‘Squeezable’ AMC, GameStop stocks break out to multi-month highs

Shares of both AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and GameStop Corp. surged to multi-month highs Wednesday, as they extended breakouts above previous chart resistance levels. The rallies come after Ihor ...

GameStop, AMC, EV Startups, and Others Are Among the Most Shorted Stocks

Text size Lordstown Motors is on a list of squeezable stocks. Courtesy Lordstown Motors Investors who have bet against the electric-vehicle industry should take note. Five of 25 U.S. companies that th...

Carvana’s Share Price, Down 95% Since Pandemic Peak, Hits Another Roadblock

Few stocks suffered more after interest rates started rising than online used car seller Carvana its shares off 95% since their pandemic peak in August 2021. Carvana’s shares took their latest leg dow...

All Jobs Businesses Cut in Pandemic Are Back, but Not Where They Were Lost

Private-sector payrolls exceeded prepandemic levels in June, taking just over two years to close a 21 million job gap that was created in the spring of 2020 and reshaping the labor market in the proce...

Expect gas prices to drop to $4 a gallon soon, Biden energy adviser says

After peaking above a record $5 a gallon in June, U.S. gas prices should continue to fall in the coming weeks, a top White House energy adviser said Sunday, predicting prices around $4 a gallon, on av...

Hate Tesla? Investors Can Short the EV Maker With a New Single-Stock ETF.

Text size There is a single-stock ETF that allows anyone to short Tesla stock now. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Tesla investors have a new way to play the electric vehicle maker in the U.S.—singl...

When will inflation peak? Consumers and economists see light at the end of the tunnel (but it’s a long tunnel)

Consumers think inflation still has to boil over before it cools, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest read on people’s economic expectations. Inflation hit 9.1% on the year in J...

Amazon’s Earnings Outlook Could Be Better Than Feared, Analyst Says

Text size Amazon workers pull a cart of packages for delivery in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Amazon . com will report second-quarter earnings two weeks from now, and the Street is ...

What to Buy Right Now: 42 Picks From Barron’s Roundtable Pros

To everything there is a season: A time to hide in a bunker with a crash helmet on as stock and bond prices plummet, and a time to wade cautiously into the market in search of newly created bargains. ...

Gasoline Demand Is the Lowest in a Year. Blame Remote Work, Not Pump Prices.

Text size U.S. crude oil inventory levels still remain 5% below the five-year average for this time of year. Brandon Bell/Getty Images It isn’t just high oil prices, but Americans working from home th...

Opinion: The SPACsplosion is about to become a liquidation frenzy — and that may be for the best

As the SPAC boom was beginning to rage two years ago, this column asked why in the world any company would want to be acquired by a former chief executive best known for executing one of the worst acq...

12 Battered Stocks That Could Be the Next Amazon

Text size Vehicle maker Rivian is one of the companies with battered share prices that is worth a look. Courtesy Rivian The 2022 bear market has popped a few bubbles. But it’s also created bargain sto...

French Central Bank Announces Next Stage of Wholesale CBDC Program

France’s central bank said it would be accelerating its plans for a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) program. The Banque de France should be ready to support the European Union’s distrib...

The Next Amazon? 12 Battered Stocks That Are Worth a Look.

Text size Vehicle maker Rivian is one of the companies with battered share prices that is worth a look. Courtesy Rivian The 2022 tech-wreck bear market has popped a few bubbles. But it’s also created ...

French central bank head announces Phase 2 of wholesale digital euro project

The first phase of experiments with a wholesale digital euro has been completed, and Phase 2 experiments will begin this year, Banque de France governor François Villeroy de Galhau said Tuesday. Four ...

Alibaba Stock Is Tumbling. Chinese Tech Has a New Headache.

Text size After a brutal 2021, Alibaba shares have been outperforming in 2022. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba stock and other Chinese tech shares were tumbling on Monday as amid fresh fines f...

