Do Layoffs Pay Off? Meta, Amazon, Other Tech Stocks Paint a Mixed Picture.

Text size Tech companies have announced more than 100,000 job cuts this year so far. Fizkes/Dreamstime Some technology companies have seen their stocks jump after announcing mass layoffs this earnings...

The 12 Best Income Investments for 2023, According to Barron’s

While it might not be a feast now for income-oriented investors, it’s a lot better than the famine that prevailed for much of the past decade. Yields on a range of bond and bond-related investments ro...

The Best Income Investing Ideas for 2023

While it might not be a feast now for income-oriented investors, it’s a lot better than the famine that prevailed for much of the past decade. Yields on a range of bond and bond-related investments ro...

Stock Market Looks Poised to Rally as Bond Yield Falls

Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The worst may be over for the stock market. Key equity indexes continued their autumn rally, and there could be more gains before the end of the year, helped by conti...

Junk-Bond Yields Top 8%. It Could Be a Good Time to Buy.

High-yield bonds are finally living up to their name after the broad selloff in fixed-income markets this year. Better known as junk, the $1.5 trillion sector looks appealing, as yields have risen to ...

Surviving the Fed Is as Easy as One, Two, Three

It seems as if everyone is afraid of the Federal Reserve meeting this week. U.S. stock futures were down Monday and the S&P 500 has dropped almost 6% since the disappointing inflation report from ...

The Best Income Investments Now

Income-oriented investors, it’s time to celebrate. There are suddenly many more opportunities—in areas ranging from junk bonds to real estate investment trusts—after the bear markets in stocks and bon...

Stocks Tumble as Fed Minutes Confirm Rate Hikes Are Coming

Text size Interest rate hikes are coming. The stock market is taking note. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Stocks fell Wednesday after the minutes from the last FOMC meeting confirmed that the Federal R...