Where SpaceX stock goes from here could offer insight into how strong investor appetite remains for all that’s cutting-edge. The SpaceX initial public offering...
Activists also report to the SEC on Victoria’s Secret, Dell Technologies, Valaris, and Universal Technical Institute. These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with...
Activists also report to the SEC on Groupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, Constellium, Satellogic, and Oorvo. These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securit...
Activists also report to the SEC on BioLife Solutions, Garrett Motion, Life Time Group Holdings, Infleqtion, and CBL Properties. These disclosures are from 13Ds...
Activists also report to the SEC on Alkami Technology, Satellogic, and Dynatrace. These disclosures are from 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commiss...
As the rich get richer, the top wealth management teams are growing, too. It is no secret that the nation’s wealthiest individuals—the billionaire class—are exp...
Some asset managers are limiting redemptions amid growing worries about private credit. Financial advisors explain how they help clients who want out. Private-e...
Investments that zig when stocks and bonds zag have exploded in popularity. Investment advisors share their favorites, as well as some to avoid. Alternative inv...
The company plans to split in two later this month. Both entities are worth owning. Investors are creatures of habit. They look to find situations that have wor...
Readers weigh in on World Cup betting, markets fearing tighter money, SpaceX IPO’s effect on index funds, buying SpaceX at the IPO price, and Apple CEO Tim Cook...
In the end, the space company’s debut was relatively mundane. The SpaceX initial public offering was expected to deliver exciting twists and turns , fireworks,...
Four Rocket Lab insiders sold roughly $18 million worth of stock after the company’s shares surged amid excitement surrounding SpaceX’s planned IPO. Rocket Lab...
Government policies, geopolitics, and innovation are reshaping agricultural-related companies. These stocks are weathering the storm. Agricultural investing tod...
Business is up for special ranger H.D. Brittain, who is part cop and part cowboy. “If I had known you were taking pictures, I would have worn my good gun,” spec...
Steak and hamburgers, American staples, are fast becoming luxury items. Texas ranchers know why. It’s late morning in Central Texas Hill Country, and a Black Ba...
Even a successful transformation into an AI-first world might not provide the kinds of margins that Oracle’s software business once delivered. Oracle’s results...
An AI-powered Siri is among the product improvements that Apple is likely to announce at its annual keynote on Monday. The stakes are high for the stock. Apple...
Readers weigh in on the chip rally, a stock market bubble, Nike’s dire prospects, and AI’s threat to Charles Schwab. To the Editor: There are other major develo...
Investors can find a more favorable regulatory environment and cheaper investment options in clean-energy companies outside the U.S. For years, clean energy has...
Two insiders including JetBlue’s principal accounting officer sold their stakes in the carrier. Shares of JetBlue Airways climbed as Spirit Airlines collapsed—a...
The airline’s demise means higher costs for consumers, but also opportunities for investors. Picture an excessively mobile middle-class family that does almost...
We look at investment opportunities in U.S. air travel, both in airlines and in aircraft manufacturers and suppliers. I’m not a technical analyst, but the chart...
The stock has underperformed other airlines for too long. Time to buy the shares. Long lines, delays, shrinking legroom, and the dreaded three-ounce liquids rul...
With foreign stocks outperforming domestic stocks, investors are getting products tied to international indexes with downside protection. As foreign stocks cont...
The new annuities can save you money, but they are sold through advisors charging their own fees. Annuities with zero commissions are on the rise, and they ofte...
India’s youthful population is more interested in domestic consumption than citizens in export-focused nations like China and Japan. That should drive growth fo...
Investors maintain faith in India’s medium-term future as a global growth engine. Until recently, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Wall Street in acti...
South Korea is often-overlooked but its stock market is the hottest in the world this year. The boom is led by chip powerhouses SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics...
It isn’t just oil prices. Korean stocks depend as much on global sentiment around artificial intelligence.The country is home to two of the top three memory-chi...
Infrastructure can be both a growth and value play, while outpacing inflation. Infrastructure investing is a hot topic, with data-center buildouts dominating th...
Yields are stable, Fed interest-rate cuts are off the table, and increasing market volatility is adding to the allure of cash-like investments. Money-market fun...
