The crowd reacts during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025.CNBCOMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway shareholders who came from around the world to Omaha for the conglomerate's annual meeting this weekend had no idea how historic this year's event would be.Warren Buffett, the...
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025.CNBCOMAHA, Neb. — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett shocked shareholders during the conglomerate's annual gathering on Saturday by announcing his intention to step down. For hours before that, the billionaire touched on a...
(Follow along with our full coverage of Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting here. Warren Buffett begins talking at 9 a.m. ET.)Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported first-quarter results on Saturday that showed a steep drop in operating earnings from the year-earlier period. The conglomerate, which owns a vast array of insurance,...
Venmo is more than just a way to split dinner bills. It has become a cultural phenomenon. Known for blending digital payments with social interaction, Venmo introduced a new way to think about money. It made peer-to-peer payments simple, quick, and even fun.In 2025, Venmo remains one of the...
Eaton , a maker of power management solutions for AI data centers and other commercial markets, delivered a solid quarter on Friday that raised more questions for us than it answered. Earnings per share for the first quarter ended in March rose more than 33% from the year-ago period...
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: It's been a great week for the U.S. stock market. The S & P 500 is up 1.6% Friday,...
Although one quarter isn't enough to squash all concerns, the good results were a step in the right direction.
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Duolingo — Shares soared more than 18% after the language learning app guided toward a better-than-expected revenue forecast. Duolingo estimates second-quarter revenue will come in between $239 million and $242 million, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $234 million. Full-year...
Apple CEO Tim Cook, center, watches during the inauguration ceremonies for President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President JD Vance, left, in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.Shawn Thew | Afp | Getty ImagesA tale of two different technology companies is playing out this...
Block shares were on track for their second-worst day Friday, plunging more than 20% as investors digested a brutal quarterly report and a wave of analyst downgrades centered on one issue: Cash App.The first-quarter earnings miss rattled Wall Street, prompting multiple firms — including Wells Fargo, Seaport, BMO, and...
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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.
The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, March 16, 2021.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – General Motors is working with Google to explore opportunities to implement AI technologies across the automaker's business, the companies announced Tuesday.The broad partnership around generative, or...
Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle Corporation, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 12, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersCheck out the companies making headlines before the bell.Oracle — The software giant rose 2.7% after UBS upgraded Oracle to a buy...
Nio's ET5 stands on display at the Central China International Auto Show on May 25, 2023, in Wuhan, China.Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese electric vehicle maker Nio lost $835.1 million in the second quarter, more than twice its year-ago loss as deliveries of its upscale...
A shopper pushes a cart with a TV in front of a Best Buy store in Chicago, Illinois, November 25, 2022.Jim Vondruska | ReutersBest Buy on Tuesday surpassed Wall Street's quarterly sales expectations, but tempered expectations for the rest of the year as it feels the lull of post-pandemic...
Advisors affiliated with national firms are likely to be in demand from those whose retirement is just around the corner. Research from Cerulli Associates reveals that those within five years of retirement become ‘advisor-reliant’ and seek those professionals who can offer a strong suite of support services, becoming heavily reliant...
A new wealth management business has launched in San Juan Capistrano, California, led by two advisors who have served approximately $325 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets. Revel Private Wealth is affiliated with LPL Financial’s supported independence model, LPL Strategic Wealth Service. Founders Megan M. Stirrat, CFP, CDFA, SE-AWMA...
European stocks gained for a second day as traders awaited a raft of economic figures over the next few days for clues on the outlook for global central bank policies. Miners and real estate led the advance in the Stoxx Europe 600 index after China pledged further measures to support its economy....
