth. Data compiled by the...

Weekend reads: the slowing housing market and inverted yield curve signal a coming recession

It is human nature to fear missing out as prices skyrocket, But all bubbles burst eventually. Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics predicts a 25% decline in U.S. home sales. What will that do to...

New home sales decline, surprising analysts, even though the inventory of properties for sale has hit the highest level since 2008

The numbers: U.S. new-home sales decreased 2% to an annual rate of 772,000 in February, the government said Wednesday. That figure represents the number of homes that would be sold over a yearlong per...

‘The housing market is in the early stages of a substantial downshift’: Home sales may drop 25% by the end of summer, according to this analyst. Here’s why.

The popular spring home-buying season is just ramping up. But one analyst is warning that it could be a bust. Ian Shepherdson, chief economist and founder of research consulting firm Pantheon Macroeco...

5 Retail Stocks That Can Shine in a Slowdown

Text size A customer browses gift-wrapping supplies a Dollar Tree store in Louisville, Ky. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Same-store sales are critical for retailers, but many investors worry that they will ...

Nike Reports Earnings Monday. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.

Text size The Nike store in Miami Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Nike already had a China problem. Now you can add Europe to the list. The only question ahead of Monday’s earnings report is wheth...

Saudi Arabia Considers Accepting Yuan Instead of Dollars for Chinese Oil Sales

Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance of the global pet...

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...

Intel’s Lagging Notebook Shipments Are ‘Yellow Flag,’ Analyst Says

Text size Intel Dreamstime Intel ’s notebook shipments may struggle in the near term, adding further pressure to a stock that has traded lower this year, according to analysts at Citi. Notebook shipme...

Rivian Stock Slumps After Earnings. Wall Street Says Buy the Dip Of Course.

Text size Courtesy Rivian If we learned anything from Rivian Automotive earnings and the reaction of the stock, it’s that the company’s production ramp-up isn’t happening fast enough for the market. W...

12 dividend stocks paying at least 3.5% that are well-suited for high inflation

Investors may have turned for a moment from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine to energy and supply shortages in the U.S. that are producing high inflation. With purchasing power crumbling, patient invest...

JD.com Stock Falls After Earnings Top Estimates but Revenue Growth Slows

Text size A JD.com distribution center in Beijing. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Shares of JD.com fell in premarket trading Thursday after the Chinese e-commerce giant reported fourth-quarter earnin...

Tesla’s China Sales Dropped. Tesla Stock Rose Anyway.

Text size Tesla delivered 56,515 vehicles from its Chinese plant in February. Sam Yeh /AFP via Getty Images Tesla sales from its plant in Shanghai fell in February from January, following the pattern ...

Marqeta stock soars after earnings as outlook tops expectations

Shares of Marqeta Inc. were surging in aftermarket trading Wednesday after the card-issuing company exceeded revenue expectations with its latest quarterly results and delivered an upbeat outlook. The...

It wasn’t hard for Apple to cut off Russia, but the precedent could be troublesome — ‘China is the real test’

When Apple Inc. paused sales in Russia last week, it made a powerful political statement, but it also may have set a dangerous precedent. Big Tech has become as powerful and responsible as the top nat...

Costco stock falls as retailer’s sales pace slows

Costco Wholesale Corp. late Thursday reported quarterly results and sales that topped Wall Street expectations, but the stock headed lower as same-store sales growth slowed. Costco COST, +0.96% said i...

Salesforce tops $7 billion in quarterly revenue for first time, executives focusing on Slack instead of looking for new acquisitions

Salesforce.com Inc. shares rose in extended trading Tuesday after the software company said it would focus on last year’s acquisition of Slack Technologies Inc. instead of considering more purchases a...

Baidu Stock Jumps Even as Earnings Miss Estimates. Here’s What to Like.

Text size Like its peers in the Chinese tech sector, Baidu faces macroeconomic headwinds. Liu Jin/AFP via Getty Images A growing cloud computing and artificial intelligence business at Baidu helped th...

Baidu Stock Jumps Even as Earnings Miss Estimates. There Are Big Things to Like.

Text size Like its peers in the Chinese tech sector, Baidu faces macroeconomic headwinds. Liu Jin/AFP via Getty Images A growing cloud computing and artificial intelligence business at Baidu helped th...

PepsiCo Stock Drops Because Russia Is a Key Market

Text size PepsiCo leads Coca-Cola in Russia. Scott Olson/Getty Images PepsiCo stock took a hit Monday on apparent investor concerns about its exposure to Russia, its second-largest international marke...

Semiconductor sales to Russia banned, but that shouldn’t hurt Intel, AMD and other chip makers

Semiconductor companies are banning sales to Russia following the company’s invasion of Ukraine, but an analyst says the companies shouldn’t feel much of an effect. As Russian forces continued to bomb...

Luminar Stock Is Holding Steady. Guidance Met Expectations.

Text size Luminar Technologies makes tech for autonomous cars. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images Autonomous car-tech maker Luminar Technologies reported fourth-quarter earnings Monday evening. Shares...

Beyond Meat Stock Falls on Larger Loss, Downbeat Forecast

Text size Beyond Meat’s revenue from U.S. retail sales declined. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Beyond Meat issued a disappointing sales forecast as it reported weaker fourth-quarter results than exp...

Virgin Galactic stock rises after narrower Q4 loss, first sales

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. shares rose more than 3% late Tuesday after the space-tourism company reported a narrower quarterly loss and said that demand for its “one of a kind” space flights remain...