Tag: Stocks and Bonds
Can Elon Musk Make Twitter’s Numbers Work?
Still, the interest rates on the loans reflect the risk that they might not get paid back. The…
How Twitter’s Board Went From Fighting Elon Musk to Accepting Him
Twitter’s board had reached the end of the road.It was April 24. Ten days earlier, Elon Musk, the…
As Stocks Fall, Economic Fears Rise, Along With Inflation
Broadly speaking, earnings reports have shown that profit growth continues, and results from some big firms, like Microsoft…
Why U.S. Oil Companies Aren’t Riding to Europe’s Rescue
“The model has totally changed,” he said.Oil executives also argue that they are spending a lot of money…
4 Ways to Fortify Your Retirement Against Market Volatility
“It is important to not confuse risk with volatility, because volatility is something we have to live with,”…
Stocks Tumble as Jitters over Interest Rates Persist
The prospect of a fast increase in interest rates has hit technology stocks particularly hard. Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon…
Why Midterm Election Years Are Tough for the Stock Market
These efforts often contribute to strong stock market returns leading up to presidential elections, when it is in…
Activision Says It Will Cooperate With Insider Trading Investigations
Activision Blizzard, the video game maker set to be sold to Microsoft for nearly $70 billion, said in…
What Is a ‘Poison Pill’ Defense?
On Friday, Twitter countered Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for more than $43 billion with a…
Twitter Grapples With an Elon Musk Problem
SAN FRANCISCO — Bright and early on Monday, Elon Musk sent the government a surprising new document.In it,…
Elon Musk Buys a Large Stake in Twitter
If Mr. Musk pushes for change at Twitter, he would not be the first agitated investor the company…
How Civil War History Explains Memestocks
The stocks’ prices crashed and the biggest zealots moved from r/WallStreetBets to a new subreddit, r/Superstonk, and began…