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Apple Glasses Haven’t Been Announced, But The Expectations Are Building
Move over Macs… again. Apple’s computer line was long ago replaced by the iPhone as Apple’s main product. Even iPads…
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Salesforce stock rises on earnings beat, increased outlook
Salesforce.com Inc. shares rose in the extended session Thursday after the cloud-based customer-relationship management company topped Wall Street estimates and…
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London’s IPO race is heating up — Here’s which investment firm could float next
Anyone who thought that the pandemic would dull investors’ appetite for going public should think again. Listing this year so far:…
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Nvidia sales hit a record again amid chip shortage, and the earnings outlook suggests more on the way
Nvidia Corp. broke several quarterly sales records and forecast revenue growth as much as $1 billion above Wall Street estimates…
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US banking chiefs to urge need for controls in cryptocurrency sector
The chief executives of major US banks including Citigroup and Bank of America have expressed their caution about cryptocurrencies in written…
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GameStop set to launch Ethereum-powered platform for NFTs
Video game retailer GameStop is turning its focus to the next craze on Wall Street: non-fungible tokens. GameStop, a shop that…
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WhatsApp Says It Filed Suit in India to Prevent Tracing of Encrypted Messages
Facebook Inc.’s FB 0.97% WhatsApp said it filed a lawsuit in India to stop new government rules that would require…
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Amazon and Facebook as defensive plays? Yes, along with these other stocks that are cash-flow winners
If we’re heading into a time of increased risk in the stock market, investors might be well-served by owning shares…
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China’s Next-Generation Tech Firms Hit Hard by Market’s Pullback
A chill has fallen over China’s new generation of tech giants, with stock in former market darlings such as Meituan,…
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In Apple Antitrust Trial, Judge Signals Interest in Railroad, Credit-Card Monopoly Cases
The future of digital commerce on your iPhone could be influenced by how courts resolved questions about market control following…
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Crypto prices rebound as Musk mulls eco-friendly bitcoin mining
Tesla, MicroStrategy, Galaxy Digital and a number of other crypto-exposed businesses have joined forces to promote sustainable bitcoin mining, helping…
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My wife has 125 lipsticks. Her $11K cosmetics bill is our household’s largest expense — exceeding vehicles and housing
My wife and I have about $4,000 in expenses each month. She brings in 14% of our total income while…
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Nvidia earnings: Amid gaming-card shortages, focus is on data-center growth
Nvidia Corp.’s fortunes for its upcoming earnings report appear to rest on data-center growth, as long-term supply shortages constrain gaming…
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Epic Games Faces Apple in Final Day of Courtroom Battle Over Monopoly Claims
Lawyers for Apple Inc. AAPL 1.61% and Epic Games Inc. on Monday began making their final arguments to a judge…
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Apple v. Epic: It’s closing argument time in blockbuster trial
Three weeks, more than a dozen witnesses, and hundreds of exhibits later, Apple Inc. and Epic Games Inc. are making…
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Samsung Family Art Trove Needs a Home, and Towns Are Vying to Adopt
SEOUL—The family behind the Samsung empire, aiming to reduce its nearly $11 billion inheritance-tax bill, is donating 23,000 Monets, Picassos,…
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Largest U.S. Pension Slashed Positions in Alibaba, Palantir, and GameStop. Here’s What It Bought.
