Tag: Markets
Europe’s Energy Crisis Eases Even as Ukraine-Russia Tensions Build
Hopes are rising that Europe will avoid a winter energy crisis that…
EA Will Stand Fine Alone
Electronic Arts EA 5.56% will survive its Battlefield wound just fine. Thriving…
Activist Investors Take Aim at U.K. Inc.
U.S. and European activist investors are targeting some of the U.K.’s biggest…
PayPal’s Downshift Shows Two-Speed Spending Outlook
The question of who is likely to spend even faster in the…
What the Stock Split by Google’s Parent Alphabet Means
Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOG 1.61% said on Feb. 1 that it…
Google’s Grown-Up Phase Won’t Be Boring
The results confirm Google’s place at the top of a digital-ad market…
U.S. Stocks Finish Higher After Choppy Trading Session
U.S. stocks advanced Tuesday after a late-afternoon rally helped indexes notch a…
Bond Market Hints at Calm After Disruptive Selloff
Behind the move: deep skepticism among many investors that the Federal Reserve…
Payments for Order Flow Surged in 2021
Brokerages serving individual investors received a windfall last year for selling their…
Bad Weather, Supply-Chain Woes Push Up Coffee Prices
First the drought came to Brazil, then the frost, roiling the world’s…
Exxon Mobil’s Gusher of Cash Means Harder Decisions Ahead
Capital allocation discussions between Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods, the management team…
For Markets, the January Selloff Marks the End of the Pandemic
To look at stock valuations, the pandemic might never have happened. On…