There’s a strong case for hedging your bets with alts. The question is which kind to buy. Wealthy investors are getting nervous. Or at least, that is how you co...
Sales for AutoZone have expanded from $12.6 billion in the fiscal year ended in August 2020 to an estimated $20.5 billion this fiscal year. I’m not one for vehi...
Average car prices have been rising since the pandemic and tariffs. Now the availability of low-cost new cars hangs in the balance as the United States, Mexico,...
Car stocks are taking a drubbing as oil prices soar. But it’s too soon to count them out. I wasn’t in the market for a subcompact sedan—buildwise, I’m more of a...
Analysts also report on Freshworks, Cloudflare, Vornado Realty Trust, and General Motors. These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently...
Regulators, lawmakers, and consumer groups are fighting over what it means to be a community bank. The debate has implications for lenders and borrowers everywh...
While the fundamental outlook at Goldman looks as good as ever, the stock already reflects that. The shares look pricey relative to peers based on key metrics....
Under the CEO, the long-beleaguered bank is working through its 13th restructuring. Can Citi shed its longstanding reputation as the banking sector’s laggard? T...
The banks first-quarter results were helped by strong investment banking and trading activity even as rising energy prices hit consumers. Call it a stretch to f...
The red metal’s selloff looks extreme. The upside trend is still intact. Plus, market newsletter commentary on bond-market trades, corporate earnings, and the W...
Copper could outperform gold and silver in 2026, according to this market technician. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on stocks, bonds, crude. This comme...
Chile, the world’s top copper producer, elected a pro-business president, as world copper prices surge to record highs on expected demand from electric vehicles...
The acquisition of Kelonia Therapeutics, announced this week, is part of Lilly’s expansion into cancer treatments. Eli Lilly’s most recent acquisition shows its...
It’s no secret why major drug companies are looking to smaller biotechs for growth: many pharma giants are facing looming patent expirations for blockbuster med...
The drugmaker and medical technology company sold its remaining shares in two previous partners. Johnson & Johnson’s restated fourth-quarter holdings report , f...
CEO Robert Ford made his first purchase of company stock since March. Shares of Abbott Laboratories suffered their worst drop in more than 20 years following Ab...
Figure says blockchain technology will slash transaction costs and prove to be a cheaper way to show ownership of assets. Everyone from BlackRock to the New Yor...
The recent bond market selloff is a buy-the-dip moment for investors willing to gamble on longer-dated issues. Higher yields are spooking bond investors. Your b...
Treasury inflation-protected securities are generating positive returns despite a rough bond market. Inflation is rising, bond prices are falling, and TIPS are...
Funds that specialize in credit research, adding return without taking lots of duration risk, are a better bet than run-of-the-mill bond ETFs. If bond yields ar...
Convertible bond funds have beaten the S&P 500 index in recent months. Can the good times continue? As the manager of the Franklin Convertible Securities fund,...
Tekne Capital founder Beeneet Kothari discusses China’s edge in AI—and the nation’s coming IPO boom. Why Samsung is among his favorite stocks. Mention technolog...
ARK funds shed nearly all Chinese stocks in 2021. Years after significantly reducing exposure to Chinese tech stocks, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest funds are piling...
Korea has been a hot market but shares are falling back to earth, especially those of memory chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix. South Korea has had the world’s h...
Memory prices for PCs, smartphones, and gaming consoles are spiking. Consumers will bear the brunt of the inflation. Tech Trader first began discussing the loom...
A furious rally for chip stocks has raised fears of a new bubble. If and when the party ends, five stocks will be left standing. They all remain undervalued. Ch...
Nvidia is offering a peek behind the curtain of its data-center business. The new disclosure is meant to assuage investor worries about future growth. The hot t...
Record gold and silver prices got all the publicity, but metals across the board, from uranium to copper to cobalt, took off this year and look likely to climb...
Shares are beaten up, but they look appealing for investors with a long time horizon. When it comes to lumber producer Weyerhaeuser, investors can’t see the for...
Analysts also weigh in on Devon Energy, AppLovin, and Cloudflare. These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and resear...