Calpers sold nearly all its investment in Alibaba, and halved positions in Palantir and GameStop stock. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty…
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The car brands with the most inventory
If you’re on the hunt for a new vehicle, you may find that showrooms are light on inventory. Consumer demand…
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U.S.-China Tech Fight Opens New Front in Ethiopia
A U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia—handing Washington a victory…
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Grand Reopening to Test Consumers’ Appetite to Keep Spending
For much of the pandemic, housebound consumers in the West snapped up goods ranging from personal computers to treadmills. Now,…
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Alibaba’s Winning Cloud Formula Is Coming Under Pressure
Pressure is mounting on Alibaba’s cloud-computing division after years of breakneck expansion, as competition in the industry intensifies and political…
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I’m selling Square and Zoom — their best days are behind them
I must caution you that you cannot live in the past. The 1971-72 season is now history and we must…
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Apple and the End of the Car as We Know It
Now that the car is evolving into essentially a smartphone on wheels, it’s no wonder Apple is kicking the tires.…
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Target, Microsoft, Oatly: Stocks That Defined the Week
Target Corp. TGT 1.49% Shoppers are returning to physical stores and ready to spend. Target reported robust quarterly sales and…
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SPACs Bolster the U.S.’s Global Lead in IPOs
The boom in blank-check companies earlier this year has lured companies to list in New York and has cut into…
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Nvidia plans first stock split in nearly 14 years, after 1,600%-plus in gains
Nvidia Corp. announced the biggest stock split in its history Friday, proposing to give investors three additional shares for every…
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Apple v. Epic: Tim Cook offers strong defense of App Store
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook offered a strong defense of the App Store in federal court early Friday to…
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Apple’s Tim Cook Takes Witness Stand in Antitrust Fight
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.07% Chief Executive Tim Cook has taken the witness stand in a court battle that could decide…
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Palo Alto Networks, Deere, Tesla, Ross Stores: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens Today
Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Friday’s opening bell. U.S. stock futures edged up ahead of fresh data on manufacturing…
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Tim Cook to be Apple’s star witness Friday as antitrust trial wraps up
Apple Inc. is saving its most powerful witness for last. Chief Executive Tim Cook is scheduled to take the stand…
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Palo Alto Networks stock rises on earnings beat, outlook hike
Palo Alto Networks Inc. shares rose in the extended session Thursday after the cybersecurity company reported results that topped Wall…
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Senate aims to pass bill on China and chips by month’s end
The Democratic-run Senate, with some Republican support, is working toward passing legislation this month that targets China and aims to…
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Applied Materials reports record sales as chip shortage boosts equipment business
Applied Materials Inc. continued to benefit from the shortage in semiconductors at the start of 2021, as quarterly revenue hit…
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Goldman Sachs Wants to Charm Startups. It Won’t Be Easy.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. wants to help its clients get a piece of the next big startup. GS Growth, a…
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Opinion: Amazon is a cheap stock for long-term investors. These numbers tell you why.
Amazon.com, despite its high valuation by the traditional price-to-earnings ratio, is a bargain stock for long-term investors. And this may…
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Pandemic Videogame Habits Might Be Hard to Break
Investors might be overestimating videogame players’ desire to get out and rediscover nature. The hype for GameStop has ironically excluded…
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Opinion: Why the future for Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple and other pricey growth stocks isn’t so bright
It will be virtually impossible for some of the U.S. stock market’s largest companies to grow fast enough to justify…
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Microsoft Plans to Pull the Plug on Internet Explorer
Microsoft Corp. said it plans to largely retire its Internet Explorer browser, adding to the digital scrap heap a product…
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Website Makers Tinker With Tools to Serve Blind Users
Many websites are created with the average user in mind, not necessarily someone with a disability. More businesses are offering…
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End of an era: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to be retired next year
More than two decades after the epic browser wars of the 1990s, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer will finally join Netscape Navigator…
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Opinion: Cisco investors spooked by supply-chain concerns, despite a return to growth
Cisco Systems Inc. reported its best sales growth in nearly two years Wednesday, but the stock still tanked more than…
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Cisco stock drops as higher costs amid chip shortage ding earnings outlook
Cisco Systems Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday as the company’s earnings outlook fell short of Wall Street…
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Oatly Prepares to Price IPO Amid Stock-Market Declines
Celebrity-backed Swedish oat-milk maker Oatly Group AB prepared to price its initial public offering Wednesday amid another day of stock-market…
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Apple’s New iPad Pro vs. MacBook Air: The Best M1 Device For You
The gap between the Mac and the iPad is the tightest it has ever been. The iPad Pro is now…
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Squarespace Shares Trade Lower in Market Debut
Squarespace Inc.’s SQSP -9.78% shares made their trading debut Wednesday below where they were valued during the company’s latest fundraising…
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Why Car Makers Are Taking On the EV Supply Chain
Henry Ford invested in steel production and Brazilian rubber. Today’s car makers are getting into batteries and software. On Tuesday,…
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Google Aims for Commercial-Grade Quantum Computer by 2029
Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to spend several billion dollars to build a quantum computer by 2029 that can perform large-scale…
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Wealthy people changed the way they gave to charity during the pandemic and banks are offering credit cards to people without credit scores — should you get one?
Happy Tuesday MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘Asians Americans feel as if they are under siege’: Nearly 80% of…
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Take-Two stock slips as outlook overshadows earnings beat
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Tuesday as the videogame publisher’s outlook overshadowed its big earnings…
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Jeep Maker Stellantis Teams Up With Foxconn on In-Car Software
Jeep and Chrysler maker Stellantis STLA 0.14% NV is joining forces with iPhone assembler Foxconn Technology Group 2317 8.96% in…
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