Amazon stock still a ‘compelling opportunity’ despite cloud concerns, says JPMorgan

Sentiment toward Amazon.com Inc.’s stock “is at a multiyear low,” according to JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth, but he thinks investors aren’t giving the e-commerce giant enough credit. A main source of ...

Stock Market Dips After Wholesale Inflation Report, Fed Meeting

| Getty Images Key Takeaways Wholesale inflation rose 0.3% in November compared to October. Year-over-year, wholesale inflation increased by 7.4%, the slowest since May 2021. Even with the slowdown, t...

Carvana, CarGurus stocks started at hold rating by Citi

Citi analysts on Tuesday started covering Carvana Co. and CarGurus Inc. stocks at the equivalent of a hold rating, saying the online car marketplaces stand to benefit from growing consumer desire for ...

Spain’s Central Bank to Experiment with Wholesale CBDC

The Central Bank of Spain announced plans to launch its own experimental program for a wholesale CBDC. The Bank of Spain is looking to collaborate with organizations that are interested in participati...

Gas prices are now lower than at this time last year. Could they fall below $3 a gallon in the months ahead?

Gas prices on Thursday were slightly less on average than they did one year ago — with a slim one-cent margin — but experts say there could be cheaper gas in the weeks and month to come. Thursday’s na...

One company could determine if U.S. corporate profits rise to a record next year

As Wall Street looks toward 2023, earnings growth for the companies that make up the S&P 500 index could hinge on just one of them: Amazon.com Inc. Amazon AMZN, -1.39%, the online retail giant who...

Paccar, Deere, and 10 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends This Week

Text size Paccar said it will boost its regular dividend to 25 cents a share. Dreamstime Carrier Global, Deere , Zoetis , and Paccar were among the many large U.S. companies that declared dividend inc...

You’re Hired! No Interview Required in Tight Labor Market

Listen to article (2 minutes) Some employers racing to snap up workers in the tight labor market are omitting a step once considered crucial to hiring: the job interview. United Parcel Service Inc. ha...

As Carvana Plunges, Consider These 5 Car Dealer Stocks

It was a bad week for Carvana —and a bad week for used-car dealers. But some auto-dealer stocks might still be worth buying. After falling almost 40% this past week, Carvana (ticker: CVNA) is off an i...

CVS Wants to Be a Healthcare Provider. So Why Doesn’t It Have Any Doctors?

Late last year, CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch unveiled a new strategy: Rather than remain simply a pit stop for toilet paper and flu shots, CVS stores would become a place that Americans—particularly old...

Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November, more than expected, despite hopes that inflation is cooling

Wholesale prices rose more than expected in November, dampening hopes that inflation could be headed lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price index, a measure of what companies ...

Costco stock falls after hours as retailer’s earnings disappoint, online sales fall

Costco Wholesale Corp. stock fell less than 1% in the extended session Thursday after the retailer missed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal first quarter and online sales dropped. Costco COST, -...

Costco Misses Earnings and Revenue Expectations

Costco Wholesale got a sluggish start to its new fiscal year, missing earnings and revenue expectations and sending the stock lower in after-hours trading on Thursday. Investors had been wary headed i...

Spain’s central bank to experiment with wholesale CBDCs

Spain’s central bank, the Bank of Spain (BDE), said it intends to launch an experimental program to begin testing wholesale central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) and is seeking collaboration proposa...

Bank of Spain to Launch Experimental Wholesale CBDC Digital Token Program – Blockchain Bitcoin News

The Bank of Spain is seeking the collaboration of organizations interested in participating in an experimental test on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). The institution clarified this ...

GameStop reports worse-than-expected quarterly loss, revenue decline 

GameStop Corp. reported third-quarter results that missed analysts’ estimates as well as a revenue decline after the market close on Wednesday. GameStop GME, -4.83% said it lost $94.7 million, or 31 c...