Analysts also weigh in on Scorpio Tankers, DraftKings, Semtech, and BILL Holdings. These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by inve...
Analysts also report on CoreCivic, Affirm Holdings, and Costco Wholesale. These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment an...
Investors in the mortgage giants stand to realize billions of dollars if the government releases the companies from conservatorship. The Trump administration is...
Philipp Navratil aims to restart growth in the 160-year-old food giant by focusing on core brands like KitKat, Fancy Feast, and Nespresso. ROMONT, Switzerland—W...
Tapestry’s Coach brand is popular with young consumers. A post-earnings selloff provides investors an entry point to get long the stock. Gen Z is affectionately...
There are plenty of companies catering to fans—and plenty of stocks to watch. The world’s biggest sporting event is coming stateside. The soccer World Cup is se...
Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments, is investing in women‘s soccer and volleyball through Project Level, the private-equity fund she co-founded. Mellod...
Amazon, Meta, and other large tech companies are issuing more debt than ever. Why you should steer clear. The AI trade has spread beyond stocks, but bond invest...
Digital assets have lost almost 30% since PresidentTrump took office. Congress and regulators could rewrite their fate. President Donald Trump’s pledge to make...
Despite a plethora of new products and applications, Coinbase’s stock price still closely follows Bitcoin’s volatile path after five years on the public market....
Four months in, crypto ETFs are proving an awkward fit at Vanguard. What would Bogle say? Vanguard Group’s founder Jack Bogle famously once compared exchange-tr...
Cryptocurrencies are losing their narrative lure to gold, Marcello Estevão writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Marcello Estevão is managing director...
The U.S. and Japan jointly worry about the yen, which is showing increased weakness. How to buttress the currency is another matter. Japan is one ally that U.S....
Investment in foreign stocks and debt could be juiced by a falling dollar. The dollar is in decline, and investors have to learn to live with it. The past 12 mo...
European assets look like a haven from President Donald Trump’s mercurial U.S. policy and a possible implosion of U.S. tech stocks. The more President Donald Tr...
Other markets look worse than in the U.S. But cracks are starting to form, Ashley Lester writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Ashley Lester is the ch...
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers has returned an annual 15.8% over the past 10 years. But don’t look too closely at its dividend. Want a dividend fund that...
Michael Barclay, lead manager of the Columbia Dividend Income fund, favors dividend growers over high yields. Many investors love dividends, which generate inco...
The dividend isn’t under immediate threat, but Western Union may not be able to sustain it in the long run, given the range of headwinds its business faces. Wit...
Conagra, Kraft Heinz, General Mills, and Campbell’s look most vulnerable to payout cuts, while names such as Tyson and Utz seem in better shape. Plus, a harsh r...
The emergence of military drones in the 21st century could undermine the importance of naval supremacy. Alfred Thayer Mahan, father of the theory that naval sup...
Ford’s decision to pay $5 a day helped create America as we know it today. The solution to Henry Ford’s problems was unconventional, even radical. It went agai...
With inflation at 3.8%, a three-year high, the Pimco Inflation Response Multi-Asset fund is especially relevant right now. Inflation can be especially tricky fo...
Rick Rieder, CIO of global fixed income at BlackRock, called presumptive Fed chair Kevin Warsh “a brilliant guy” on Barron’s Live. He’s bullish on the economy a...
The Government Accountability Office report also offers the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggestions for further improvement. The April jobs report, released on F...
The recent shift from U.S. assets to gold mirrors 1971, when central banks dumped dollars before President Nixon ended gold convertibility. Two different eras,...
New research shows that employment trends among people ages 35 to 44 are most correlated with changes in the national employment rate. The unemployment rate is...
About the author: Christopher Tang is a distinguished research professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. • • • Asked about Iran’s closure of the Stra...
The stock has rallied but its story is still in the early innings. Artificial intelligence stocks have reached dizzying levels this year, and some investors are...
Investment pros offer various ways of betting on rising energy prices, from major oil and natural-gas companies to uranium producers. The Iran war sent oil and...
Businesses that operate oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities are attractive because of increased demand for energy, as well as their newfound stability...
