The pandemic-fueled personal-computer boom has ended, so how will that affect demand and pricing for PCs and the retailers that sell them this holiday season? A sense of the fallout will be provided i...
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Retail Discounter TJX Is Thriving as Inflation Pressures Consumers
Text size These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the vi...
FTX Sends Crypto Reeling. The Whales Move in to Profit.
Cryptocurrency markets have been slammed by the sudden bankruptcy of FTX. But amid the carnage, some big traders—whales—were buying. Bitcoin the largest crypto, was plumbing two-year lows at $16,600 o...
What the Stock Market and the Midterm Elections Have Common.
Investing and politics go together about as well as mango chutney and burned hair, and we prefer to focus on the stocks and leave the pontificating about the state of the nation to the Beltway pundits...
Carvana’s Earnings Crash Spurs Bond Selloff
Carvana Co. ’s bonds are touching all-time lows, spotlighting investors’ concerns about the used-car seller’s long-term trajectory as it burns cash and faces rising borrowing costs. Carvana’s long-ter...
Pfizer Stock’s Post-Covid Future Looks Healthy
These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...
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...
State attorneys general sue to block Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend payout
The attorneys general of California, Illinois and the District of Columbia are suing Albertsons in an effort to stop the grocery chain from paying a nearly $4 billion dividend to its shareholders. The...
‘Am I being ripped off?’ I moved into my husband’s home. I pay for groceries. The rental income from my apartment goes into our joint savings.
I read one of your previous columns regarding the boyfriend who wants the letter writer to move in. My case is similar, but we have already made a decision on how to structure our finances as they rel...
Stocks Poised to Fall Monday
U.S. stocks are poised for a slightly lower open on Monday ahead of another busy week of earnings and the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday. At 6:22 p.m. Eastern time Su...
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Create a Big Player in Retail Advertising
The proposed merger of Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. would reshape the U.S. supermarket industry by combining its two largest operators. It also would create a big player in so-called retail media, o...
Kroger unveils $24.6 bln deal to buy smaller grocery chain Albertsons
Kroger has inked a deal with Albertsons to purchase the smaller grocery retailer for $24.6 billion. The acquisition will establish a national footprint “to serve America with fresh, affordable food,” ...
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...
Morgan Stanley says investors should consider this port in the market storm right now
The great British pound selloff, credited with exacerbating a global rout for markets last week, looks set to continue wreaking some havoc on Monday. Economic woes in Old Blighty are adding to the mar...
5 Dividend Stocks to Beat Inflation and Rising Interest Rates
Dividend stocks are facing stiffer competition, thanks to a big spike in bond yields. A risk-free 10-Year Treasury note was recently yielding 3.7%, up from 1.63% at the start of 2021. That’s well abov...
Humana, CVS Circle Cano Health as Potential Buyers
Humana and CVS Health are circling Cano Health according to people familiar with the situation, as healthcare heavyweights scramble to snap up primary-care providers. The talks are serious and a deal ...
Here are some of the Bed Bath & Beyond stores slated to close soon
Struggling Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has released a list of dozens of stores it aims to close. The home-goods retailer BBBY, +0.34% and most recent “meme stock” has been reducing the number of its st...
Retail analysts foresee holiday-season sales growth. Now we’ll hear from retailers themselves.
Even as price increases squeeze shoppers, analysts expect holiday-season sales to increase this year. With Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and discounters TJX Cos. and Ross Stores Inc. reporting results in...