Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The so-called “Santa Claus rally” is already upon us, according to Tom Lee, Fundstrat Global Advisors’ head of research. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit another new record on Thursday, bringing its gain for the year to 18%. Improving economic
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American companies are sitting on piles of cash, frustrating investors and leading some on Wall Street to wonder why they aren’t spending. Microsoft currently has the largest cash pile at $136.6 billion as of last quarter, according to estimates from FactSet. Berkshire Hathaway, Alphabet and Apple occupy the other top spots, with $128.2 billion, $121.2
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey gestures while interacting with students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi on November 12, 2018. Prakash Singh | AFP | Getty Images Twitter needs to spend money, according to Evercore ISI. The social media company’s impressive business turnaround in the past few years has masked
A customer pays for his purchases inside a Lowe’s store in Cary, North Carolina. Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Raymond James initiated Lululemon & Nike as ‘outperform’ & Footlocker as ‘underperform’ Raymond James said in its initiation of several retailers that overall
Ray Dalio, billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, speaks during the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks have been giving cheap money to investors who have been injecting it into companies that are often