With a possible peace deal in sight, the oil producer’s years of problems have finally led to an opportunity for investors. Oil just had its worst month since 2...
Constellation Energy, the largest nuclear and clean-energy operator in the U.S., nabs the top spot. Corporate sustainability is under mounting pressure. On top...
Large value stocks are cruising past their growth counterparts this year. What’s behind the revival—and where funds are finding the best value. Value is like a...
Fee pressures from low-cost index funds have driven many mergers in recent years as active managers need scale—and reduced head counts—to compete. Even in this...
The sector offers buyers a high-quality defensive option, one that could regain interest from investors seeking to reduce geopolitical risk. Healthcare stocks a...
A new crop of new high-yielding ETFs invest in niche income vehicles called autocallable yield notes. They have appeal, but are far from risk-free. If it’s inco...
Investors might want to eye oversold stocks like SAP and Rheinmetall, both plays on tech and defense. The Iran war kicked Germany when it was trying to get up....
Political gymnastics don’t bode well for the European Union to unite around goals like unified banking, capital markets, and tax policy, but they indicate that...
Some stocks that are likely to get a stimulus boost include Commerzbank, Volkswagen, and Siemens Energy. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz fulfilled his promise...
Tesla shareholders have already approved an investment by the electric-vehicle maker in Elon Musk’s xAI. Could SpaceX be next? Tesla investors got an early Chri...
Most companies now offer stock purchase plans to employees. It can be great for retirement, but it pays to know the pros and cons. Many Nvidia workers have beco...
The central bank’s new chairman brings some new ideas but could face significant dissent. Will he participate in the Dot Plot? Watch what they say–and don’t say...
Federal Reserve reforms are long overdue. But new chair Kevin Warsh might have to rethink some of the assumptions underlying modern monetary policy, Brij Khuran...
One result of the massive monetary expansion was an upsurge in inflation, to a peak of over 9% in 2022—which the Fed infamously termed “transitory.” Are you bet...
The new Fed chair believes inflation is linked to money. That will serve him well. About the authors: Jon Hartley is a policy fellow at the Hoover Institution a...
As wealth proliferates, more financial advice firms are adopting the “family office” moniker in an attempt to appeal to rich families’ desire for comprehensive...
Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt and Oaktree co-chairman Howard Marks discuss their complementary and productive partnership. Business partnerships can try men’s soul...
Shares of Charles Schwab and other firms have swooned on concerns that AI tools could erode the profit they derive from cash that clients hold in so-called swee...
It has been a scary few months for the sector, but the worst may be over. Here are six BDCs that offer exceptional dividend durability. Private credit has been...
The prediction market outsources its disputed resolutions to an anonymous vote of crypto token holders. Some of those voters have financial incentives that coul...
Robinhood director Meyer Malka, the managing partner of a venture capital firm, snaps up 431,000 shares. A Robinhood Markets director poured about $35 million i...
The company is gaining market share and expanding its involvement with all things mortgages. An anemic housing market held back by stubbornly high interest rate...
Anthony Noto bought nearly 30,000 shares on Tuesday, a securities filing shows. SoFi Technologies CEO Anthony Noto snapped up company stock right after a short-...
The vice chairman of SoFi’s board of directors is preparing to sell company stock, a securities filing shows. Shares of SoFi Technologies tumbled after the fina...
Generation Investment Management exited Analog Devices and Microchip Technology in the fourth quarter. Generation Investment Management, the sustainable investm...
Two ARK Invest funds made changes to their holdings on Jan. 8, a trading disclosure shows. ARK Invest, the asset-management company founded by stockpicker Cathi...
The legendary manager has taken on two co-managers to help him run the mammoth fund. Just don’t use the word “retirement.” It’s hard to imagine a manager with a...
Eli Lilly and Natera are among the companies that can keep growing after the artificial-intelligence hype fades. Plus, Five Below’s “squishy dumpling” score. Ro...
Optum CEO Patrick Conway sold $284,000 worth of stock shortly after earnings, marking his first sale of 2026. Quarterly earnings from UnitedHealth Group sent sh...
But an aging economy also has drawbacks: All of those procedures are fueling inflation. Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid has found a silver lin...
