Corporate Layoffs Spread Beyond High-Growth Tech Giants: WSJ
Dow, IBM and SAP say they will lay off thousands of workers as belt-tightening becomes the new business priority. Source link
Dow falls 400 points after corporate earnings disappoint
U.S. stocks traded lower Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq Composite, after disappointing corporate earnings results added to fears of a possible recession.How are stocks trading On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104 points, or 0.31%, to 33733, the S&P 500 declined 3 points, or 0.07%, to 4016.95, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 30 […]
Microsoft stock dives into the red after forecast misses, CFO warns about deceleration
Microsoft Corp.’s profit declined more than 12% in the holiday season, and executives said Tuesday that a revenue deceleration at the end of 2022 is expected to continue into the new year as the company lays off workers. Microsoft MSFT Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood said in a conference call Tuesday that “we are seeing […]
How a money drain in 2023 could upset the banks again and cause another market meltdown, investor warns
Wall Street is pointing to a weak open ahead of Tuesday’s earnings from Microsoft and other big names. That’s a day after soft-economic landing hopes fueled fresh 2023 highs for the S&P 500 SPX and Nasdaq Composite COMP. Diving straight in, our call of the day taps into a potential market worry that may be […]
Don’t let the ‘bear market house of mirrors’ fool you, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns of the stock market
Stock futures are treading water ahead of an important week for earnings, with the spotlight on updates from the tech space, which has been laying off thousands of workers.Among those not expecting good news in the earnings pipeline is Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Mike Wilson, who in our call of the day says […]
Spotify reportedly planning layoffs as soon as this week
After slowing its pace of hiring last year, Spotify Technology SA is planning layoffs as soon as this week, according to a new report, adding to the wave of jobs cuts sweeping across the tech industry. Citing people familiar with the plans, Bloomberg News reported late Sunday that the streaming music service faces imminent job […]
Earnings Watch: Microsoft, Tesla and Intel are about to face the doubters
After one of the worst years in Wall Street’s history, investors have some serious questions for companies. As holiday returns roll in — and with them, forecasts for the months or year ahead — many have the chance to answer those questions, or avoid them.In the busiest week of the holiday-earnings season so far, three […]
Opinion: ‘Young people know more about TikTok and Minecraft than money.’ Teenagers want to be smarter about finances — teach them.
A recession looms, inflation has skyrocketed, interest rates are rising, and many Americans’ personal finances are in jeopardy. The financial knowledge necessary for students like myself to navigate these turbulent times is in short supply, but the demand is high. The circumstances of peoples’ economic struggles are complex and systemic, as are the potential solutions. But there […]
Salesforce carries heavy ‘disruption risk’ that threatens its stock, analyst says
Salesforce Inc. is shaking up its leadership and its broader organization, and those changes carry uncertainty for its stock, according to an analyst. Cowen & Co.’s Derrick Wood downgraded shares of Salesforce CRM, +0.54% to market perform from outperform Friday, warning of the potential for “elevated levels of disruption risk” due to a handful of […]
‘Overbought and overpriced.’ Why this investor sees a bubble popping for this popular group of stocks
Investors wouldn’t be blamed for sizing up the first losing week in three for the S&P 500 and decide to start the weekend early. And stock futures are just barely positive.Who can blame them after the mixed bag of data this week that has reigniting worries in some corners about whether the Fed could push […]