Month: May 2022
What comes after the easy money era ends for cash-burning tech companies in Silicon Valley
Male in a suit holding burning cash and bank card. isolated on grey background. FXQuadro | iStock | Getty Images It started with word spreading through Silicon Valley last fall into winter about the term sheets for start-up funding getting pulled. Now, a less frothy Silicon Valley is the assumption in beginning to understand the […]
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Here are some hedge funds that foresaw the tech fallout. And some that didn’t
This year’s tech-driven carnage in the stock market is carving out hedge fund winners from losers — showing up in diverging fortunes that haven’t been seen in years. Hedge funds that rode the tech wave up are getting crushed on the way down, especially those that doubled down on 2022’s biggest laggards in the first […]
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Cramer rips Target for blindsiding investors. Turns out it did even worse than Walmart
Jim Cramer says the retailers should have preannounced the bad news. Source
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Lowe’s, TJX and more
Shoppers walk in front of a Target store at the Lycoming Crossing shopping plaza in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target – Shares plunged 25.6% after the retailer reported disappointing quarterly results, citing high fuel costs and inventory troubles. Target posted an […]
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Scammers are taking advantage of a baby formula shortage, Federal Trade Commission warns
Sod Tatong | Moment | Getty Images Scammers are exploiting a nationwide baby formula shortage, tricking consumers into paying hefty prices through fraudulent online stores, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. The con artists lure “desperate parents and caregivers” via fake websites or social media profiles with images and logos of recognizable formula brands, according […]
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Retail stocks slide after Target, Walmart’s dire results. Here’s where to find the good buys
The second major earnings disappointment in retail this week sent many investors running for the exits, but that’s also created a few opportunities in the sector. On Wednesday morning, Target followed Walmart in delivering a big earnings miss for the first quarter, warning that rising costs were eating into profit margins. The report helped weigh […]
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Joyn Bio aims to solve the world’s fertilizer problem with microbes
Plants at the Joyn Bio greenhouse in Woodland, Calif. Photo courtesy Joyn Bio Nitrogen fertilizer is crucial to growing crops and feeding the global population. But it’s expensive, in critically short supply, and is a contributor to climate change because the process to make it releases greenhouse gases. It’s a thorny problem, but microbes may […]
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European stocks close lower as UK inflation hits 40-year high; Stoxx 600 down 1.1%
LONDON — European stocks closed lower on Wednesday as fears over inflation rattled markets on either side of the Atlantic. Stock picks and investing trends from CNBC Pro: Global markets have remained bogged down by fears of aggressive monetary policy tightening and slowing economic growth. Earnings before the bell came from ABN AMRO, Burberry, British […]
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Former Disney CEO Bob Iger invests in $15 billion delivery start-up Gopuff
A bag of groceries with the logo of American on-demand delivery start-up Gopuff. Gopuff Delivery start-up Gopuff announced Wednesday that it’s bringing on former Disney CEO Bob Iger as an investor and advisor to the $15 billion company. “It’s been exciting to spend time with Gopuff leadership learning about the company, the founders, and their […]
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Jack Dorsey outlines Block’s bitcoin-centric future at first investor day in five years: ‘No longer just a payments company’
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Block executives no longer want the firm to be seen as a payments pure play. The San Francisco-based company held its first investor day in five years […]
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