With its shares down 17% this week, much of its problems may now be reflected in the stock price. The health insurance business is a mess , and no health-insura...
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management increased its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise while exiting investments in Bill Holdings and Sensata Technologies...
Baker Brothers Advisors has been buying up shares of companies in the biopharma and biotech space. A secretive biotechnology-centered hedge fund bought shares o...
Options trading on the new stock likely to start on June 16. Volume, and volatility, could be off the charts. Pope Leo XIV may be right in the long-term that ar...
The march of trillicorn initial public offerings doesn’t portend doom for investors. But it’s worth keeping an eye on just the same. Will trillicorns break the...
Europe’s defense offerings are dwarfed in scale by SpaceX, Anthropic, or OpenAI. They may prove no less important in fate-of-the-world terms, though. U.S. artif...
Why the stock will be in your Nasdaq 100 fund but not your S&P 500 fund—and other quirks of the largest IPO ever. For index fund investors, the long-term implic...
GameStop’s bid to buy eBay was loudly rejected by the company’s board. Ryan Cohen remains committed to the deal and says it will ultimately be up to shareholder...
From the biggest IPO on record to the largest M&A deal in history? SpaceX’s initial public offering may be the largest IPO ever, but it might just be a prelude...
The company’s fixed-income funds are thriving, but its stock funds remain a mixed bag. Investors in Janus Henderson stock may be thrilled that the company has a...
Both Netflix and Paramount Skydance are prepared to overpay for Warner Bros. Discovery and take on significant debt. The winner in the takeover battle for Warne...
Readers weigh in on the SpaceX IPO, IBM as a quantum computing winner, and the marketing of longevity. To the Editor: Countless studies have been done on initia...
Readers weigh in on the Energy Roundtable, the equity risk premium, AI winners and losers, and Kevin Warsh’s monetary policy. To the Editor: None of the panelis...
Readers weight in on airline stocks, Ares Capital, incoming Fed chief Kevin Warsh, and how to save Social Security. To the Editor: The current airline business...
Readers weigh in on Kevin Warsh, CEO salaries in context, perspective on 30-year retirement periods, and the spiraling budget deficit. To the Editor: A free mar...
Earnings momentum, pricing power, and barriers to entry can help the alloy manufacturer’s stock advance 42% from here. Dental implants. Cellphones. Golf clubs....
Rising oil prices are tightening plastic supply and driving costs to historic highs, experts warn. Can companies absorb the blow? Consumers have reckoned with h...
The Iran war has disrupted the global fertilizer market. Barron’s sizes up where these agricultural stocks could be headed next. The Iran war has triggered a sh...
Ferguson Enterprises can gain 25% over the next 12 to 18 months. Fears of artificial-intelligence disruption are sending some people back to trades like plumbin...
Where SpaceX stock goes from here could offer insight into how strong investor appetite remains for all that’s cutting-edge. The SpaceX initial public offering...
Investors’ focus, away from the much-hyped SpaceX IPO, will be the coming week’s consumer price index for May. Did you hear a bell? Whatever the sound, a sudden...
Low fees have helped Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF top other funds that invest in the same stocks. Vanguard’s S&P 500 exchange-traded fund—so popular it’s known simply...
Accenture shares have dropped on concerns of AI displacement. That should prove shortsighted. The market fears Accenture will be harmed by artificial intelligen...
The 2026 World Cup, to be played in North America, has been called the equivalent of 104 Super Bowls in a month. Who stands to gain—and what it will cost fans....
After this fiscal year, Take-Two is expected to triple its earnings per share in four years. It reports fourth-quarter earnings late Thursday. Has it really bee...
The filmmaker on his new documentary, ‘The American Revolution,’ and why he steers clear of HBO and Netflix. Ken Burns knows American history, but what about Am...
Paramount is taking on a lot of debt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, faces a difficult approval process, and will have a tough time absorbing the media giant. Th...
Comprehensive peace in the region will happen eventually, but Trump’s unforced errors in Iran have delayed it, writes Brian Katulis. About the author: Brian Kat...
