3M Unit Defends Request to Shield Parent From Mass Earplug Lawsuits

Lawyers representing 3M Co. ’s bankrupt Aearo Technologies LLC subsidiary defended its request to a bankruptcy judge to extend a litigation stay to the parent company to resolve mass earplug lawsuits,...

What $80 Billion More for the IRS Means for Your Taxes

The last Tax Report came out just as Congress took up the Inflation Reduction Act, and it discussed the bill’s $80 billion in proposed new Internal Revenue Service funding. Over half the new dollars w...

Deere Stock Tumbles as Earnings Miss Expectations

Text size Higher crop and food prices tend to boost demand for Deere products. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Deere reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ expectations and the stoc...

Dow Futures Fall as Wall Street Parses Mixed Signals on Pace of Rate Hikes

Text size Investor focus remains on the Federal Reserve’s pace of future interest-rate increases. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Stock futures pointed to a lower start for Wall Street Friday as inve...

China Stocks Are No Longer a Sure Thing. Where to Invest Now.

For decades, China has been synonymous with fast growth. Multinational companies invested billions in supply chains and production hubs, and catered to the millions of Chinese who climbed out of pover...

Ryan Cohen’s RC Ventures Sells Entire Stake in Bed Bath & Beyond

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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Ordered to Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties in Opioid Case

A federal judge in Ohio has ordered the companies owning CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies to pay $650 million over 15 years to two Ohio counties after a jury found them liable for contributing to...

What Investors Need to Know About AMC’s APE Units: A Stock ‘Split on Steroids’

Updated Aug. 17, 2022 4:35 pm ET Listen to article (1 minute) AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. outlined plans this month to issue a special dividend, sending its shares soaring and stoking enthusiasm a...

DraftKings Is a Buy Ahead of NFL Season, Analyst Says

Text size DraftKings lifted its forecast earlier this month. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Sports betting app DraftKings is a stock that investors should own heading into pro football’s regular season, Roth...

Dow Futures Steady as Fed Signals Need to Keep Raising Interest Rates

Text size Federal Reserve officials agreed they need to keep raising interest rates to cool inflation. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Stock futures fluctuated Th...

Buy Haleon Stock. This GSK Spinoff Is a Bargain in Consumer Health.

In January, the United Kingdom pharmaceutical firm GSK turned down Unilever ’s offer of 50 billion pounds sterling, or about $60 billion, to buy its consumer healthcare division, saying the price was ...

Ryan Cohen Signals Intent to Sell Bed Bath & Beyond Stake

Text size Activist investor Ryan Cohen, pictured here, signaled in a regulatory filing his intent to sell a stake in Bed Bath & Beyond. C.M. Guerrero/Miami Herald/TNS/Alamy Live News Bed Bath &...

It’s the Record Date for the Tesla Stock Split. What That Means.

Text size Tesla is about to split the stock three for one on Aug. 24. Shares will trade at the new price on Aug. 25. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The Tesla three-for-one stock split is appro...

Nvidia’s Problems Aren’t Over. Expect Another Sales Warning Soon.

Text size Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images BofA Global Research warns Nvidia could cut its outlook when the chip maker reports next week. On Tuesday, analyst Viv...

4 Reasons Apple Stock Just Got Upgraded

Apple stock was upgraded at Credit Suisse. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Text size Apple stock has been on a tear of late, and that means it’s time for its shares to get upgraded. In a report...

Weighed Down by Opioid Litigation, Endo International Files for Bankruptcy

Text size Dreamstime The generic drugmaker Endo International , which faces thousands of lawsuits related to its alleged role in the opioid crisis, filed for bankruptcy late Tuesday morning, while ann...

J&J Unit Tells Appeals Court Only Bankruptcy Can Settle Talc Claims

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary urged a federal appeals court to uphold the controversial legal strategy it used to move to bankruptcy roughly 38,000 lawsuits linking its talc-based products to can...

More IRS Audits Are on the Way for Taxpayers. How to Respond if You’re Targeted.

Taxpayers, be forewarned. A new era of IRS scrutiny is looming. The Internal Revenue Service is due to receive an infusion of $80 billion over 10 years under the Inflation Reduction Act—the tax, clima...

Endo International Files for Bankruptcy to Weather Opioid Lawsuits

Endo International PLC became the latest pharmaceutical company to file for bankruptcy under the weight of lawsuits alleging it played a role in fueling the opioid crisis. The drugmaker, domiciled in ...

Dow Futures Dip as Wall Street Seeks Rates Guidance From the Fed

Text size The focus for investors Wednesday will be on minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. Getty Images Stock futures dipped Wednesday after strong earnings reports from Walmart and Home ...

Cisco Reports Earnings Today. What Wall Street Expects.

Text size Cisco shares closed up 0.4% on Tuesday, at $46.77, off 26% for 2022. Angel Garcia/Bloomberg Investors are eagerly awaiting the latest results from technology bellwether Cisco to get an updat...

Should You Do a Roth Conversion? How It Can Help With Your Taxes.

The first half of this year marked the worst performance for the S&P 500 since 1970. With inflation soaring and interest rates rising, the index posted a loss of 20.6%.  The dire sentiment may hav...

Stock Market Recovery: Real Deal or Head Fake?

In a mere one month’s time, both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite are up nearly 20%. But the brutal first half of 2022 is fresh on investors’ minds, and plenty of market headwinds remain...

Want a Deal on Tesla Stock? Become an Employee.

Text size Tesla’s employee stock purchase plan allows workers to purchase shares with up to 15% of their total compensation at 85% of the prevailing stock price. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP vi...

WWE Says Probe of Vince McMahon Is ‘Substantially Complete’

By Joe Palazzolo and Ted Mann Aug. 15, 2022 8:29 pm ET An investigation by World Wrestling Entertainment board of directors into allegations of sexual misconduct against former chairman and chief exec...

Alibaba, JD.com, and Bilibili Fall on Report Tencent to Sell Meituan Stake

Text size Tencent holds a 17% stake in food delivery company Meituan. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba,   JD.com and some of China’s biggest companies saw billions wiped off their value Tuesday...

Warren Buffett Loves T-Bills. You Should Consider Them.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has $75 billion in Treasury bills. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Text size Warren Buffett parks most of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash in ultra-safe...

Berkshire Hathaway Bought Apple, Chevron Stock, Sold GM, Verizon

Text size Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made modest stock purchases in the second quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshire Hathaway added to its stakes in Apple , C...

The World’s Largest Hedge Fund Sold 5 Chinese Stocks. Here’s Why.

Text size Bridgewater Associates no longer owned stock in Alibaba Group Holding as of June 30, according to a regulatory filing. Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, is pictured above. STR...

Unity Stock Tumbles After Board Rejects AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Bid

Text size Unity Software doesn’t think AppLovin’s offer was in the best interests of its shareholders. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Videogaming company Unity Software  on Monday rejected Ap...

Unity Board Opposes AppLovin’s $17.5 Billion Buyout Offer

Updated Aug. 15, 2022 10:48 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Unity Software board has unanimously agreed that the $17.5 billion buyout offer from AppLovin isn’t in the best interests of shareholder...