Netflix and Other Stocks to Buy Before the Market Bottom

The stock market hasn’t hit its lows just yet, but there are stocks worth buying before the trough, says Morgan Stanley There is a debate on Wall Street as to whether the stock market is set to rally ...

Giant Pension Sells Caterpillar and Microsoft Stock, Buys Comcast and Visa

One of the largest Canadian pensions made major changes in its U.S.-traded portfolio. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan sold all its Caterpillar stock (ticker: CAT), slashed a Microsoft (MSFT) investment...

Tesla, AT&T, Visa, Chevron, Microsoft, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

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Tesla’s Battered Stock Looks Like a Buy Again

Times are tough for Tesla . Demand is slowing. Costs are rising. Elon Musk is distracted and a distraction. It’s time to buy the stock. Yes, Tesla (ticker: TSLA) is a mess right now, and signs point t...

Visa, Mastercard are ‘great defensive names’ for 2023, but PayPal and Coinbase stocks could be set for a rebound, analysts say

Whether you’re looking to scoop up some beaten-down bargains or trying to play it safe, analysts see potential in the payments sector heading into the new year. With a potential recession on many inve...

Why Atlanta Tops the Hottest 2023 Real Estate Markets

Atlanta is hot. Georgia’s capital tops the National Association of Realtors’ list of markets to watch in 2023, based on 10 metrics, including housing affordability, employment conditions, and populati...

What can we expect from meme stocks AMC, GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond in 2023?

Meme stocks AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., GameStop Corp. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. have had an eventful 2022, but what can we expect from them in 2023? AMC AMC, -5.18% and GameStop GME, +1.07%...

16 Stocks That Can Survive a Triple Whammy

Investors are looking ahead to 2023—and with a cautious eye. Inflation is still mighty high and coming down exceedingly slowly, despite signs that it has peaked. Interest rates are climbing, and Fed o...

‘Super Mario’ Movie Trailer Sparks Mass Mockery Of Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt, the voice of Super Mario. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) Getty Images Another trailer for the hotly anticipated Super Mario movie has hit the internet; the film looks gorgeous, ...

Visa beats on earnings, increases dividend by 20%

Visa Inc. topped earnings expectations for its latest quarter, with the company’s chief executive calling out strong spending trends despite “short-term uncertainty.” The company reported fiscal fourt...

Visa ‘stands to lose the most’ from Fed’s new debit-card rules, analyst says

Newly solidified Federal Reserve guidelines on debit-card routing could have some impact on the financial performance of payment-technology companies, but the latest rules weren’t as onerous for the c...

Walmart, Target Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bill Taking Aim at Visa, Mastercard Fees

More than 1,600 merchants including Walmart and Target are urging U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation that aims to break the hold that Visa and Mastercard have over the credit-card market. The bill, wh...

Walmart and Target among 1,600 merchants calling for credit-card fee law, says WSJ

Merchants such as Target Corp. [s] and Walmart Inc. WMT, +0.09% signed on to a letter asking Congress to pass a law that would require options for the routing of credit-card transactions over alternat...

The Meta meltdown: This chart shows Facebook’s fall from grace among the most valuable U.S. companies

Dogged by competitive and macroeconomic threats, Meta Platforms Inc. is sinking down the ranks of the largest U.S. companies. After a 9.4% daily slide in its stock, Meta META, -9.37% ranked 10th by ma...

Al Gore’s Firm Bought Up Microsoft, Shopify Stock

Text size Al Gore’s investment firm, Generation Investment Management, made big bets on Microsoft and Shopify stock. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Al Gore’s investment firm recently made some big cha...

What possible credit-card legislation could mean for Visa, Mastercard — and you

Credit-card companies look to be under a political microscope once again as senators announced a new bill that would target Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, and Se...

PayPal Is Being Targeted by Activist Elliott. Here’s Why.

Text size PayPal shares have slid this year as people have returned to their prepandemic spending habits. Courtesy of PayPal Payments giant PayPal finally has attracted an activist. PayPal (ticker: PY...

Visa tops earnings expectations as CFO sees ‘no evidence of a pullback’ in spending

Visa Inc. topped expectations with its latest results Tuesday and gave an upbeat signal to investors about the resilience of spending volumes in the current macroeconomic climate. Amid increasing unea...

Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week

Tech giants Apple Amazon.com and Microsoft headline a busy earnings week amid growing investor fears of recession, rising interest rates and surging inflation. A little more than one-third of S&P ...

Cryptocurrency Is Coming to Your Credit Cards

Cryptocurrencies are a volatile investment today, but card companies including Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. are betting crypto will one day be used routinely for everyday purchases from food to cloth...

These companies hopped on the crypto train when times were booming. Which are exposed in a downturn?

During recent cryptocurrency booms, companies have been quick to jump on the trend, whether by reorienting their entire businesses around the buzzy theme, building meaningful crypto features alongside...

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...

Tesla and Microsoft Stock Are Why One Manager Predicts More Market Pain

Text size Tesla cars in a lot in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images Just how bad the 2022 market selloff will get, and if it’s time to buy in are two questions investors are wondering. There is no shor...

Why Is the Stock Market Down Today? Dow Slides and Target Tumbles.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst day since 2020 on Wednesday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Text size Sometimes it ta...

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Slide, Oil Prices Fall With Earnings Ahead

Stocks were falling on Monday, extending declines from Friday as investor attention remained on Federal Reserve policy and U.S. corporate earnings. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreat...

Russia Built Parallel Payments System That Escaped Western Sanctions

Western sanctions have disrupted nearly every part of Russia’s financial system, but there is one big exception. The domestic-payments system continued to work smoothly after Visa Inc. and Mastercard ...

Older Americans, Flush With Housing and Stock Portfolio Wealth, Poised to Revive Spending This Year

Covid-19 kept many older Americans on the sidelines of the recovery in consumer spending as they held back from in-person services like dining and travel. But their spending is picking up as the Omicr...

PayPal Stock Gets Downgraded, but Another Analyst Says Stay Patient

Text size PayPal recently suspended services in Russia. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images PayPal Holdings was the subject of debate on Wednesday, with BofA Securities downgrading the stock to Hold, while M...

Russian Banks Turn to China to Sidestep Cutoff From Payments Systems

Russian banks that have been cut off from global payments networks are turning to China’s state-owned UnionPay system as the country tries to sidestep boycotts by Western businesses for its invasion o...

Giant Bank Bought Up Apple, Comcast Stock. It Dropped AT&T and Visa.

Text size German banking giant Commerzbank bought up Apple stock in the fourth quarter. Dreamstime A German banking giant made some abrupt changes in its U.S.-traded investments. Commerzbank initiated...

What CEOs Are Saying About Inflation: ‘The World Has Changed’

This is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said on their quarterly earnings calls this week about what they are seeing and doing about inflation. “We’re seeing inflation.…Logistics, as I’ve me...

Visa Stock Is Rising After Earnings Report. May Break Away From Mastercard.

Text size Stock in Visa was up nearly 9% on Friday morning. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Visa stock achieved its biggest bounce in nearly two years as investors responded to surprisingly strong financial ...