Elevated oil and fertilizer prices could stir unrest in the Middle East again, Sarah Yerkes writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Sarah Yerkes is a se...
The pitfalls of municipal bonds in this highly idiosyncratic market, especially when investing in an index-based fund. Addition by subtraction. That’s when a te...
Muni investing is complex. Why a chatbot isn’t ready to replace your financial advisor. Should Claude manage your municipal-bond portfolio? Not yet, but it can...
A flood of new issuance is creating more opportunities, plus it’s getting easier for individual investors to access new offerings. The municipal bond market has...
The classic stock/bond balanced fund has an enviable record. So why is it still leaking assets? The Vanguard Wellington fund made it through the Great Depressio...
The top fund families of 2025 had exquisite timing—and managers with strong stomachs. How they navigated a tumultuous year. Last year gave savvy fund managers a...
These newfangled funds offer individual investors access to investments that were once primarily the domain of institutional investors. Individual investors int...
Fed rate cuts could boost mid-cap companies—and the earnings outlook is strong. The T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth fund stands to gain. Mid-cap compan...
Once the war ends, there will still be a long period of adjustment as countries rebuild stockpiles and Middle East producers restore lost production. A new worl...
Mounting short interest in the United States Oil Fund suggest that traders are hedging their bets as prices top $100 a barrel. At the very least, that could mea...
The Iranian regime, embattled by protesters, the U.S., and Israel, might panic, Matt Gertken writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Matt Gertken is chi...
This is a momentum-based market, and such markets have a special risk. As the S&P 500 approaches 8000, consider this options strategy. Earlier this year, many h...
Nvidia, Meta, and others have taken hits in the market over fears about capital spending. Selling calls can ease the sting for investors. A subtle shift during...
Here’s an investing strategy that can help you buy low and sell high, even as global risks grow. The markets are looking dicier. The best move could be to sit t...
Exchanges and regulators are morphing markets into a 24/7 casino, which creates many opportunities for smart people to take money from dumb people. Bubbles are...
A carousel of leaders has taken its toll, driving up borrowing costs and dragging down investment. The public is about to square off with the bond market in Bri...
A dysfunctional legislative branch is increasing the risk premium associated with the U.S., Casey Burgat writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Casey B...
Stocks are up. The 10-year Treasury yield is down. Oil is cheap. Still, there’s one asset that shows how stressed Americans really are. President Donald Trump p...
Gold has dropped from $5,247 per ounce near the end of February to just over $4,500 now. Gold stocks are way down, and anyone seeking a bargain should at least...
After a steep run-up, the precious metal—long considered a hedge in times of distress—has taken a dive. But the selloff may have had more to do with profit-taki...
Gold.com stock has pulled back after a yearlong rally, creating an entry opportunity. The bull market in precious metals isn’t confined to companies digging ore...
Some 68% of gold’s price movement over the past year is explained by U.S. policy shifts. There was a king of England called Henry VIII who was tall, fat, modera...
Investors are worried about loans that private-credit funds have made to fund buyouts, but the funds do a lot more than that. Private-asset stocks have been pum...
The value maven decried high fees, high leverage, and dangerous lockups. Plus, why he likes Capital One, Chubb, and Tyson. Noted value investor Chris Davis tore...
The NFL loosened ownership rules in 2024. Private-equity firms and institutions like pension funds are now trying to get a piece of the action. If you are a pro...
Nancy Curtin, chief investment officer at AlTi Tiedemann Global, helps wealthy families invest for the long term. An “innovation” bull market helps. Bull market...
Private-market institutions are taking over from old-line legacy banks. The names to watch—and the dangers to watch out for. Will the last old-school banker ple...
Outdoor advertising is an example of a so-called HALO business that likely won’t be disrupted by AI. “Signs. Signs. Everywhere there’s signs.” That was a lyric...
“The governance here is just abysmal,” one portfolio manager told Barron’s. “Is anybody looking out for the shareholders?” Monty Bennett’s asset management firm...
Ryan Dobratz, co-manager of the Third Avenue Real Estate Value fund, likes well-capitalized companies trading at historical discounts. If investors in public re...
