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BARRON'S Cover Articles

Jan 8

The Power Grid Is Changing. What It Means for Utility Stocks—and Your Electricity Bill.

Renewable energy will make life more complicated but could be a boon for the companies providing it. COVER: UTILITIES The year is 2051...

Aug 31, 2023

Why the UAW Strike Isn’t the Biggest Problem for Ford and GM

The labor action highlights the biggest issue: Can the auto makers afford to spend what it takes to thrive in the new world of EVs?...

Apr 30, 2023

How Elon Musk Could Solve His Tesla-Twitter Puzzle

A Starlink IPO could raise billions of dollars and mean less selling of Tesla ahead. COVER: AEROSPACE & DEFENSE SpaceX is the most...

Nov 11, 2022

The Threat That Twitter Poses to Tesla Stock

COVER: M & A Elon Musk officially owns Twitter—and now the hand-wringing about his ability to oversee the rest of his empire has begun...

Aug 8, 2022

GE Stock Is a Buy as Breakup Looms

COVER: MANUFACTURING & BARRON'S STOCK PICK So, it comes to this—General Electric, once arguably the greatest of American companies, will...

Aug 1, 2022

World Hunger Is on the Rise. These Companies Have Solutions.

COVER: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES & BARRON'S STOCK PICK Scorching heat and drought shriveling up crops in the Midwest and eastern Africa. A...

Oct 28, 2021

Tesla Is Winning the EV Race. Better Batteries Will Help Ford and GM Close the Gap.

COVER: AUTOS There’s nothing standing in the way of an electric-vehicle future except the batteries to power the cars—and auto makers are...

Aug 15, 2021

Boeing’s Fix-It Job: How the Company Can Win the Future.

COVER: AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE Shares in the world’s largest aerospace company could rally more than 35% if CEO Dave Calhoun takes bold...

Mar 21, 2021

The Next Space Race—and How to Play It

COVER: AREOSPACE AND DEFENSE Like many kids, Luca Rossettini wanted to go to space. His wasn’t a typical childhood dream—one that fades...

Dec 13, 2020

NIO, Xpeng, and Li Auto Are Not the Next Tesla. Why It’s Time to Unplug From Chinese EV Stocks

COVER: AUTOS Electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry, so it’s no surprise they have captured Wall Street’s imagination,...

Nov 7, 2020

Ford Can Be Fixed. Why Its Stock Could Double.

COVER: BARRON'S STOCK PICK/AUTOS Ford Motor is the fifth-largest auto maker in the world based on the number of vehicles it sold last...

Oct 10, 2020

Industrial Stocks Are Getting Ready for 10 Years of Outperformance. Here’s How to Play It.

COVER: MANUFACTURING Visit a mine these days and there’s a good chance you’ll find Caterpillar ’s 797F. The truck stands 25 feet high,...

Jul 25, 2020

Electric Trucks Are the Future. The Stocks Are for the Bold.

COVER: INDUSTRIALS Speculative fervor has sent shares of electric-truck makers soaring. But competition is stiff and Tesla-like returns...

Nov 8, 2019

Honeywell Is a Growth Company Again as It Taps the Power of Big Data

COVER: INDUSTRIALS Honeywell International is one of the largest industrial companies on the planet. It won’t be for much longer if CEO...