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Any investors who bought the best tech stocks in the depths of despair in 2009 made multiples of the return of the Nasdaq Composite Index in the 13 years since. Shares of one tech legend, Salesforce ...

Chevron, Micron and 18 More Stocks Goldman Recommends to Ride Out the Storm

Text size Qualcomm is one of the 20 stocks on Goldman Sachs’ ‘margin of safety’ list. Pau Barrena /AFP via Getty Images Exxon Mobil , Qualcomm , Micron and Chevron are just some of t...

Boeing Could Face Another Test on 787. Investors Need ‘D’ for Deliveries.

Text size An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Boeing investors could use a bit of good news, but they don’t seem to be getting any. The latest is the assertion that t...

DraftKings’ Risk Profile Is ‘Highly Favorable.’ It’s a Buy, Analyst Says.

Text size Interior views at DraftKings Sportsbook Manchester in Manchester, New Hampshire. Scott Eisen/Getty Images for DraftKings As online sports betting continues to gain traction in new state mark...

GameStop Names New Chief Operating Officer

Text size A pedestrian walks by a GameStop store. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images GameStop , the videogame retailer, named a new chief operating officer on Monday. Nir Patel will take up the role of oper...

SoFi Stock Spikes. Market May Be ‘Over-Discounting’ Growth Potential.

Text size Dreamstime Sofi Technologies stock was spiking Monday after it was upgraded by Piper Sandler analyst Kevin Barker, who said the market may be over-discounting the financial services company’...

Carvana Issued a New Operating Plan. The Stock Is Rallying.

Text size A Carvana used car “vending machine” on May 11, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Carvana shares were rising Monday as investors reacted to the used car platform’s ...

Diamondback Energy Agrees to Buy Rattler Midstream for $2.2 Billion

Text size The energy landscape has transformed dramatically since Rattler was taken public in 2019. Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg Rattler Midstream shares soared on Monday after the company announc...

Warren Buffett Spends Big as Stock Market Sells Off

The stock market’s selloff has been bad news for most investors. The Omaha-based company bought 901,768 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY 8.21% last week, according to a regulatory filing. The ...

JetBlue Launches Tender Offer for Spirit Airlines at $30 a Share

Text size Spirit Airlines planes are shown at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Spirit Airlines shares surged Monday after JetBlue Airways launch...

Crypto

Crypto Prices Move in Tandem With Traditional Markets, Punishing Investors

Cryptocurrency prices are moving in lockstep with stocks and bonds like never before, punishing those who bought bitcoin and other digital assets in part to diversify their investment holdings. The th...

A $100 Billion Comedown: Soaring Defaults Shrink Asia’s Junk-Bond Market

Once the place to be for yield-seeking global investors, Asia’s junk-bond market has shrunk drastically and new debt issuance has slowed to a trickle. Less than 18 months ago, the dollar-bond market f...

Renault Sells Russia Business to State-Backed Entity for One Ruble

PARIS—French auto maker Renault SA has reached a deal to cede its 68% stake in Russia’s biggest car maker to a state-backed entity for one ruble and a six-year option to buy back its shares, according...

JetBlue to Launch Tender Offer for Spirit, Urge Shareholders to Vote Against Frontier Deal

JetBlue Airways Corp. said it plans to launch a hostile takeover attempt for discount carrier Spirit Airlines Inc. after Spirit rejected JetBlue’s $3.6 billion offer in favor of an existing deal with ...

Switzerland’s Central Bank Bought Apple, AMC, Tesla, and Rivian Stock

Text size Apple stock is holding up better than the broader market. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg The central bank of Switzerland increased positions in some of its largest U.S.-traded equity investments in t...

Tech

Tech Stocks Face A New Risk in the Coming Months

Text size *** ONE-TIME USE *** People walk on a street past a business on May 12, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Tumbling technology valuations have consequences. The selloff is pus...

Chinese Wind-Turbine Companies Seek Global Growth as Western Rivals Struggle

TARANTO, Italy—Chinese wind-turbine makers have grown big on the back of their rapidly growing home market. Now they want to expand abroad, putting further pressure on Western wind-turbine makers, whi...

Walmart Anticipates a Store Manager Shortage Despite $200,000-a-Year Pay

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Fed Hawkishness May Be Near Its Peak, Even if Inflation Isn’t

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, shown earlier this month at his postmeeting press conference, says the price pressures need to be reined in even at the expense of economic pain. But how far is he willing ...

Walmart, Moderna, Target, Deere, Home Depot, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size It’s the tail end of first-quarter earnings season, with mostly retailers left to report this week. Government data on U.S. retail sales will also be released. Home Depot and Walmart report ...

The SEC Just Raised the Fees Investors Pay on Every Transaction

Text size The fees aren’t big enough to change most traders’ plans. Getty Images After this weekend, U.S. government fees on securities sales will quadruple. Don’t panic. The charges are s...

Walmart Can’t Find Enough Store Managers, Even at $200,000 a Year

Largest U.S. Pension Bought AMC, AMD, and Block Stock. It Sold Netflix.

Text size An AMC box office. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg The largest public pension in America loaded up a high-profile meme stock, and tech stocks, and cut back on a streaming giant before the shares went ...

Are SPACs That Bad? Study Find Similar Returns for Blank Checks and IPOs

Text size A wheel loader moves ore at MP Materials’ mine in Mountain Pass, Calif. Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg Special-purpose acquisition companies have lost their luster this year. But recent data ...

Considering a Lump-Sum Pension Payout? Here’s What to Know, and Why to Act Soon.

Workers who are considering taking a lump-sum payment from their employer-sponsored pension in retirement shouldn’t wait much longer to decide, as the Federal Reserve’s planned series of interest-rate...

CEO Pay Packages Rose to Median $14.7 Million in 2021, a New High

The median pay package for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies reached $14.7 million in 2021, setting a sixth-straight annual record as strong profits and robust markets boosted performance...

The Companies Cutting Staff, Freezing Hiring or Slashing Costs: See the List

Companies which saw substantial growth during the Covid-19 pandemic are starting to take a more cautious approach toward hiring and spending. From Peloton Interactive Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. to T...

Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Ether Prices Drop in Weekend Slump

Text size Bitcoin has lost 58% since its November 2021 peak near $69,000. Dreamstime Cryptocurrency investors are getting no rest on Saturday, as digital assets resumed their decline after a midweek r...

Princeton University Discloses Large Stake in Lithium Miner

Text size Students walk on campus at Princeton University. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images Princeton University disclosed that it owned a large stake in an early-stage lithium miner. In fact, Princet...

Empty-Nesters Aren’t Saving for Retirement Like They Promised. That’s a Problem.

Currently, a person 50 or older can stash as much as $27,000 a year into a 401(k) and $7,000 into an IRA or Roth IRA. Photo illustration by Barron’s staff; (reference) Dreamstime (4) Text size ...

Stocks Nearly Entered a Bear Market. What History Says Happens Next.