Recent statistics show that areas with the greatest population growth tend to be in the Sunbelt where new, affordable construction is taking place. The Census B...
The giant industrial companies of the past were eventually broken up—but it wasn’t easy. The next target: the tech giants. Before Standard Oil became “the most...
The CFTC’s Chicago office, once home to its top market enforcers, has gone from about 20 trial lawyers to none. The Chicago enforcement division of the Commodit...
Overzealous regulators are getting in the way of the real economy, Amar Bhidé writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Amar Bhidé is the author of Uncert...
The entire financial system would be more stable from more innovation and less regulation, Karen Petrou writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Karen Pe...
It’s tough being in the dining-out business right now. Soaring food costs are keeping families at home. Still, there are companies that can grow. The restaurant...
As consumers tire of grain-and-salad meals in a bowl, fast-casual chain Sweetgreen is rolling out salad in wrap. We sent our hungry staffers out to test the pro...
Movado stock surged 12% Wednesday after the company reported a big jump in earnings and hiked its dividend, giving it a nearly 5% yield. It isn’t easy to find c...
The convenience store chain has jumped 60% since Barron’s recommended it in December. The good times aren’t over yet. New York pizza may be the gold standard fo...
The stock trades at just 11 times earnings estimates for the next 12 months, much cheaper than rivals UnitedHealth and Humana. CVS Health is the only major publ...
For all the concerns around geopolitics and oil prices, demand for retail goods continues to hold up well. Apparel stocks look particularly appealing against th...
New research indicates that retirees may be overly conservative in retirement spending. How to plan. An Alaskan cruise or a Scottsdale swing? Whatever’s on your...
Costs for Medigap insurance are rising fast. Retirees have other options if it becomes unaffordable. Norma Frerichs was shocked to learn how much her monthly Me...
The market’s reliance on AI stocks poses risk for retirees. Make these moves to protect yourself. I have a confession to make: I don’t rebalance my portfolio re...
The longevity industry is booming with high-tech tests, drugs, and medical devices. What to know for your health—and personal finances. Abby Miller Levy thinks...
Active funds such as Oberweis Micro-Cap and Diamond Hill Small Cap could have an edge as trends shift in favor of smaller stocks. You have to admire Dimensional...
The Heartland Value is snapping up regional banks and consumer-discretionary stocks. Investors have plenty to be worried about lately: escalating Middle East co...
Investors want their ETFs cheap, even though researching tiny companies can be more time-consuming and expensive. Actively managed small-cap exchange-traded fun...
Historically, small-cap stocks have soared or slumped. Now, after an unusually long period of underperformance, they’re showing some life. Tesla Optimus robots...
The reality of Tax Day 2026 was different than the one the president celebrated, Daniel Bunn writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Daniel Bunn is pres...
Tax resistance has ranged from the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s to Thoreau’s refusal to pay taxes on moral grounds to the 1,400 elected officials who signed G...
KKR’s Henry McVey sees earnings and economic growth concentrated in a handful of areas—and everything else left in the dust. Call it the Dickens economy: It is...
High-ranking executives at Infleqtion and D-Wave Quantum are selling stock amid a wave of renewed interest in quantum technology. As billions of dollars in fede...
Brian Barbetta, co-head of technology investing at Wellington Management, is betting on Nvidia, ASML, and Samsara. Brian Barbetta, co-head of technology investi...
The governance structures in rising tech companies are adolescent at best, Mike O’Sullivan writes. About the author: Mike O’Sullivan is the author of The Levell...
Verizon’s networks chief made his first sale of company stock in more than two years, a filing shows. Verizon executives rarely sell company stock, but one of t...
The U.S. indictment of a Mexican political figure for drug trafficking complicates Claudia Sheinbaum’s relationship with the Trump administration. President Cla...
Canadian trade shifts as U.S. tariffs fuel oil pipeline push. On April 14, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party attained a majority in Parliament...
Fallout from the Middle East conflict is rippling through the global economy—and growing worse the longer it lasts. Oil tankers drifting aimlessly in the Persia...
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Trump administration’s current tariffs marks a legal turning point, not a policy pivot, says Wells Fargo. Plus,...
