Peloton Stock Has Tumbled. Here’s Why Morgan Stanley Isn’t Bullish.

Text size A Peloton exercise bike Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Peloton Interactive stock has dropped more than 40% year to date. Morgan Stanley thinks investors are wise to stick to the sidelines. Analyst L...

Chinese EV Stocks NIO, XPeng and Li Auto Sink Again. What’s Wrong? Everything.

Text size LI Auto via Weibo Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese electric-vehicle producers were tumbling again Monday, leaving shareholders reeling. A couple of issues seem to loom larger in investors’ mind...

Warren Buffett Runs Berkshire Hathaway Like It’s the 1960s.

In some important respects, CEO Warren Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway like it’s the 1960s, when he took control of the company. CEO and board pay remain at 1960s levels. Top executives are paid entir...

Opinion: Ukraine War Likely Has Triggered Lasting Bear Market

If historical precedent offers any guidance, the currently high valuations of the S&P 500, which remain elevated even after recent declines, mean that a prolonged bear market is likely in the near...

The S&P 500 Just Hit a ‘Death Cross.’ Why It’s Good News for Investors.

Text size Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE The S&P 500 has performed so poorly this year that it is now trading at a scarily low level. That usually presents an attractive oppo...

Ford Stock Is Down For a Very Odd Reason. No, Production Guidance Wasn’t Cut.

Auto investor nerves are frayed as they deal with Russia, inflation and the persistent chip shortage. Scott Olson/Getty Images Text size Automotive News incorrectly reported over the weekend that Ford...

Tesla Stock Drops Again as Issues Start to Pile Up

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul – Pool/Getty Images Tesla shares are lower again, adding to Friday’s significant decline, as investors weigh the impact of another tweet from CEO Elo...

Intel’s Lagging Notebook Shipments Are ‘Yellow Flag,’ Analyst Says

Text size Intel Dreamstime Intel ’s notebook shipments may struggle in the near term, adding further pressure to a stock that has traded lower this year, according to analysts at Citi. Notebook shipme...

Tencent Stock Sinks on Report of Record Money-Laundering Fine

Text size Tencent headquarters in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Tencent Holdings dropped almost 10% after The Wall Street Journal report...

Tesla’s Elon Musk Says He’s Not Selling His Crypto Holdings. Bitcoin Is Up.

Text size Bitcoin Dreamstime Dogecoin, Bitcoin and Ether briefly spiked on Monday after Tesla (ticker: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he still owns the cryptocurrencies and won’t sell.   Dogecoin (D...

8 Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Colgate-Palmolive raised its stock dividend this week. Rene Van Den Berg/Dreamstime.com Colgate-Palmolive , Dick’s Sporting Goods , and Applied Materials were among the large U.S. companies ...

Want to Buy a Retirement Retreat? Here Are Some Risks and Costs to Consider.

Dreamstime Text size For 35 years, financial planner Harold Evensky watched clients retreat regularly to vacation homes, enjoying serene beaches or mountains and the joy of family gatherings. And befo...

Hey, Gig Worker! Prepare for a Lot More Work When You File Your Taxes.

Self-employed workers who quit salaried jobs last year in the “Great Resignation”—the biggest corporate exodus on record—may find themselves reminiscing about the good old days on a payroll as they pr...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Holds $6.9 Billion of Occidental Petroleum After Recent Buys

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway continued its aggressive purchases of the shares of Occidental Petroleum this week, lifting its stake...

GE Builds 350-Ton Turbines at Its Power Facilities. Here’s What We Found on a Tour.

Text size 7HA.03 gas turbine in GE’s Greenville, S.C., factory. Courtesy GE Power General Electric led a tour of one of its South Carolina gas power facilities as part of its Investor Day on Thursday—...

Is the Dollar in Danger?

The U.S. is sitting on top of a horizontal empire, capitalism’s self-organizing, incentive-based structure with its layers of value. It’s not the Marxist mush of “to each according to his needs.” You ...

Norway’s Central Bank Sells Apple Stock. It Bought Nvidia, Plug Power, and NIO.

Text size The iPhone 13 displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store Spencer Platt/Getty Images Norway’s central bank recently trimmed its exposure to iPhones, and increased investments in the ecosystem ...

JPMorgan Leads Talks to Contain Nickel Crisis Damage

Some of the world’s biggest banks worked over the weekend to resolve a crisis in the nickel market that leaves them on the hook for billions of dollars owed by a Chinese metals giant. JPMorgan Chase J...

U.S. Stocks Poised to Open Higher on Monday

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open for Wall Street on Monday. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images Text size Here’s what you need to know to navigate the markets today...

Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures

Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government or to seize assets of companies that withdraw from t...

Oil Prices Are Slipping Again. Expect Volatility in Crude to Continue.

Text size Oil prices were on a tear long before Russia invaded Ukraine, but have since marched higher. Mario Tama/Getty Images Oil’s bounce back from its largest decline in two years failed as crude p...

Berkshire Hathaway Bought Back About $2 Billion of Stock This Year

Text size Warren Buffett. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway bought back about $2 billion of stock in the first quarter through early March, Barron’s estimates. Our estimate is based ...

Stagflation Is Worrying Forecasters. What Investors Should Do.

Text size Trucks carry potassium chloride at an Albemarle lithium mine in Chile. Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg Get ready for stagflation light. Headlines about stagflation are everywhere, and the “flat...

From Nickel to Oil and Stocks, Markets Are in Turmoil. Are They Broken?

Wall Street has been treated to intense volatility in the period since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, with tough sanctions on Russia—a major producer of critical commodities—sending the mark...

Chinese Stocks Plunge After SEC Stokes Delisting Concerns

A further step by the Securities and Exchange Commission toward forcing companies from China off American exchanges helped trigger the worst decline in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks since the global fina...

XPeng Launches New EV in Europe. It’s Low-Priced Competition for Tesla Model 3.

Text size Xpeng P5 Courtesy Xpeng Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng is pushing further into Europe, selling another vehicle model in multiple countries. The coming car is XPeng’s new, low-priced se...

What the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Means for Clients Considering Crypto

When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, cryptocurrencies posted strong gains. Bitcoin rallied from $38,300 to $44,400, and Ether jumped to $3,000, up from $2,400.  President Biden’s recent execu...

NIO Stock Trading Debut in Hong Kong Ends With a Thud

Text size Pedestrians walk past a Nio Inc. showroom in Beijing, China Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Stock in Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO is now listed on two stock exchanges: The New York Stock Exchange...

GE’s Power Business Is Its Most Complicated. It Also Holds the Most Potential.

Text size A General Electric wind turbine Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images Thursday, General Electric management took investors on a deep dive into its embattled power business at an analyst event...

Buy FMC Stock. It Looks Ready to Rally on Flush Farmers and Sustainable Products.

FMC could benefit from rising prices for agricultural commodities and a sharpening focus on sustainable crop-protection solutions. Here, tiered farms in the Philippines. Courtesy FMC Text size Soaring...

Elon Musk Has Sold Seven Homes for Nearly $130 Million After Vowing to ‘Own No House’ 

It’s been almost two years since Elon Musk announced a plan to sell nearly all of his physical possessions, including his real estate, by tweeting “Will own no house” on May 1, 2020. The billionaire T...

Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Rates for 2021-2022

Investors with taxable accounts—as opposed to tax-favored retirement accounts such as individual retirement accounts or 401(k)s—are often eligible for lower tax rates and other benefits. When an inves...