Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway outperformed the S & P 500 in 2024 and pulled off its best year since 2021. Class A shares of the Omaha-based conglomerate rallied 25.5% last year, beating the S & P 500's 23.3% return. Berkshire shares topped $700,000 during the year and posted their...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Tesla — The electric vehicle maker slipped 5% after reporting its first ever annual vehicle deliveries decline . Tesla delivered 1.79 million vehicles in 2024, a drop from 1.81 million in 2023. Constellation Energy — Shares jumped 7% after the...
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Synaptics — The semiconductor company climbed 5.9% after announcing a partnership with Google on Edge AI. Through the collaboration, Google's machine learning core will be integrated on Synaptics' Astra hardware. Nvidia — Shares of the chip maker popped 1.7%, marking...
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has a lot to celebrate this holiday season. After a bumpy few years following Robinhood’s 2021 IPO — a period during which shares of the commission-free trading app plummeted by more than 90% after it abruptly restricted trading in some meme stocks — the 12-year-old...
Emerging markets have become a hub for fintech innovation. With their growing economies and youthful populations, these regions present significant opportunities. However, regulatory frameworks in these markets vary widely, influencing how fintech companies evolve and scale.Supportive Regulations: A Catalyst for GrowthSupportive regulations can significantly enhance fintech growth. They encourage...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Intel — The struggling chip stock bounced into year-end, rising close to 1.2% in midday trading. Intel has plunged more than 60% in 2024, making the stock poised to see its worst year on record and be the second-worst performer...
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Crypto stocks – Stocks tied to the price of bitcoin gained as the cryptocurrency inched higher on Tuesday. Bitcoin proxy MicroStrategy advanced nearly 5%, while crypto services provider Coinbase rose more than 2%. Miners Mara Holdings and Riot Platforms also...
A hand of high-conviction stock picks from hedge funds and notable investors could be primed to trounce the market in the new year. The financial sector has gained newfound love in the hedge fund community since the election of former President Donald Trump. Professional traders raised their exposure to...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Boeing — The aircraft stock shed 2% after South Korea ordered an inspection of all 737-800 planes operated by domestic carriers following the deadly Jeju Air crash over the weekend, which involved a plane of that model. All but two...
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Boeing – Shares fell 3% after South Korea ordered an inspection of all B737-800 planes in the wake of the deadly Jeju Air crash over the weekend. The crash killed all but two of the 181 people on board, becoming...
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Gregg Greenberg spent 14 years as a journalist at TheStreet.com where he wrote the highly popular column "The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week". His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Glamour to ESPN the Magazine, and on humor sites such as Points in Case.
Nvidia Corp. shares were set to hit a record high in early trading after the chipmaker at the forefront of an industrywide artificial intelligence race delivered a third-straight sales forecast that surpassed Wall Street estimate. Shares rose 8.7% to $512 before markets in New York opened on Thursday after Nvidia...
The US Securities watchdog has accused Fundrise Advisors, LLC, of violating the country’s cash solicitation rules by paying over 200 social media influencers and online newsletter publishers to solicit clients for its investment platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today (Tuesday) that the Washington-based investment advisor did not require the influencers to provide...
Traditional banking institutions are confronting a powerful competitor in the ever-changing world of finance: fintech. Revolut, a revolutionary fintech business that has shook the foundations of traditional banking, is at the forefront of this upheaval. Don't miss London's premier financial event! 3,500+ attendees, 150+ speakers, and 120+ exhibitors await...
Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty ImagesBy some measures, Americans have never been more in the red.In the second quarter of 2023, total credit card debt surpassed $1 trillion for the first time ever, which helped bring total household debt to $17.06 trillion, also a fresh record, according to the New...
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) conducted an in-depth review of the money laundering risk analyses of over 30 Swiss banks during the spring of this year and found that many did not meet the basic requirements for such an analysis. The Swiss watchdog in a statement explained that it was prompted...
