Intuitive Surgical Stock Tanks. Blame the Cautious Guidance.

Intuitive Surgical stock was tanking after the surgical systems manufacturer beat earning expectations but failed to significantly raise guidance for upcoming quarters. The company posted first-quarte...

Netflix Is Going to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing. It May Be Too Late.

Text size Netflix’s popular Squid Game TV series. Courtesy Netflix Netflix free-loaders, beware. The streaming giant is preparing to crack down on password sharing in a bid to boost revenue as s...

Alphabet Gets New Street-Low Price Target. This Analyst Still Likes the Stock.

Text size The Google corporate logo and Google Cloud logo stand outside Google offices in Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Alphabet shares were ticking higher Wednesday, even after Google’s parent co...

Stocks Are Struggling After Earnings. Nvidia, AMD, and Others That Could Soar.

Text size Stock in Advanced Micro Devices has plunged this year. Dreamstime The latest corporate earnings news isn’t giving stocks a lift, but it is still possible to find shares that can jump in resp...

Worried About a Recession? Buy IBM Stock, Morgan Stanley Says.

Text size IMB stock is a buy according to Morgan Stanley. Dreamstime Worried about recession? Then maybe you want to take a fresh look at IBM stock. That advice comes courtesy of Morgan Stanley analys...

Meta Stock Might Have Another Round of Weaker Earnings Ahead

Text size Meta stock saw a couple of price target cuts as analysts worried about its coming earnings report. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Wall Street is bracing for another rough quarter for Facebook ...

Why Apple’s Stock Buybacks and Its Dividend Could Get a Big Boost

Text size Apple stock has faced headwinds in 2022 but is still up 26% from this time a year ago. Dreamstime Apple ’s quarterly earnings reports frequently hog the spotlight on days when they drop. The...

Cisco Stock Slumps. It Faces Competition From Arista and Juniper, Analyst Says

Text size Cisco Systems logo Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images Shares of Cisco Systems were falling Tuesday after the networking hardware and software giant was downgraded to a Sell by Citi. Analyst ...

Microsoft Stock Slips on Concern About Growth for Office 365

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Why Schlumberger and Other Oil Services Firms Are Early in Their Comeback Story

Text size Schlumberger well service trucks. A Piper Sandler analyst thinks Schlumberger stock could rise 29%. Dreamstime Companies producing and selling oil have been the most prominent beneficiaries ...

Rivian Gets Its First Sell Rating From Wall Street. The Stock Is Rising.

Text size Rivian is expected to produce fewer cars than Wall Street had anticipated this year. Courtesy Rivian Wall Street has been pretty positive on Rivian Automotive stock, despite some rocky tradi...

Netflix and Other Tech Stocks Report Earnings Soon. What to Expect.

Text size Exposure to Russia is a concern for some tech companies this earnings season. Dreamstime The first-quarter tech earnings season is just around the corner, and Wall Street is getting just a w...

Nvidia, AMD, Intel Price Targets Are Cut. This Analyst Sees Chip Demand Slowing.

Text size Dreamstime Semiconductor stocks have soared over the last few quarters, driven higher by robust demand for chips amid a global supply shortage. But the tide may be turning for semiconductor ...

Alibaba Stock Hit by China Covid Outbreak. 4 Reasons to Hope for a Bounce.

Text size Alibaba stock faces headwinds from Covid-19 outbreaks in China. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images A renewed outbreak of Covid-19 in China has hurt the outlook for the e-commerce giant Alibaba ...

Fintech Stocks Look Cheap. Why It Could Be Time to Buy.

Text size Wells Fargo has a strong outlook for the fintech sector. Dreamstime The fintech and digital payments sector has a new fan at Wells Fargo, who says the time to buy them is now. Analyst Jeff C...

Recession Warning Bells Are Ringing. These Banks Look Strong.

Text size Truist identified several banks that would likely be hurt less than their rivals in a mild recession. Dreamstime Concern that the economy could be about to shrink is growing, so bank analyst...

