Warren Buffett speaks with CNBC during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. David A. Grogan | CNBC Billionaire investor Warren Buffett hinted in March that Berkshire Hathaway had made a small addition to its portfolio. A new regulatory filing may have just revealed what he was referring to….
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Dominion Energy — Shares popped more than 9% after NextEra Energy announced a deal to acquire the company in an all-stock transaction. NextEra said the combination of the two companies will create the world’s largest regulated electric utility business. NextEra shares were down about…
JPMorgan summer reading list Courtesy: JPMorgan The latest JPMorgan Summer Reading List, an annual favorite among the wealthy, includes books on artificial intelligence, longevity, Keith Haring and lemon recipes. The list is compiled each year with suggestions from JPMorgan client advisors around the world and has become a popular guide for the wealthy looking for…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals — The drugmaker fell more than 11% after its treatment for a skin cancer missed goals in a late-stage trial. Macy’s — The department store shares jumped nearly 4% in premarket after a regulatory filing revealed Berkshire Hathaway initiated a small position in the…
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s revamp of its portfolio sent certain stocks higher in early trading Monday, while others slipped as investors parsed the company’s latest bets and exits disclosed in the conglomerate’s quarterly…
The booth of USSEC (U.S. Soybean Export Council) on Nov. 8, 2025, at the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — China has agreed to buy U.S. soybeans and address American access to rare earths, the White House said Sunday, touting some of the most tangible…
As investors worry about all of the companies that AI will wipe out, they are rotating into the ones that AI will have a harder time disrupting. And the HALO trade, as it is called, is working. HALO, which stands for “heavy assets, low obsolescence,” was coined by Josh Brown, co-founder and CEO of Ritholtz…
Artificial intelligence has ushered in a bull run in stocks that has taken the broader market to new heights. Companies that have tied workforce reductions to the new technology, however, haven’t always fared so well. CNBC compiled a list of 23 S&P 500 firms across multiple sectors and industries to see how their stocks fared…
Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images If new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is still itching for a “good family fight” over monetary policy, he is…
BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump has kept up an uneasy silence about Taiwan following his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, despite the U.S.’ announcement in December of a record $11 billion in arms sales to the island against Beijing’s wishes. Trump had said the Taiwan arms sales would be on the…