Bed Bath & Beyond Insiders Scooped Up Stock After an Awful Quarter

Text size Bed Bath and Beyond insiders snapped up shares of the home-goods retailer. Erin Cadigan/Dreamstime.com Everything but the kitchen sink has seemed to go wrong at Bed Bath & Beyond , but t...

Reddit Traders Haven’t Given Up on GameStop. Neither Have Short Sellers.

Text size GameStop announced a stock split, a CFO departure, and layoffs this week. Spencer Platt/Getty Images GameStop was back in the news this week after the company announced a stock split, a CFO ...

Crypto Rout Deflates Some Web3 Startups Buoyed by Push Into Digital Tokens

The cryptocurrency rout has spread to startups that offer users digital tokens, pushing down digital asset prices and driving away hordes of users. The startups—part of what has been called Web3—allow...

American Weed Stocks Are Cheap and About to Get a Sales Bump

The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF is down 25% in the past month, while the S&P 500 dropped 7%. Courtesy of Trulieve Text size However bad the year has been for most stocks, it’s been especial...

Nordstrom’s Erik Nordstrom: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom Courtesy Text size A darling stock, Nordstrom isn’t. Hardly any of the roughly 20 analysts who cover it recommend buying the shares. The century-old retailer is perhap...

Lowe’s Marvin Ellison: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Marvin Ellison, CEO of Lowe’s Courtesy of Lowes Text size Lowe’s was in need of retooling when CEO Marvin Ellison, 57, took the helm in July 2018. Four years later, the proof of his efforts is in the ...

Large Retailers Are Getting Hit Hardest by Overstocking

Big retailers are struggling to cope with large stockpiles of furniture, apparel and workout equipment, yet broad measures show inventories at American companies remain exceedingly lean by historical ...

PayPal stock slips after downgrade: ‘Hard to ignore e-commerce woes’

PayPal Holdings Inc. PYPL shares have a “supportive” valuation after a recent slide, but the company may still face challenges stemming from pressure on the e-commerce industry, according to an analys...

Kohl’s Stock Lands in the Damaged Bin

Text size A Kohl’s department store in Lexington, Ky. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Wall Street has lost faith in Kohl’s , given problems facing nearly all retailers and a potential deal that was scru...

Costco sees 20% bump in sales for June

Costco Wholesale Corp. saw a 20.4% bump in its June sales, the retailer reported Thursday. The company announced that it had $22.78 billion in net sales for the retail month of June, which spanned the...

Wayfair and Overstock Could Soar if Biden Cuts Tariffs on Imports From China

Text size About half of Wayfair and Overstock’s vendors are based in China. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg A reduction of tariffs on goods from China would likely significantly boost the bottom lines for...

GameStop Will Split Its Stock. What Amazon and Google Suggest Happens Next.

Text size GameStop’s stock split will take effect this month. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images GameStop was flying on Thursday, but this time it was a stock split—and not a meme-driven frenzy—sendin...

GameStop Shares Rise After Board Declares 4-for-1 Stock Split

GameStop declared a 4-for-1 stock split Wednesday, sending shares of the videogame retailer higher in after-hours trading.  The Grapevine, Texas-based company proposed a stock split in March, although...

Amazon and Grubhub Strike Deal to Bring Restaurant Delivery to Prime Members

Amazon.com agreed to add Grubhub to its suite of Prime services in the U.S., in a deal aimed at expanding the food-ordering company’s reach by tapping Amazon’s membership program. Grubhub’s parent, Ne...

In a worrisome sign for e-commerce, Kornit Digital slashes forecast and stock plunges 20%

In a sign of continuing worries about e-commerce activity, Kornit Digital Ltd. slashed its forecast for the second quarter Tuesday and suggested the third quarter isn’t expected to be much better, sen...

Alibaba Stock Is Rising Again. Why Chinese Tech Could Keep Outperforming.

Text size Alibaba stock had a tough run in 2021. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images Alibaba  lost almost half of its market value last year while the S&P 500 gained more than 25%, disappointing inves...