Online brokerages are battling each other to win your account. And some are willing to pay up for it. Surprisingly lucrative bonuses are up for grabs if you open an account with a brokerage or refer a friend to an online broker. Most of the major online brokerages are doing it, including E-Trade, Charles Schwab…
Investors have had a slew of downbeat headlines to kick off 2023. Eye-popping layoff news from tech stalwarts Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce and 3M. Chip giant Intel reported another tough outlook amid a major slowdown in PC demand. Ford and Tesla slashing prices on EVs as the economy has cooled. Signs that inflation continues to slow…
Memory-chip prices, which dropped steeply over the past year, are expected to keep falling in the first half of 2023, putting more pressure on an industry that has already cut investments and jobs. Average prices for the two main types of memory chips used in everyday electronics—from smartphones to personal computers and TV sets—are projected…
While 2022 was a year for stock price corrections across the electric vehicle (EV) sector, 2023 looks to be a transition year for the businesses themselves. EVs are going mainstream as manufacturers across the globe are ramping up production. EVs made up 10% of all new cars sold globally last year. Europe and China are…
Stock futures were mostly higher Thursday and tech stocks looked poised to rally after Tesla TSLA +0.38% delivered solid quarterly earnings. These stocks could make moves Thursday: Tesla (TSLA) was up more than 7% in premarket trading. The electric-vehicle maker reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street estimates. Tesla’s operating earnings of $3.9 billion in…
Stocks mounted an impressive comeback Wednesday, with the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) nearly erasing its biggest opening deficit since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) eked out a small gain — its fourth straight — after spending most of the day in the red. Even Microsoft (MSFT) rallied back from a 4.6% early loss to…
Intel (INTC) may report another negative earnings surprise when it reports fourth-quarter results and guidance on Thursday, according to Citi. “We expect Intel to guide below the normal seasonal range for 1Q23 revenue and EPS given continued weakness in the PC and data center end markets,” Citi chips analyst Chris Danely wrote in a new…
Bet the farm on battered Tesla (TSLA) stock ahead of the company’s hotly anticipated earnings report on Wednesday, contends Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas. “Buy [Tesla stock] — it’s pretty simple,” Gianarikas said. “The stock had a pretty bad 2022 in terms of performance. That was based on multiple things, and some would attribute it…
While the big-name stocks may get the attention and the headlines, they’re not the only game in town. And sometimes, the market giants aren’t even the best place to turn for solid returns on that initial investment. There are small- to mid-cap stocks in the market that can present an unbeatable combination for income-minded investors:…
The income thresholds for the seven federal tax brackets increased by a bigger-than-normal amount for the 2023 tax year to reflect runaway inflation seen last year. “They are just the usual changes due to inflation,” Jon Whiten, from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy told Yahoo Finance. “More dramatic this year since inflation was…