Bitcoin Slips Below $25,000 as Celsius and Fed Batter Confidence

Text size Bitcoin has been hurt by a loss of confidence sparked by interest-rate hikes and problems at Celsius, one of the biggest crypto lenders. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurre...

Oracle Will Report Earnings Soon. Here’s What to Expect.

Text size Oracle company headquarters. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Maybe Larry Ellison’s software company can save the day. Late Monday, Oracle (ticker: ORCL) will report earnings for the quarter end...

Mexico Takes Aim at Private Companies, Threatening Decades of Economic Growth

MONTERREY, Mexico—For the past 20 years, a 1,100-megawatt power plant owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA outside Mexico’s industrial capital has kept the lights on for scores of companies such as brewing g...

U.S. Stocks Poised to Open Lower on Monday Ahead of Fed Week

Stocks are poised to open lower on Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Getty Images Text size U.S. stocks were poised for a lower opening on Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on...

Earnings Are Under Threat, Another Blow to Sagging Stock Market

Stocks have tumbled this year in the face of rising interest rates. But with inflation showing little sign of cooling, many investors fear corporate earnings could be the market’s next support to fall...

Apple Is Delving Into ‘Buy Now Pay Later,’ or BNPL. How to Play It.

Many of us are glued to our iPhones. If Apple has its way, the device will get stickier. The company announced a new “tap to pay” feature this past week—aiming to get consumers to pull out their iPhon...

Schlumberger, Shell, SunRun, and 3 Other Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

Costco, Home Depot, and 3 Other Retail Stocks to Scoop Up Now—and 1 to Avoid

Home Depot is one of the retail stocks that are worth buying after the sector’s latest selloff. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Text size Tolstoy wrote that all happy families are alike. The same co...

Taking RMDs During a Downturn Hurts. Here’s How to Manage the Pain.

Is it better to rip off a bandage and get the pain over with or to remove it slowly and gently, limiting the pain while prolonging it? That’s essentially the question facing seniors who have spent dec...

Five Beaten-Up Biotech Stocks Saw Big Share Purchases

Text size Biotech stocks Kymera, Cullinan Oncology, Repare, Iovance, and Kodiak Sciences are all in the red so far this year, but they’ve seen large stock buys. Dreamstime Biotech stocks have taken so...

Inflation Has Become a Global Problem. Where the U.S. Ranks

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. U.S. Gets Ranked on In...

Federal Reserve Meeting, Oracle and Adobe Earnings, May Inflation Data, and More for Investors to Watch This Week

It will be a quiet week on the earnings calendar between earnings seasons. The most important event of the week for investors will be the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting comm...

Economy Week Ahead: Fed, Other Central Banks in Focus

The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting highlights this week’s slate of economic news. Wednesday China’s economic activity showed some signs of recovery in May, albeit at a slow pace, as Beijing, Shangha...

Smithfield Foods, Citing High Costs of Operating in California, to Close Pork Plant

Smithfield Foods Inc., the largest pork processor in the U.S. by volume, is closing an 1,800-person plant in California and shrinking the size of its hog herd in the region, saying the cost of doing b...

3 Boring Chip Stocks Could Buck a Slowing Economy, Says Morgan Stanley

Text size MIcrochip Technology, Sensata, and Lam Research could be safer bets among chip stocks. Dreamstime Morgan Stanley says chip-stock investors should get more defensive as the likelihood for a b...

Under Armour Stock Has Tanked. Director David Gibbs Scooped Up Shares.

Text size Under Armour stock plunged in early May after the company reported a first-quarter loss. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/Getty Images Under Armour stock has tumbled in 2022, but director David W. ...

Costco’s Cheap Gas Prices Are a Big Hit

Costco Wholesale is doing a booming business in gasoline by offering its members material savings that one Wall Street analyst has put at 37 cents a gallon. This comes at a time when prices have soare...

Companies Are Still Buying Back Stock. Ones to Favor, and Ones to Avoid.

Text size Las Vegas Sands is sitting on a pile of cash after selling its Vegas properties, including the Venetian Resort. Roger Kisby/Bloomberg With the stock market tumbling again, it’s bargain-hunti...

McDonald’s in Russia Reopens Under New Ownership

MOSCOW—More than a dozen former McDonald’s restaurants reopened here under a new brand and new ownership, accompanied by a marketing blitz aimed at convincing Russians that the new chain’s burgers are...

Coinbase CEO Blasts Employee Petition Against Executives

Turmoil inside crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. has spilled out into the public. Co-founder and Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Friday lashed out on Twitter against an employee petition to remo...

Why the Stock Markets Are Falling So Hard

Text size Wall Street Bull Dreamstime This past week was another brutal one for the markets. Investors had plenty to worry about from the Fed to inflation and retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Av...

Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Are Now Trading Below Book Value. Time to Pounce.

Text size Goldman Sachs stock is trading below book value. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The old saw is to buy Goldman Sachs when it trades below its book value—and investors once again have that opportu...

Debt and Dividends Can Co-Exist. Here Are 5 Stocks That Shouldn’t Wilt.

Despite a hefty debt load, Deere has a healthy dividend-payout ratio that should allow its disbursements to continue. Courtesy of John Deere Text size Although a heavy debt load can sometimes crimp or...

Target, Caterpillar, and 3 More Stocks Getting Higher Dividends

Text size Target is raising its quarterly dividend by 20%. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Target and Caterpillar were among the U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this week. Target (ticker:...

Apple Looks to Cars and Banking for Its Next Big Thing

Text size At its recent developer event, Apple showed plans to dramatically expand its CarPlay platform to include every screen in the driver cockpit. Courtesy of Apple Apple needs to think big these ...

Inflation is Hot and Stocks Are Cold. Now the Fed Needs to Rethink Its Rosy Projections.

Text size As the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee meets this coming week, it will have to confront the challenge of controlling higher-than-anticipated Inflation, driven by rising food and fue...

Cosmetics Maker Revlon Nears Chapter 11 Filing

Revlon Inc. is preparing to file for chapter 11 protection as soon as next week after struggling for years with too much debt, stiff competition in the cosmetics business and more recent inflation and...

Exxon May Be Making ‘More Than God.’ But Apple and Alphabet Are More Profitable.

Text size President Biden, who his hurting politically due to high inflation, took a swipe at industry leader Exxon Mobil on Friday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Exxon Mobil may be making “more than God ...

6 Energy Stocks to Consider in a Hot Market

Two years ago, oil companies were global pariahs, banished not only from the high-minded peaks of Davos but also from lowly index funds. Energy’s weight in the S&P 500 fell below 2%, an astonishin...

The S&P 500 Gets a New Price Target. What It Means for the Stock Market.

Text size RBC now sees the S&P 500 rising to 4700 by the end of the year. NYSE The S&P 500 just got a new lower price target. But that doesn’t mean investors need to panic—at least not right a...

Disney’s Abrupt Firing of Top TV Exec Just the Latest Drama Stock Doesn’t Need

Text size Peter Rice joined Disney in 2019. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images A top executive at Walt Disney is leaving nearly a year after renewing his contract in what might be just the latest headache for...