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Warner Bros. Discovery to lay off nearly 1,000 staffers amid calls from analyst to 'explore stategic options'
Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly is slashing 1,000 jobs as the struggling media giant faces calls to sell off assets that include ratings-challenged CNN. The layoffs, which began earlier this month,...
Bed Bath & Beyond turning off AC in stores to save money: report
Bed Bath & Beyond is making its customers and employees sweat these days.
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover offer leaves Wall Street skeptical
Twitter’s board of directors is mulling Elon Musk’s $43 billion offer to buy the social media platform – but several analysts say company management is likely to reject the surprise...
Tesla has made $1B on Bitcoin -- but Elon Musk says price looks 'high'
Tesla has already booked a $1 billion paper profit on the surprise Bitcoin investment it disclosed just two weeks ago, a Wall Street analyst says -- even as chief executive...
'We were wrong': Analyst upgrades streaming-focused Disney
Noted media analyst Rich Greenfield just issued a mea culpa on Disney's ability to navigate the pandemic. Greenfield's LightShed Partners upgraded the Mouse House on Friday to 'neutral' after slapping...
Disney shares fall after analyst downgrades stock over pandemic concerns
Disney shares dipped more than 2 percent Monday after a Wall Street analyst cautioned that the company has a lot of work to do before it rebounds from the pandemic...
Analyst pleads with falling pot company to 'stop growing so much weed'
After seeing its stock plunge almost 80 percent this year, Canadian cannabis giant Aurora is now being advised to “please stop growing so much weed.” The plea came in the...
Tesla shares jolted up nearly 30 percent in two days thanks to stock upgrade
Shares of Tesla surged 13 percent on Tuesday after Credit Suisse upgraded its rating on the electric-car maker and as Wall Street rallied on optimism the coronavirus outbreak was reaching...
Etsy shares ride high on bullish bank outlooks
The bulls are betting on an ex-unicorn from Brooklyn. Etsy ended higher Friday on the Nasdaq, as shares of the Brooklyn-based company wrap up a week that saw two bullish...
Rich Greenfield, other BTIG analysts launch new firm
Richard Greenfield and other key analysts on BTIG’s technology, media and telecommunications team have formed a breakaway shop but will continue to partner with the financial services firm they’ve served...
GE shares surge after JPMorgan analyst's upgrade
A JPMorgan analyst who has long held a negative outlook on General Electric shares as they have tumbled upgraded his view on the conglomerate’s stock on Thursday. GE shares surged...
Goldman should boost reserves for 1MDB fines, analysts say
Goldman Sachs may need to boost its legal reserves by as much as $1 billion to prepare for potential penalties related to its dealings with the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund...
Mining CEO says analysts will 'have to commit suicide' in bizarre rant
This irate mining honcho is bringing down the hammer on Wall Street. The chief executive of an iron-ore giant — claiming that a Goldman Sachs analyst gave him the shaft...
Morgan Stanley boosting salaries for college recruits
Morgan Stanley is boosting salaries for its youngest bankers by as much as 25 percent — plunking down as much as $215,000 annually for business-school recruits after they've been at...
Analysts keen on Starbucks despite weak holiday sales
Starbucks shares fell 5 percent on Friday after the company reported weak holiday-quarter sales, indicating near-term troubles were far from over, but analysts said the brand’s strength and a growing...
Hedge funds' wild equities ride could hit a wall: report
Hedge fund investors piled into equity strategies in 2017, but the tea leaves suggest that bet may not bode as well for them in 2018 as it did last year....
Square stock plummets after foray into Bitcoin attracts jeers
Bitcoin may be up 850 percent this year, but it’s been a mixed bag for Jack Dorsey. Square, the payment company run by the 41-year-old tech entrepreneur, saw its shares...
Bill Gross warns 'capitalism's arteries are now clogged'
Bond investor Bill Gross warned on Tuesday that investors should reduce their risk appetite, given the US growth rate is stunted by secular forces “which monetary and even future fiscal...
Viking Global clients get $8 billion refund
Investors in Viking Global Investors will soon be getting an $8 billion refund as one of the hedge fund’s top stock pickers prepares to leave this month. The $32 billion...
Wall Street's 'artist' analyst Mike Mayo hired by Wells Fargo
Wall Street’s most notorious “artist” is back. Mike Mayo, the outspoken bank analyst who’s compared himself to French painter Paul Cezanne, has landed a new job at Wells Fargo, the...