[ad_1] Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster in a scene from ’The Queen’s Gambit.’ Photo: /Associated Press It is as good a time as any for Netflix to test a new story line. Even a lucky turn in videogames won’t free the streaming giant from the need to keep playing Hollywood’s game, though. Netflix used its […]
[ad_1] Global stocks are broadly lower, along with government-bond yields and commodity prices, amid renewed anxiety around the Delta variant of Covid-19 and inflation. Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Monday’s open. Full market wrap here. Five9 FIVN 0.58% investors are high-fiving each other this morning. Videoconferencing service Zoom Video Communications ZM 1.45% plans to […]
[ad_1] Twitter’s tweet this week announcing Fleets’ imminent end racked up nearly half a million likes in a day. Photo: stephen lam/Reuters July 16, 2021 10:00 am ET Twitter TWTR -0.81% is about putting yourself out there. A select few fly, most get ignored and the unlucky get canceled. This week, Twitter crashed and burned […]
[ad_1] Futures are mixed ahead of jobless figures and a second day of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill. S&P 500 contracts are down slightly. Nasdaq-100 futures are up, suggesting tech stocks will outperform. Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Thursday’s trading action. Blackstone BX -1.18% gained 3.9% in premarket trading […]
[ad_1] Prague-based Avast primarily makes free and premium security software, offering desktop and mobile-device protection. Photo: david w cerny/Reuters NortonLifeLock Inc. NLOK -0.92% is in talks to buy European cybersecurity firm Avast Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would expand the U.S. company’s focus on consumer software. A deal […]
[ad_1] Broadcom typically aims to purchase undervalued companies, but undervalued software names are hard to come by lately. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images July 14, 2021 12:32 pm ET Broadcom’s AVGO -0.14% pivot to software was never going to be easy, and it has grown only more difficult since that effort began. Such is most evident […]
[ad_1] Broadcom, a semiconductor powerhouse built largely through acquisitions, has been on the hunt for a deal to beef up its presence in the corporate-software market. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Talks for Broadcom Inc. AVGO -0.36% to buy SAS Institute Inc. have ended after the founders of the closely held software company changed their mind […]
[ad_1] Updated July 13, 2021 7:52 am ET Here’s what we’re watching ahead of the opening bell on Tuesday. U.S. stock futures wavered, suggesting indexes would hover close to their record levels as investors awaited inflation data and earnings from the nation’s biggest banks. Futures tied to the S&P 500 were relatively flat after the […]
[ad_1] Updated June 28, 2021 7:55 am ET Futures are meandering near the flat line after Friday’s record close on Wall Street. Here’s what we’re watching ahead of Monday’s opening bell. Futures for the S&P 500, which closed Friday at its 31st all-time high of the year, drifted between muted gains and losses. Contracts on […]
[ad_1] Toshiba’s chairman was ousted in a vote at the company’s annual meeting in Tokyo on Friday, a milestone in Japanese shareholder activism. Photo: Katsuya Miyagawa/Associated Press Shareholders have scored a rare upset victory at Japan’s venerable electronics firm Toshiba. TOSYY 0.18% This could be a pivotal moment for the country’s corporate governance. Toshiba’s shareholders […]