Etsy Inc., once known as a quirky marketplace for handmade, artisanal and vintage items, seems to be moving further away from its origins amid a much tougher e-commerce…
Read more Etsy drifts further away from its roots with first Super Bowl adAs the U.S. Federal Reserve’s three-year reign in the headlines potentially comes to an end, an analysis of this year’s market themes can offer valuable insights for predicting…
Read more How to navigate market risk from interest rates, the economy and politics in 2024The stocks of long-neglected small companies are finally showing signs of life as the market rally broadens. But these tiny companies still remain vastly undervalued. So, they are…
Read more 'Smidcap' companies are becoming a big deal. Here's a look at some of the best.Nothing has changed our lives more this year than the advances made in artificial intelligence — and they have the potential to alter our lives in even more dramatic…
Read more Why Sam Altman is a no-brainer for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’When COVID-19 struck, companies had little choice but to adapt swiftly. Office spaces were replaced by living rooms and in-person meetings transitioned to virtual calls — a temporary…
Read more Remote workers are flexing their muscle, and the best-run companies won’t fight themIs this the beginning of the end for X, the social-media site previously known as Twitter? In the last two days, major advertisers, ranging from IBM Corp. IBM,…
Read more Elon Musk’s X apocalyptic momentA couple of lesser-known chip companies and a battery maker have confirmed growing fears among investors about the slowdown in electric-vehicle and overall auto sales, which appears likely…
Read more Sluggish EV and auto sales could continue next year, based on what these chip makers just saidMicrosoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. both reported mostly strong results Tuesday, but the disparate reactions from investors showed that Wall Street only cares about artificial intelligence right now.…
Read more Microsoft and Alphabet results show Wall Street only cares about AINearly a year ago, OpenAI released ChatGPT 3 into the world, and investors got visions of dollar signs in their heads as they imagined the ways that artificial…
Read more AI stole the show this year, but earnings will drag Wall Street back to reality“ The economic impact of a shutdown and the potential implications on your portfolio depend largely on how long the shutdown lasts. ” The potential for a U.S.…
Read more Government shutdown looms: Here’s how to help preserve your investment portfolio.With Cisco Systems Inc.’s pending acquisition of Splunk Inc., the networking giant is making another major step toward becoming a software company. On Thursday, Cisco CSCO said it…
Read more By buying Splunk, Cisco is closer to becoming a software companyThe U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, is trapped in a trading range, and volatility seems to be damping down considerably. The significant…
Read more Stocks are trapped in a trading range. Something’s got to give.The traditional Sunbelt retirement has lost its appeal: Brett Arends Source link
Read more Retire to Arizona? Seriously?“Super apps” have never truly existed in the United States, and it is apparent at this point that they never will. That isn’t stopping some executives and investment…
Read more Sorry, Elon, a ‘super app’ is never going to fly in the U.S.One of the hottest movies of the summer is the staggeringly good biopic “Oppenheimer,” about the man who oversaw the frantic race to develop the atomic bomb during…
Read more ‘Oppenheimer’ gives stock investors another reason to be bullish about nuclear energyThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s defeat as it sought to block Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of videogame maker Activision Blizzard is yet another setback for an increasingly toothless regulator…
Read more After Microsoft defeat, ‘toothless’ FTC needs to pick better battles if it wants to rein in Big TechSome time ago, I was standing in the vitamin aisle of my local pharmacy, struggling to locate a specific bottle of pills that my doctor had recommended. It…
Read more Why Amazon clicks with shoppers — on Prime Day or any dayA street was blocked for road work in my San Francisco neighborhood this month, with a worker holding a large STOP sign to direct traffic. A white car…
Read more Driverless cars are driving San Francisco crazy — ‘They are not ready for prime time’Micron Technology Inc. could be approaching a big new semiconductor cycle as it predicts a huge boost from artificial intelligence, but there could be a roadblock in the…
Read more Can the coming AI boom help Micron outrun negative China effects?Financial disruptions in 2008 contributed to the deep economic downturn that came to be known as the Great Recession. Could recent bank failures similarly lead to a broad…
Read more The banking crisis has eased but a credit crunch still threatens the U.S. economy