Spain Bank Proposes for Wholesale CBDC Project

10 mins ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News The Bank of Spain has announced a wholesale CBDC program. As per the bank’s official statement, it is unrelated to the EU Initiative. Banks Spain has proposed a ...

GameStop’s third-quarter results on deck: What to expect from the meme-stock darling

Meme-stock darling GameStop Corp. reports its third-quarter results after the market closes on Wednesday, with analysts looking for a narrowing loss from the videogame retailer. GameStop GME, -7.12%, ...

10 Dividend Aristocrat stocks expected by analysts to rise up to 54% in 2023

Stocks of companies that raise dividends consistently have outperformed during this year’s bear market. Below is a screen showing which stocks are analysts’ favorites for next year among an expanded l...

Nio, Alibaba, Bilibili among China stocks set for another rally as Covid controls ease

U.S.-listed shares of Chinese internet and electric-vehicle stocks are enjoying a sharp rally yet again in premarket trading Monday amid reports that officials in the country were easing pandemic rest...

Retailers Are Cutting Jobs Instead of Hiring Help Ahead of the Holidays

The holiday season is usually a reason for stores to staff up to handle the surge of shoppers. But Friday’s jobs report showed a concerning trend: Retailers are shedding workers. According to the Bure...

Why Splunk Stock Is Worth a Look

These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...

T. Rowe Price Has Had a Rough Time of Late. Negativity in the Money Manager’s Stock Could Be Overdone.

Money manager T. Rowe Price Group has fallen way out of favor on Wall Street. There are 15 analysts covering the stock, according to FactSet. None say to buy. More say to sell than hold. That’s approa...

Amazon, Walmart, and Kroger Could Have the Solution to Grocery Deliveries

Shoppers returning to stores in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, venture-capital money drying up, and higher labor costs mean the first golden age of food delivery looks to be over. But customers ha...

Buy AbbVie Stock. The Pharma Giant Is Still Worth Owning Even as Humira Fades.

Sometimes, a single worry grows so large that it obscures all the good things happening at the same time. That’s the case with the stock of pharma giant AbbVie whose blockbuster drug Humira faces pate...

Dear Tax Guy: ‘I’ve accumulated a lot of junk.’ I plan to make $6,000 selling stuff on eBay. Can I put it into an IRA instead of paying income tax?

I am retired with Social Security and a state pension. Over the last 30 years I’ve accumulated a lot of “junk” from eBay EBAY, +0.17%. Now, I’m also trying to clean out my house, and sell it at cost o...

Costco’s Sales Update Slams the Stock. Strong Grocery Sales Aren’t Enough.

Stock in Costco dropped Thursday as its same-store sales fell short of expectations, a rare miss for the warehouse club owner that highlights how strong sales of groceries aren’t enough to make up for...

It’s Rough Out There. Stick With Dividend Stocks to Stay Afloat.

Dividend stocks are poised to notch an impressive victory this year. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend index is ahead 5.5%, cruising past the S&P 500 index, down 14.4% in total returns. Even more...

Alibaba stock flies toward best month in 7 years

The U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. were ending a historically strong month on a high note Wednesday, as the China-based e-commerce giant was swept up in the hope that the country wil...

Carvana Stock Downgraded After a 97% Drop. Why Analysts Waited.

Carvana stock is falling in Wednesday trading, following a BofA Securities downgrade. The move comes after the stock has swooned 97% so far this year, although BofA isn’t alone in riding the used-car ...

20 dividend stocks with high yields that have become more attractive right now

Income-seeking investors are looking at an opportunity to scoop up shares of real estate investment trusts. Stocks in that asset class have become more attractive as prices have fallen and cash flow i...

Many investors are betting on an inflation peak. Here’s why a former hedge-fund manager says they’re wrong.

Investors are waking up to big trouble in big China. Stock futures and oil prices are falling after angry anti-COVID zero protests swept the country. “This is a sudden powerful new distraction for mar...