Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, meets with shareholders at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 1, 2026. David A. Grogan | CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — At the shareholder shopping day that kicks off Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting, the mood in the air was cautiously optimistic as new and returning…
The Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting kicks off in Omaha, NE on May 1, 2026. Yun Li | CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — At the cavernous exhibit hall inside CHI Health Center Omaha, the annual “Berkshire Bazaar of Bargains” is still stocked with fan-favorite deals, just with a bit more breathing room this year. The 20,000-square-foot…
U.S. flags at the Washington Monument, the dome of the U.S. Capitol can be seen in the background. Sebastian Gollnow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Control of the U.S. Senate in this year’s midterms remains a tossup just over six months from election day, according to traders on prediction markets platform Kalshi. Traders give…
Gas prices over $6.00 are displayed at a Shell station across from the Marathon Petroleum Corp’s Los Angeles Refinery on April 02, 2026 in Carson, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Western Texas Intermediate crude futures haven’t hit their highs in 2026 yet, according to traders on Kalshi. Users on the…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Apple — Shares were up 3.5%. For the fiscal second quarter , Apple’s earnings came in at $2.01 per share, while revenue landed at $111.18 billion. This beat the earnings of $1.95 a share and $109.66 billion in revenue analysts were looking for, per LSEG. Still,…
For decades, Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting has doubled as a kind of financial Woodstock, drawing tens of thousands to hear Warren Buffett dispense homespun wisdom, crack jokes and field hours of questions. This year will be different. For the first time, the 95-year-old Buffett won’t be the central figure on stage, marking a new era…
AI signage at the Robert Bosch booth at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing, China, on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Electric carmakers in China are layering on more of the same artificial intelligence features as they try to survive a prolonged price war in the world’s largest…
The steering wheel on an Inceptio Technology autonomous truck in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — While AI updates make headlines every few weeks, those advances are not enough to get self-driving vehicles on the road more quickly. That’s according to Chinese autonomous trucking…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Apple — Shares were marginally lower after the company’s iPhone sales missed estimates for the second time in three quarters. For the fiscal second quarter , Apple’s earnings came in at $2.01 per share, while revenue landed at $111.18 billion. This beat the earnings of…
Tim Cook and John Ternus at Apple Park. Courtesy: Apple On Apple’s first earnings call since the company announced its planned C-suite changes, bettors on Kalshi think the company may discuss its creator studio, streaming platform and a fellow megacap tech company’s artificial intelligence model. Apple is set to report earnings after the bell on…
