Barbara Kollmeyer

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Senior Reporter and Editor at MarketWatch

Senior reporter/editor for MarketWatch on the red-eye premarket. Mom, Jayhawk. Once upon a time a blue check. #IStandWithEvan [email protected]

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Why a potential Shell blockbuster deal for BP makes sense

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

Shell may be interested in buying BP. Analysts say that’s probably BP’s best shot at emerging from years of poor execution. With speculation swirling that oil giant Shell might be interested in a takeover of rival BP, analysts say such a marriage may be the latter’s best hopes of putting years of lackluster management behind it.
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set to open lower, oil skids on OPEC+ production and dollar drops

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

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Apple’s $100 billion buyback disappointed some. Here’s where it ranks historically.

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

Apple announced plans to return $100 billion to shareholders on Thursday. That’s short of the company’s personal record. If Apple Inc. hoped to boost its stock with plans to buy back $100 billion worth of shares, then that mission seems doomed to fail. The share repurchase plan announced alongside solid earnings on Thursday also failed to meet the high bar the company AAPL set last year, when it broke corporate records with a whopping $110 billion repurchase strategy.
Millions of people in Europe lost power for hours on Monday, and no one knows why

2 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

By Barbara Kollmeyer The blackout left residents of Spain and Portugal, and a portion of France, gathering around radios and trekking for hours on foot to make it home from work "?Y a ti, dónde te pillo?" That question - "Where were you when it happened?" - continued to dominate conversations in Spain two days after a historic power outage that left the entire country without electricity and also hit Portugal and parts of France.
What investors are overlooking at Nvidia, Apple and a cruise-line operator

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pictured in San Jose, California in March. Fund manager Michael Sansoterra says investors are overlooking what the AI chip maker has to offer. The chief investment officer at Silvant Capital Management, which manages $2.5 billion in client money, admits he’s not sleeping so well these days.
Millions of people in Europe lost power for hours on Monday, and no one knows why

2 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

By Barbara Kollmeyer The blackout left resident of Spain and Portugal, and a portion of France, gathering around radios and trekking for hours on foot to make it home from work "?Y a ti, dónde te pillo?" That question - "Where were you when it happened?" - continued to dominate conversations in Spain two days after a historic power outage that left the entire country without electricity and also hit Portugal and parts of France.
Markets are dealing with a new kind of shock. The S&P 500 might not have bottomed yet, says Goldman Sachs

2 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

By Barbara Kollmeyer Economic data may need to stabilize before the stock market can. Stocks are about to close out another volatile month of trading not all that far from where it started. The S&P 500 SPX is looking at a 0.9% drop for April, which is an improvement on a 5.7% March drop, thanks to calm seen in the latter half of the month. Nonetheless, many investors and Wall Street watchers remain on edge.
Markets are dealing with a new kind of shock. The S&P 500 might not have bottomed yet, says Goldman Sachs

2 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

By Barbara Kollmeyer Economic data may need to stabilize before the stock market can. Stocks are about to close out another volatile month of trading not all that far from where it started. The S&P 500 SPX is looking at a 0.9% drop for April, which is an improvement on a 5.7% March drop, thanks to calm seen in the latter half of the month. Nonetheless, many investors and Wall Street watchers remain on edge.
Markets are dealing with a new kind of shock. The S&P 500 might not have bottomed yet, says Goldman Sachs

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

Stocks are about to close out another volatile month of trading not all that far where it started. The index SPX is looking at a 0.9% drop for April, which is an improvement on a 5.7% March drop, thanks to calm seen in the latter half of the month. Nonetheless, many investors and Wall Street watchers remain on edge.
Another juicy S&P 500 target goes by the wayside as this 6,700 call is thrown into trash

2 weeks ago | marketwatch.com | Barbara Kollmeyer

HSBC has slashed its S&P 500 forecast, citing slower U.S. growth expectations, sticky inflation and expectations for falling bond yields. Another one bites the dust — a Wall Street S&P 500 target, that is. Falling in line with actions seen by other big banks this year as tariff concerns bite, HSBC on Tuesday slashed its target for the U.S. equity-market benchmark SPX to 5,600 from 6,700, based on a forecast for slower U.S. growth, sticky inflation and falling bond yields.

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9 May 25

A pessimist entering 2025, Michael Hartnett has these fears even as tariff war dissipates. A rare interview with top Bank of America strategist from my new colleague @julesrimmer1 https://t.co/tPjVy4mrk8 via @MarketWatch

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30 Apr 25

RT @JillianBerman: “Leo, don’t even think of doing that,” one mother yelled to her young son. “There are no hospitals today.” @bkollmeyer o…

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9 Apr 25

Trump is close to caving on tariffs, veteran strategist says. But the damage to markets won’t be so easily undone. Good stuff from my colleague @jsadinolfi https://t.co/iWjrqoXC6D via @MarketWatch

Barbara Kollmeyer

Articles

Why a potential Shell blockbuster deal for BP makes sense

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set to open lower, oil skids on OPEC+ production and dollar drops

Apple’s $100 billion buyback disappointed some. Here’s where it ranks historically.

Millions of people in Europe lost power for hours on Monday, and no one knows why

What investors are overlooking at Nvidia, Apple and a cruise-line operator

Millions of people in Europe lost power for hours on Monday, and no one knows why

Markets are dealing with a new kind of shock. The S&P 500 might not have bottomed yet, says Goldman Sachs

Markets are dealing with a new kind of shock. The S&P 500 might not have bottomed yet, says Goldman Sachs

Markets are dealing with a new kind of shock. The S&P 500 might not have bottomed yet, says Goldman Sachs

Another juicy S&P 500 target goes by the wayside as this 6,700 call is thrown into trash

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