Large corporations’ seemingly ceaseless profit growth during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be coming to an end this holiday season, as the post-lockdown rebound grates up against rising prices, recession Read more
Tag: Boom
Opinion: The cloud boom has hit its stormiest moment yet, and it is costing investors billions
The cloud boom has finally reached a resting altitude, but Wall Street is doing anything but resting. Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -4.06%, the original pioneer in cloud computing, confirmed Thursday what Read more
The one-time ‘pandemic boom markets’ where home price appreciation has ground to a halt
The pandemic housing boom is officially over. Home price appreciation has stalled, with markets in the West leading the nation in declines, according to a new report. “Pandemic Boom Markets Read more
COVID-era ‘baby boom’ marks the first major reversal in declining fertility rates since 2007
If think you’re seeing babies everywhere, there’s good reason. A new paper confirms that there was an increase in births last year, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We … Read more
The shale boom, passive investing and other major new market forces
We are marking MarketWatch’s 25th anniversary by looking at the 25 biggest financial market events and developments we have covered. In our previous installments, we noted the first 15 events Read more
Opinion: Downtown San Francisco became the epicenter of Silicon Valley’s boom, but now it must be reinvented
After a 21st-century gold rush created by big tech, downtown San Francisco is going to have to reinvent itself. Again. The city of undulating streets, panoramic views, and booms and Read more
Opinion: AMD shows the end of the PC boom may be hurting chip makers more than expected
The end of the pandemic boom in personal-computer sales looks like it is going to hurt chip makers more than investors — and the companies themselves — may have expected. Read more
Plug Power sees Inflation Reduction Act creating a ‘boom’ in its green hydrogen business, and stock soars
Shares of Plug Power Inc. pulled a U-turn to trade sharply higher Wednesday, as investors and analysts appeared to embrace the hydrogen and fuel cell company’s glowing praise of the Read more
Weekend reads: The jobs market isn’t cracking — gloom turns to boom in the economy
So much for all that recession talk. At least for a day. Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report immediately sparked more talk that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 0.75 Read more
Best Buy adds to retailer woes, cutting outlook as end of PC boom takes its toll
The end of a boom in personal-computer sales is landing on Best Buy Inc.’s financial statements. The electronics retailer warned investors Wednesday afternoon that it will not hit financial targets Read more
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