Text size A nurse takes a Moderna Covid-19 vaccines ready to be administered at a vaccination site Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images Novavax stock and shares of other vaccine makers fell Friday after the...
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Wells Fargo Stock Rises as Earnings Easily Top Estimates
Text size Wells Fargo bank David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Wells Fargo shares got a boost early Friday after the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings easily topped Wall Street’s expectations. Profits at the San...
One of the World’s Dirtiest Oil Patches Is Pumping More Than Ever
TORONTO—Major oil companies, under pressure from investors and environmentalists, are fleeing Canada’s oil sands, the fourth-largest oil reserve in the world and by some measures one of the most envir...
GrowGeneration Stock Tumbles. The Hydroponics Market Is Slowing.
Text size CNW Group/GrowGeneration Corp. Shares of GrowGeneration fell sharply Thursday after the gardening products retailer lowered guidance due to a general slowdown in the hydroponics market. The ...
Student-Loan Processor Navient to Cancel $1.7 Billion of Debts
One of the nation’s largest student-loan processors will cancel the debt of 66,000 borrowers, totaling $1.7 billion, in an agreement with 40 state attorneys general. The agreements resolve all six out...
AMC CEO Says He’s Done Selling Stock After Unloading Another $7 Million
Text size AMC CEO Adam Aron. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon AMC Entertainment Chief Executive Adam Aron sold another $7.1 million shares of the movie theater giant this week, and said...
Bitcoin and Other Cryptos Are Stabilizing. The Miners Look Like Value Plays.
Text size Dreamstime Bitcoin and other cryptos were trading higher on Tuesday, showing signs of stability after one of their longest losing streaks since 2018. Bitcoin was pricing around $42,900, up 2...
Why 7% Inflation Today Is Far Different Than in 1982
Consumer price inflation in December, at 7%, was last this high in the summer of 1982. That’s about all the two periods have in common. Today, the inflation rate is on the rise. Back then, it was fall...
Shopify Stock Has Dropped a Ton. Is It Time to Buy?
Dreamstime Text size Shopify stock has gotten hit hard during the recent tech selloff. William Blair analyst Matthew Pfau says it’s a buying opportunity In a note Wednesday, Pfau upgraded Shopify (tic...
Alibaba Stock, JD.com, and Others Are Soaring. Here’s Why and Who to Thank.
Text size An Alibaba Group sign David Becker/Getty Images Chinese tech stocks are soaring. Many have been looking cheap of late, and soothing words from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell only fueled...
Nokia Stock Inches Higher Because It Lifted Its Earnings Guidance
Text size Headquarters of Finnish telecoms company Nokia Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty Images Nokia Tuesday upgraded its financial guidance for 2021 and estimated that it would have a comparable operating m...
Worried About Inflation? Check Out This 7% Treasury Savings Bond.
Text size The Treasury Building Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images One of the best deals for savers now are Treasury Series I savings bonds now paying a 7.12% interest rate. The savings bonds, available el...
AT&T Stock Can Close Gap With Verizon. Why Shares Might Be a Buy.
Text size A sign is posted in front of an AT&T retail store in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images AT&T could finally start catching up to its main rival, prompting analysts a...
Rivian Stock Drops on Hints of Vehicle Production Issues
Text size 2022 Rivian R1T Courtesy of Rivian Stock in electric truck startup Rivian Automotive was falling Tuesday because of two issues that impact the same key success factor for the company: vehicl...
Tech Is Tearing Back. Why Nvidia and 4 Others Look Like Winners, Unlike Intel.
Text size Nvidia stock soared 125% in 2021, but the shares are down 9% so far in 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tech stocks are tearing back. The Nasdaq Composite index snapped its four-day losing...
FuboTV Boosts Revenue Projections. But the Stock Is Falling.
Text size Rafael Henrique/Dreamstime.com FuboTV Monday boosted its fourth-quarter revenue guidance, saying it expects revenue of $215 million to $220 million, higher than previous estimates. The strea...
Zynga Stock Soars on Deal to Be Acquired by Take-Two for $12.7 Billion
Text size A bicyclist rides by the Zynga headquarters. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Shares of mobile gaming services company Zynga were soaring in premarket trading following the news that it will be ...
Alibaba Stock Gets a Target Price Cut. But It’s Still a Buy.
Text size Investors have been buying the big dip in Alibaba’s stock price. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Analysts at Citigroup have slashed their target price on Alibaba stock—but they still s...
Wall Street’s Favorite Oil Stocks for 2022—Including an Obscure One
Text size Bing Guan/Bloomberg Several analysts and strategists expect energy stocks to outperform the broader market in 2022, as they did in 2021. Energy tends to do well in inflationary environments,...