VF Lacks a Competitive Edge, but Transformation Should Bring Sales and Margin Improvement
We believe VF is in decent financial shape despite a high amount of debt. At the end of fiscal 2024, the firm had about $6 billion in total debt and $675 million in cash; its net debt/adjusted EBITDA ...
Utilities Down on AI Fears — Utilities Roundup
Constellation Energy, which is developing nuclear-power supplies for AI applications, fell. GE Vernova, the maker of turbines and other utility equipment, also fell. Write to Rob Curran at ...
Tech Down on Lingering DeepSeek Concerns — Tech Roundup
Shares of technology companies fell as lingering concerns about China's transformational emergence in artificial intelligence offset a relatively strong batch of earnings.
Consumer Cos Down as Hoka Maker Slides — Consumer Roundup
Consumer companies fell after a mixed round of earnings. Deckers Outdoors plunged after the maker of Hoka- and Ugg-branded shoes posted sales shy of some investors' expectations.
Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to start Saturday. Here's why they may be 'just the warm-up.'
Trump had said that Canada and Mexico could face American tariffs of 25% starting Saturday unless they sufficiently help his administration crack down on illegal immigration into the U.S. as well as ...
The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.24% This Month to 102.51 — Data Talk
The WSJ Dollar Index is down 0.25 point or 0.24% this month to 102.51 --Largest one-month point and percentage decline since Sept. 2024 --This week it is up 0.71 point or 0.70% --Largest one-week ...
Stocks were up in January, which is usually a good sign for the year. But new tariffs could change that.
Stocks rose in January of that year, with the S&P 500 gaining 5.6%. But the index ultimately finished the year down 6.2%, according to FactSet data, after rising bond yields provoked a panic on Wall ...
Why Americans still can't get cheaper mortgages, car loans or card balances after three Fed rate cuts
Mortgage rates actually increased and have remained a major hurdle for prospective home buyers. Car loans haven't downshifted much, and credit-card annual percentage rates, or APRs, have only crept ...
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index Lost 3.12% to $101624.97 — Data Talk
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is down $3271.75 today or 3.12% to $101624.97 --Down 4.79% from its all-time high of $106734.51 on Dec. 17, 2024 (based on 4 p.m. levels) --Up 136.71% from 52 weeks ago ...
S&P 500 Rises 2.70% This Month to 6040.53 — Data Talk
--Up 0.73% from the Inauguration Day close of 5996.66 on Monday, Jan 20, 2025 --Off 1.28% from its 52-week high of 6118.71 hit Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 --Up 22.21% from its 52-week low of 4942.81 hit ...
The blogger who helped spark Nvidia's $600 billion stock collapse and a panic in Silicon Valley
MarketWatch checked this claim and found that 61 out of 67 analysts rated Nvidia as a buy as of the morning of Jan. 31. Six analysts, including one from Deutsche Bank, gave the stock a hold rating.
Northrop's Capabilities in Space, Missiles, and Aeronautics Position It Well for Profitability
The three biggest growth opportunities we see for Northrop are the Sentinel, the further militarization of space, and the continued development and eventual manufacture of the B-21 bomber. While ...