Carvana Stock Tumbles as Analyst Sees Risk of Car Boom Becoming Car Bust

Text size An eight-story car-vending machine, operated by Carvana, in Huntington Beach, Calif. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images Car sales have are slowing after their pandemic-fueled boom and have le...

China Revises Delisting Rule. But Investors May Want to Sell on the Rally.

Text size The probability of a mass delisting of Chinese stocks like Alibaba may have ticked lower with revised rules from China’s regulators. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images The probability of ...

3 Energy Companies That Should Buy Back Stock: Analyst

Text size High oil prices have left producers awash in cash. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil-and-gas companies are pumping out billions of dollars in cash because of high commodity prices. Many of them...

2 Retail Stocks to Avoid Amid Inflation Uncertainty, According to Barclays

Text size Barclays downgraded Gap stock to Underweight from Equal Weight. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Inflation is a worry for retailers in an obvious way: If prices go up to protect margins, it coul...

Apple Was Dropped From J.P. Morgan’s ‘Focus List.’ What Worried the Analyst.

Text size J.P. Morgan removes Apple from its Analyst Focus List. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple stock has been on an absolute tear. Now J.P. Morgan is removing it from the firm’s Analyst ...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Has Had a Bad Year. Why It Could Get Even Worse.

Text size Cathie Wood’s success in 2020 made her one of the most high-profile fund managers. Alex Flynn/Bloomberg Investors in ARK Innovation ETF, Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund, sh...

These 3 Energy Companies Should Buy Back Stock, Analyst Says

Text size High oil prices have left producers awash in cash. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Oil-and-gas companies are pumping out billions of dollars in cash because of high commodity prices. Many of them...

Here’s What a 3M Breakup Could Look Like

Text size PFAS problems, product liability litigation tied to earplugs, and slowing growth have caused 3M stock to languish. Dreamstime What would 3M look like if it went down a General Electric -like...

Costco Stock Is Near Record Highs. Why It Could Keep Climbing.

Text size Costco stock currently trades at more than 41 times forward earnings. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images While many retailers have floundered in 2022 on fears that inflation will cut into consumer...

Target Prices for Ford and GM Are Slipping. Tesla Is Holding Up Better.

Text size The assembly line at a General Motors plant in Michigan, in 2012. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Wall Street is taking a less upbeat view of the stock-price outlook for General Motors and Ford M...

AMD Stock Is Still a Buy, Just Not a ‘Conviction’ Buy. What That Means.

Text size AMD was removed from Goldman’s conviction list. Courtesy AMD Advanced Micro Devices was removed from Goldman’s Conviction List while other semiconductor companies like Microchip Techno...

Deere Stock Catches an Upgrade, but This Analyst Likes a Rival Better

Text size John Deere tractors. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images J.P. Morgan raised its rating on Deere stock to Hold from Sell, but it isn’t that the analyst had a change of heart. A different person is t...

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Look Cheap. Why Investors Are Still Skeptical.

Text size Costs per Bitcoin mined range from $4,500 to $16,000 across the industry. Dreamstime A recovery in the price of Bitcoin should fuel gains for mining companies that process transactions on th...

Signs Start to Emerge That High Energy Prices Are Sapping Demand

Text size Vehicles heading east out of Los Angeles. Vehicle miles traveled in California are starting to flatten out as gasoline prices remain high. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Oil prices h...

Cleveland-Cliffs Stock Will Benefit From Russia’s Ukraine War. Here’s Why.

Text size Cleveland-Cliffs could benefit from a shortage of steel. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Cleveland-Cliffs stock is JPMorgan’s top pick in the steel sector, the investment bank said Thursday, as Rus...

Rivian Stock Gets a Target Price Cut. Wall Street Is Trying to Catch Up.

Text size Most analysts still rate Rivian shares Buy, despite the stock’s recent decline. Courtesy Rivian Analysts are adjusting their price targets for Rivian Automotive stock to reflect its ex...