Shares of the provider of software-development tools are getting crushed Wednesday, after Pivotal issued sharply reduced revenue guidance for its January 2020 fiscal year. Dell Technologies owns a 65% stake in the company, with about 95% voting control. | Continue reading
The world has a plastic problem, and one Norwegian company is offering a solution. TOMRA is the largest producer of reverse vending machines and sensor-based machines for sorting and recycling. | Continue reading
Tulipmania didn’t send the Netherlands into a recession or bankrupt anyone. But it did have other consequences for Dutch society. | Continue reading
As more young employees report mental health issues like depression and anxiety, there could be far-reaching economic effects. | Continue reading
Tesla has offered securities backed by customers’ car lease payments, not the electric-car company’s uneven cash flows. They can be a good alternative to short-term bonds. | Continue reading
The Four Seasons’ H2O expert says not all water is created equally | Continue reading
Altaba, whose chief asset is a $50 billion stake in Alibaba Group Holding, plans to liquidate and distribute its assets to shareholders in an effort to deliver the most value to its own investors. | Continue reading
Altaba, whose chief asset is a $50 billion stake in Alibaba Group Holding, plans to liquidate and distribute its assets to shareholders in an effort to deliver the most value to its own investors. | Continue reading
The Stadia rollout is the latest example of the tech battle moving to the cloud. | Continue reading
The venture-capital industry has ballooned over the past decade, with more investors chasing high-growth start-ups, especially in technology. How long can it last? | Continue reading
Sure, the investment banking sector is greedy. That’s just how clients like it. | Continue reading
Drugmakers face a broad pushback in Washington, D.C., over prescription prices. But some companies are less vulnerable than others. How investors can play the sector. | Continue reading
Facebook stock jumped after its latest quarterly earnings report surpassed Wall Street estimates. | Continue reading
In 2019, the company will launch a streaming service of its own called Disney+, following the integration of film and television assets picked up in a $71 billion deal with 21st Century Fox. | Continue reading
The stocks of America’s big trading exchanges got shaken Monday by the announcement of a new competitor. As nine big Wall Street firms unveiled plans to form a stock exchange called MEMX, stock in the incumbents fell, in an otherwise rising market. | Continue reading
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index came in at its lowest since 2016, a sign that the global economic slowdown could be hitting the U.S. | Continue reading
A slowdown would be especially hard on tens of millions of gig workers and could create new risks for companies that rely on them. | Continue reading
Recent episodes involving fintech start-ups Robinhood and Wealthfront raise a question: Will the new guard in finance be any different than the old guard? | Continue reading
Reid Hoffman, Hemant Taneja, Ali Rowghani, Henry Ellenbogen, and Kelly Flynn, talk tech, startups, IPOs, and investing. | Continue reading
Under Bob Iger, the Mouse House is making a big push in theme parks and streaming. Will investors be charmed? | Continue reading
IBM stock underperformance has been driven by concerns about the outlook for a key software business, and skepticism about a debt-financed megadeal for software provider Red Hat. | Continue reading
Disappointing economic data in China and Europe have added to concerns about a growing slowdown and helped sink the market today. | Continue reading
An expanded partnership between PayPal and Facebook would dramatically boost the fortunes of both companies, according to MoffettNathanson. The firm says the internet companies could announce an agreement in the coming months. | Continue reading
Subscription models are changing the relationship between businesses and their customers. And investors are mostly benefiting. | Continue reading
There are five habits that, when done together, could add more than a decade to your life expectancy, according to a study released by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. | Continue reading
Ted Benna, inventor of the 401(k) says the investment structure of the retirement plan is too complex | Continue reading
SoftBank has been pumping huge sums of money into real estate start-ups, including WeWork. Here is a theory of what the strategy may be. | Continue reading
What turned the U.S. markets around Friday wasn’t much clearer than what set off the slide. But it could have marked a peak. | Continue reading
Legendary short-seller Tom Barton now focuses on early-stage biotech investments. He shares his secrets. | Continue reading
The near-term upside in Tesla shares could be limited after its 11% gain Tuesday on buyout speculation. | Continue reading
CEO Elon Musk's tweet has put a $900 million convert issue above its conversion price, which would effectively let the electric-auto maker pay off that obligation in stock instead of cash. | Continue reading
Morgan Stanley’s estimate of the autonomous vehicle company's value is among the highest around. | Continue reading
An important new history of the events of 2008-09 and their aftermath puts the “global” back into the global financial crisis. | Continue reading
Avadis "Avie" Tevanian, legendary software innovator and formerly head of code at Apple, now a professional investor, talks with Barron's on IoT, A.I. and other themes in this follow up to the print Q&A. | Continue reading
A raft of reports on Friday suggested demand for Micron Technologies memory chips is holding up well. | Continue reading
Years of oversupply in cheddar and other U.S. cheeses are hitting home as prices fall. Barring farm closures, the trend will continue—especially if China and Mexico impose bigger tariffs. | Continue reading
The trade war finally reached Silicon Valley this week—then tech got a big save from an unexpected source. | Continue reading
Berkshire Hathaway should prepare investors better for the day when Warren Buffett is no longer boss. | Continue reading
The online craft marketplace also plans to offer sellers new subscription services. | Continue reading
The founder of Vanguard Group and inventor of the index fund responds to critics. | Continue reading
The 1.8 million-square-foot facility, first announced in 2015, was beset by planning appeals from conservationists seeking to preserve a forest. | Continue reading