Philips Cuts Guidance as Inflation and Supply Disruptions Hit Earnings

Text size Philips said it expects full-year sales growth of 1% to 3%, down from its previous forecast of 3% to 5%. AFP via Getty Images Shares of Philips fell sharply after the Dutch maker of Sonicare...

More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales

Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...

Bed Bath & Beyond Followed a Winning Playbook—and Lost

Mark Tritton arrived at Bed Bath & Beyond in 2019 with a plan to revive the home-goods retailer and ward off competition from Amazon.com Inc., Target Corp. and other large chains: sell what nobody...

Avoid GE stock ahead of earnings as Wall Street’s expectations haven’t fallen far enough, analyst says

Expectations for General Electric Co.’s second-quarter profit and sales have been reduced significantly in recent months, but there are still those on Wall Street who believe they haven’t come down en...

The Best Annuities for Income and Growth

These are boom times for annuities, which are providing retirement savers and investors with not only their hallmark stability during what has been a dismal year for both stocks and bonds, but also th...

Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Plunges as Earnings Miss Estimates

Text size Cleveland-Cliffs stock has fallen a bit more than the broader market so far this year. Dreamstime Cleveland-Cliffs reported lower earnings than expected, news that sent the stock sharply low...

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 ...

Nokia Boosts Sales as Turnaround Gains Steam

Nokia said it was on track to hit the higher end of its 2022 sales forecast, as sales of its telecommunications equipment rose in North America and its efforts to rebound from the missteps of recent y...

ASML Stock Drops. The Chip Supplier Slashes Sales Outlook Amid Delays.

Text size ASML’s machines are key to the global chipmaking industry. Courtesy Bart van Overbeeke/ASML ASML beat expectations for second-quarter earnings, but shares in the critical supplier of m...

Russia and Iran Are Allies Against West, Rivals in Commodity Sales

TEHRAN—Iran and Russia are engaged in a fierce competition for sales of oil, refined crude products and metals in India, China and across Asia, as Moscow sells at prices that are undercutting one of i...

UnitedHealth to Drop Copays on Some Widely Used Drugs

UnitedHealth Group Inc. said it would eliminate copayments and other out-of-pocket charges for patients on some widely used drugs in certain plans next year, including insulin and the anti-overdose tr...

Dow jumps 650 points as stocks close sharply higher after stronger-than expected retail sales report, surge in Wall Street bank shares

U.S. stock indexes closed sharply higher Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each snapping a five-day losing streak, after stronger-than-expected retail sales data and a mode...

Rivian CEO Hosted an All-Hands Meeting. What Was Discussed.

Text size Electric-truck start-up Rivian recently announced layoffs. Courtesy Rivian Fast-growing electric-truck start-up Rivian Automotive is laying off workers. The news surprised the market earlier...

Taiwan Semi shares rise after earnings, sales beat forecasts

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rose on Thursday after the third-party silicon wafer manufacturer reported forecast-beating earnings and sales in its June-ending quarter. TSMC TSM, +2...

Nvidia Stock Gets a Price Target Cut. Russia and China Will Hurt Sales.

Text size Nvidia has said that Covid-19 lockdowns in China, plus the suspension of sales in Russia, will reduce its second-quarter revenue by $500 million. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Shares of Nvidi...

NIO conducts own probe into Grizzly short-seller report, retains forensic accounting firm

NIO Inc. said Monday that it has formed a committee to look into recent allegations that the China-based electric vehicle maker is using an affiliate battery maker to boost financial results. Short-se...

‘Good deals for the bold:’ How the rest of 2022 might play out for hopeful homebuyers

This is reprinted by permission from .  The first half of 2022 was a catastrophe for home buyers. Skyrocketing mortgage rates and home prices made homeownership unaffordable for millions of renters. A...

Fed Up With China, One Boss Tries Removing It From the Supply Chain

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American Weed Stocks Are Cheap and About to Get a Sales Bump

The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF is down 25% in the past month, while the S&P 500 dropped 7%. Courtesy of Trulieve Text size However bad the year has been for most stocks, it’s been especial...

American Weed Stocks Are Cheap, and About to Get a Sales Bump

The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF is down 25% in the past month, while the S&P 500 dropped 7%. Courtesy of Trulieve Text size However bad the year has been for most stocks, it’s been real har...

Buy Watsco Stock. The Air-Conditioning Stock Is Ready to Heat Up.

Watsco has paid out a dividend for 48 consecutive years and raised it every year since 2013. Dreamstime Text size The temperature is rising, but shares of air-conditioning distributor Watsco have cool...

Costco sees 20% bump in sales for June

Costco Wholesale Corp. saw a 20.4% bump in its June sales, the retailer reported Thursday. The company announced that it had $22.78 billion in net sales for the retail month of June, which spanned the...

Tesla Stock Today: Elon Musk’s Twins, EV Charging and What Else to Know

Text size It was revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives. Getty Images Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla rose 1% in premarket trading Thursday. Here’s...

Ford’s F-150 Electric Truck Is Red-Hot. What It Means for the Stock.

Text size Ford F-150 Lightning electric-powered pickups. Courtesy of Ford One day, you’re going to regret letting the current market crisis pass without taking advantage of battered stock prices. You ...

Ford F-150 Lightning Sales Jump While Mach E Sales Dip.

Text size Sales of Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup truck increased to about 1,800 units in June. Courtesy Ford Ford Motor released U.S. sales figures for June on Tuesday, and sales of its all-elec...

China’s Auto Sales Are Booming. Can the Rebound Last?

Text size China’s auto market is showing a robust rebound. Here: a BYD Tang vehicle at the company’s showroom in Beijing. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg While the recent recovery in much of China’s ...

In a worrisome sign for e-commerce, Kornit Digital slashes forecast and stock plunges 20%

In a sign of continuing worries about e-commerce activity, Kornit Digital Ltd. slashed its forecast for the second quarter Tuesday and suggested the third quarter isn’t expected to be much better, sen...

Ford’s U.S. Sales Increase 32% in June, Outpacing Broader Industry

Ford Motor reported a nearly 32% increase in U.S. sales in June, beating out much of the industry as it improved truck and SUV deliveries and benefited from the rollout of a new all-electric pickup. O...

Tesla Vehicle Deliveries Tumble After China Factory Shutdown

Tesla vehicle deliveries fell quarter-over-quarter for the first time in more than two years, reflecting an extended shutdown in China, supply-chain disruptions and challenges associated with opening ...

Apple Stock Is Under Pressure. Why Its Earnings Could Trigger a Rebound.

Text size Apple stock has fallen 23% so far this year. Getty Images Investors are feeling a little jittery about Apple stock, and for logical reasons. The company’s June quarter earnings report is les...

Micron Issues Muted Sales Forecast On Demand Weakness

Memory-chip maker Micron Technology issued a subdued revenue outlook, spooking investors even as it reported a strong rise in earnings for its latest quarter. “Recently, the industry demand environmen...

Ford’s Talk of New EV-Selling Rules Rattles Some Dealers

Ford Motor Co. is preparing new rules for how it sells electric vehicles, a shift that is concerning some dealers and seen as challenging the traditional franchise model. Executives from the Detroit g...