Katy Barnato

London

Markets Editor, Europe at The Wall Street Journal

Markets Editor for Europe at The Wall Street Journal. Previously at CNBC. Views are my own.

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Retail Sales Likely Rose in March, With Shoppers Trying to Get Ahead of Tariffs

1 week ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

Retail sales probably jumped last month, economists project, as consumers pulled forward big-ticket purchases to beat tariff-fueled price increases. Sales likely rose by 1.2% in March from February, according to a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. The data is seasonally adjusted. The retail-sales report is due at 8:30 a.m. ET today from the Commerce Department. It will show purchases made in the run-up to President Trump's unveiling of sweeping levies on April 2.
Stocks to Watch Monday: Apple, Dell, Nvidia, Goldman Sachs

1 week ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

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Carmax Stock Heads for Worst Day Since 2022

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Katherine Hamilton |Katy Barnato

CarMax shares slid after the used-car retailer missed earnings expectations and said it could no longer give a time frame for financial goals it has been working toward for years. Shares sank about 20% as of about midday Thursday, on pace for their biggest one-day drop since September 2022. The stock rose 9% Wednesday amid a broad-based tariff-pause rally. It has been volatile this year on trade news. Quarterly earnings per share came in at 58 cents, while used-car sales rose to $4.84 billion.
Stocks to Watch Wednesday: Apple, Alibaba, Novo Nordisk

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

↗️ Apple (AAPL): Shares rose nearly 3% Wednesday morning. The stock had dropped Tuesday, helping Microsoft (MSFT) overtake Apple as the world's most valuable company, after the White House said President Trump wants iPhones to be made in the U.S.🔎 Alibaba (BABA); Semiconductor Manufacturing International (HK:981): Hong-Kong-listed tech stocks rallied Wednesday, despite the U.S. unveiling 104% tariffs on China. Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares advanced about 2%.
Chances of U.S. Recession Have Risen to 45%, Goldman Sachs Says

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

The probability of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months has risen, said a team at Goldman Sachs, citing policy uncertainty, foreign consumer boycotts and tighter financial conditions. The bank's economists raised the odds on a recession to 45% from 35%, noting the tariffs unveiled Wednesday by the Trump administration were tougher than expected, and were quickly followed by retaliatory tariffs by China. This is Goldman's second uptick in its recession odds in two weeks.
美国商务部长建议公众购买特斯拉股票

1 month ago | cn.wsj.com | Katy Barnato

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Stocks to Watch Thursday: PDD, Accenture, Nvidia, Nike

1 month ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

ð Tesla (TSLA): The EV maker is recalling more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, due to the potential for an exterior panel to fall off. And late Wednesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox viewers to buy Tesla stock, saying: "It'll never be this cheap again."âï¸ QXO (QXO): The building-products distributor agreed to buy Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), in a deal worth about $11 billion including debt. Shares of both companies rallied Thursday morning.
'Buy Tesla' Stock, Howard Lutnick Tells Fox Viewers

1 month ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick used a TV appearance to recommend the public buy shares in Elon Musk's car company, saying: "It's unbelievable that this guy's stock is this cheap. It'll never be this cheap again."Tesla stock has slid roughly 40% this year, knocked in part by a consumer backlash against Musk's political activities. Shares slipped less than 1% shortly after Thursday's open.
Tesla Stock Extends Selloff; ‘Politicized’ Brand Faces Backlash

1 month ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

Tesla shares dropped amid a broader tech selloff, as analysts warned of lower overseas demand for the EV maker's cars and a consumer backlash against Elon Musk's political activities. The stock closed 5.3% lower at $225.31, extending Monday's decline. Shares are so far on pace for another weekly decline, having fallen for eight consecutive weeks though Friday. That's Tesla's longest such losing streak, ever.
Stocks to Watch Recap: DocuSign, Nvidia, Rubrik, Tesla

1 month ago | wsj.com | Katy Barnato

↗️ DocuSign (DOCU): The e-signature company logged higher-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, boosted by its new AI-enabled products. Shares climbed 15%, its biggest daily gain of the year. ↘️ Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Reckitt Benckiser (UK: RKT): A U.S. judge ordered the retrial of an infant-formula lawsuit that already ruled in the companies' favor. Shares of Abbott and Reckitt fell in the U.S. and London respectively.