Many technology stocks have gotten crushed in the high-inflation, rising-interest-rate environment of 2022. Some may have further to fall. Investors with shorter-term horizons may wish to steer clear of more volatile, innovative companies, despite outperformance during the pandemic. Those include …
On April 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter TWTR for $54.20 a share. Twitter’s stock closed at $45.08 (17% below Musk’s takeout offer price) on April 14, making it clear that many investors believe the deal won’t …
Actual panic about inflation seems to be spiraling upward. But investments that will try to protect us from the ravages of inflation seem to be getting cheaper. Weird, right? Only on Wall Street. But this is good news for retirees, who …
Credit Suisse analyzed the cost of feeding a family of four across its coverage universe and found that pizza chains offer the most affordable options, averaging $15 to $16. And among the big pizza names, Domino’s Pizza Inc. DPZ, -0.66% …
With demand for housing in the U.S. still going strong, the prospect of moving may be daunting. Jacob Passy writes The Big Move column. This week he helps a couple that wants to switch to a home without stairs, but …
As we consider how the war in Ukraine will end, we must first understand how it began. Russia invaded for geostrategic reasons — having Ukraine as a buffer state safeguards Moscow from invasion from the west — and for economic …
Shares of Twitter Inc. rocketed to their biggest single-day gain ever Monday, after it was disclosed that the “Technoking” of Tesla Inc., Elon Musk, had acquired a large stake in the social-media company. Twitter stock TWTR ran up 27.1%, the …
Now that you are taking another crack at retirement planning with the so-called SECURE Act 2.0, including the vexed issue of required minimum distributions from IRAs, could you do yourself—and everyone else—a big, big favor? Don’t extend the date for …
This may be a surprise for those of you who have been following me on MarketWatch, as I have focused on finding Revolutionary companies early on and holding on to them, usually forever. Intel is a company that is probably …
The COVID-19 pandemic instigated a boom in personal-computer sales, and supply-chain issues pushed prices up, but analysts see softening sales and a normalizing supply/demand environment in 2022, which slammed a few stocks Thursday. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD shares dropped …
Luxury home retailer RH says the company experienced “softening demand” during the first quarter that coincided with Russia’s attack on the Ukraine in late February. “I think the invasion of Ukraine by Russia just became a kind of a reckoning …
“We see healthcare as a safe-haven in a world with elevated geopolitical risks, high inflation and decelerating global growth.” That was JPMorgan strategists, restamping a bullish rating on the sector they say offers defensive growth, high margins and pricing power, …
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