Omar Nokta, managing director and equity analyst at Clarksons Securities, favors Teekay Tankers, Scorpio Tankers, and other carriers. Ever since the Covid pande...
Canadian Pacific Kansas City will benefit from merger synergies and increased industrial production. After years of disappointment, Canadian Pacific Kansas City...
The iconic shipping company hasn't given investors much to celebrate recently. But headwinds are turning to tailwinds. United Parcel Service is a ubiquitous, 11...
Waymo is raising $15 billion to expand its robo-taxi business, according to reports. The battle between Waymo and Tesla for control of the robo-taxi market is h...
Norwegian Cruise Line shares have dropped more than 9% this month amid rising fuel prices and a rare viral outbreak. Norwegian Cruise Line has experienced a spa...
The cruise line stock, a Barron’s pick, is up more than 83% in almost a year. It’s not such smooth sailing for its biggest rivals. Viking Holdings’ Octantis is...
Las Vegas is hoping that rapid growth in high-tech businesses and logistics will offset its stagnant gaming industry. LAS VEGAS—Sin City isn’t luring enough sin...
C. Patrick Scholes, a managing director at Truist Securities, also likes the prospects for Norwegian Cruise Line and Choice Hotels. Around this time each winter...
Government spending and inflation are sending long-term yields higher across the developed world. Will the 30-year Treasury yield 6% in a year? Bond yields rose...
Interest rates have hardly budged since the Supreme Court decision voiding most of Trump’s tariffs. Don’t get complacent. Investors wondering what the Supreme C...
A tribute to prominent business figures we lost in 2025. An eclectic group of prominent business leaders left the stage in 2025, reflecting, perhaps, that whom...
Europe is overhauling an aging grid to absorb renewable-generation capacity that now provides nearly half of the European Union’s electricity. Utility stocks ar...
Starboard began pushing for changes at Algonquin Power & Utilities in late 2023. Starboard Value has been advocating for change at Algonquin Power & Utilities s...
Electric companies are gaining the upper hand in deals with Alphabet, Amazon, and others. No AI magic trick is quite as impressive as the one it’s doing in fina...
National Association of Realtors data show first-time home buyers returning to the market. But supply is still tight, and war-induced inflation could drive up m...
Until now, producers have been able to keep the taps flowing, and store any excess oil in tanks on land or ships at sea. Not anymore. The oil market entered a n...
Value investors think the good times are far from over for the Japanese stock market. Here are stocks and funds to invest in now. Japan has had more than its sh...
Even as tech surges, many other sectors in the market are trading at surprisingly attractive prices. Aside from technology, a roaring bull market this isn’t. Se...
Bridgewater Associates, the asset management firm founded by Ray Dalio, also reshuffled its healthcare holdings. Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hed...
Grantham, co-founder of money manager GMO, had a nasty but illustrative run-in with speculative small-caps early in his storied career. Here’s an excerpt from h...
Since the early days of the U.S., venture capitalists have funded key technologies. If Samuel Slater was the father of the American Industrial Revolution, as Pr...
The firm’s new general counsel purchased $250,000 in stock, his first purchase since taking the job. Berkshire Hathaway’s new general counsel purchased $250,000...
Berkshire Hathaway stock is in the midst of one of its worst periods of underperformance relative to the S&P 500 since Buffett took control in 1965. Berkshire H...
Filling his shoes is almost like replacing a combination of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Wayne Gretzky. As Warren Buffett exits the stage , it’s reasonable...
Investors must evolve their thinking to adapt to constantly changing market environments, Douglas Eby writes in a guest commentary. About the author: Douglas Eb...
Last year, wealthy families boosted the value of direct investments in private companies by a stunning 123.3% to nearly $13 billion. For family offices, private...
Morgan Stanley partners Anna Winderbaum and Joseph Lerner discuss how they manage the complex needs of ultrawealthy families. Serving families with $100 million...
Members of the Legacy Multi-Family Group at UBS in Los Angeles say that putting clients first, then the team, then themselves, helps prioritize goals and object...
Merrill’s Raj Bhatia and his team run proprietary investment strategies that are also available to other advisors at the Bank of America wealth management unit....