U.S. Stocks Rise After Russia Agrees to Talks With Ukraine

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose after Russia agreed to talks with Ukrainian leadership, while Russian forces closed in on Kyiv and bombing intensified in Ukraine. The two benchma...

Zscaler Stock Falls Sharply After an Earnings Beat. Here Is Why.

Text size Dreamstime Zscaler stock was poised to take a tumble when markets open Friday after the cloud-based internet security company’s guidance deflated investor enthusiasm, even as its second-quar...

Li Auto Posts Second Straight Quarterly Profit. The Stock Is Rising.

Text size Li Auto ONE Courtesy of Li Auto Chinese electric-vehicle maker Li Auto reported a profitable fourth quarter even as the company ramped up spending on vehicle development. The results looked ...

Ukraine Invasion Sends Chill Through TSMC Shares

Text size Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing saw its share slide Tuesday even as those of most other chipmakers rose. Sam Yeh / AFP via Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing shares dropped T...

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...

Oil Is Surging. Why Oil Stocks Are Down.

Text size Oil prices are higher, but concerns about economic growth are weighing on oil stocks. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil prices soared on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine. But oil stocks were ...

Nikola Reports a Smaller Loss Than Expected. Shares Are Rocketing.

Text size Nikola’s CEO said the company is “laser-focused” on delivering vehicles to customers and generating revenue. Courtesy Nikola Stock of the electric and hydrogen-electric tru...

Apple, Microsoft Tumble as Russia-Ukraine Crisis Leads to Selloff of Big Tech

Text size Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images for Apple Some of the biggest U.S. tech stocks and investor favorites weren’t spared in the major stock market selloff Thursday as Wall Street reacted to the Ru...

Berkshire Hathaway’s Stake in American Express Is Poised to Hit 20%

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshire Hathaway ‘s longstanding stake in American Express is set to hit the 20% threshold in the coming...

Alibaba’s Earnings Are Today. What to Expect.

Text size Alibaba investors had it tough in 2021. So far, 2022 is shaping up to be better. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Earnings from Alibaba  will be closely watched by investors after a tumultuou...

Alibaba’s Quarterly Profit Is Set to Plummet 60%. Here’s Why.

Text size Alibaba earnings are due Thursday. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Alibaba ‘s quarterly profit is expected to fall almost 60% year over year when the Chinese tech giant reports earnings on Thursday. In...

Intel Has Fallen 30% Since This Analyst Cut His Rating. He Just Upgraded the Stock.

Intel plans to invest heavily in its operations over the next three years. Courtesy Intel Corporation Text size A bold turnaround plan won’t be cheap for Intel, but shares have fallen 30% since Chris ...

The S&P 500 Entered a Correction. What History Says Happens Next.

Text size The S&P 500 now sits in correction territory. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Stocks were crushed Tuesday, sending the S&P 500 index into correction territory. It might just be time to bu...

Here Are the 10 Highest-Yielding S&P 500 Stocks

High dividend yields are a nice offset to inflation, now running at more than 7%, the highest rate in four decades. Barron’s screened the S&P 500 for the 10 highest-yielding stocks based on data f...

Tesla Stock Is Plunging. It’s Probably Musk’s Twitter This Time.

Text size Shares of Tesla have dropped more than 17% this week. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Recent declines in Tesla stock have deviated from market-related trading patterns, leavin...

Lucid Stock Falls on First Recall. This One Isn’t Fixed With Software.

Text size The Lucid Air electric sedans will have to go to the shop for a fix. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Electric-vehicle start-up Lucid has its first recall listed on the National Highway Traffic S...

Asana Shares Tumble Despite Stock Buying Spree by CEO

Text size Dreamstime Asana shares are melting down on Wednesday, giving up most of their gains following a recent rally spurred by mammoth purchases of the workflow software management company’s stock...

Rackspace’s Quarterly Results Beat Estimates. The Stock Sinks Anyway.

Text size Rackspace’s network operations center. Courtesy of Rackspace Rackspace Technology stock was falling hard as investors responded to financial forecasts that appeared to have overshadowe...

Lowe’s Stock Rises. The Retailer Had Strong Earnings and Sees Higher Profits Ahead.

Text size Lowe’s same-store sales grew 5% in the fourth quarter. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Lowe’s reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates and raised guidance f...

Rio Tinto to Pay Its Highest-Ever Dividend After Posting Record Profit

Text size Rio Tinto says it will pay a total dividend for the year of $10.40 a share, including a special dividend of $2.47. Photograph by Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images Rio Tinto ‘s earnings for 2021...

Lowe’s Beats Profit Estimates and Boosts Fiscal-Year Forecast. The Stock Rises.

Text size Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Lowe’s reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates and raised guidance for the next fiscal year. Shares of home-improvement retailer ...

Rio Tinto to Pay $7.7 Billion of Dividends After Posting Record 2021 Profit

Text size Rio Tinto Photograph by Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images Rio Tinto ‘s earnings for 2021 jumped 72% as prices of commodities soared and the world’s second-largest miner said it would reward sha...

The Russia Issue Is Hurting the Stock Market. How Things Could Get Worse.

Text size President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday about Russian military activity near Ukraine. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images While stocks are reeling in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, t...

SoFi Stock Drops After News of Deal for Technisys

Text size The SoFi website is shown on a smartphone. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg Shares of SoFi Technologies plunged more than 8% Tuesday after the fintech said it is buying the banking software provider Te...

Home Depot Stock Dips Despite Earnings Beat and Dividend Hike

Text size Home Depot posted better-than-expected sales and profits Tuesday. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Home Depot stock lost steam Tuesday even as the home-improvement retailer reported stronger-t...

DraftKings Could Face Margin Headwinds This Year. Analysts Slash Their Targets.

Text size DraftKings is predicting Ebitda losses between $825 million and $925 million. Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings Shares of DraftKings were rising on Tuesday, even after analysts cut the...

Cummins Is Buying Parts Maker Meritor. It’s a Deal About EV Trucks.

Text size Cummins is best known for its diesel engines, but it is also investing in electric powertrains and hydrogen technology. Dreamstime The diesel-engine manufacturer Cummins disclosed plans to b...

Global Markets Fall After Russia Orders Troops Into Ukraine

Oil prices jumped, while global stocks and U.S. futures fell, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into two breakaway areas of Ukraine, bringing fears of all-out war to their highest ...

Moderna, Alibaba, Coinbase, Home Depot, Etsy, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Uncredited U.S. stock and bond markets will be closed for Presidents Day on Monday. Fourth-quarter earning season resumes when Wall Street returns, with results from Agilent Technologies , H...

Online Real Estate Isn’t Worth the Chance

You can make a lot of money on physical real estate right now, but recent results from major online real-estate players show 2022 isn’t the year to play Monopoly in the stock market. The carnage isn’t...

For White-Collar Workers, It’s Prime Time to Get a Big Raise

White-collar professionals are reaping big pay gains as worker bargaining power spreads across the U.S. economy and shows early signs of durability. Wall Street banks are boosting compensation for emp...

Go Ahead, Retire at 62 and Claim Social Security at 67. Your Benefit Will Climb.

Joni Hanebutt/Dreamstime.com Text size Have a question about saving for retirement or your personal financial situation? Whatever the question, Barron’s Retirement can try to help. Email retirement@ba...