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.
Quantum computing uses quantum physics to perform computations far faster than classical computers. This emerging technology holds particular relevance for fintech, which relies heavily on encryption to secure transactions and data. Researchers warn that powerful quantum computers could one day crack traditional encryption methods in a feasible time. In...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) exits the Oval Office in the opposite direction as U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) walk away before departing the White House on March 14, 2025.Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty ImagesThe UCLA Anderson Forecast, citing substantial changes to the economy...
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reacts as he speaks during a news conference at the end of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on Jan. 29, 2025.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve officials at this week's meeting...
Bullish sentiment for stocks cratered in historic fashion this past month as President Donald Trump's haphazard rollout of tariffs rattled markets and raised concerns about economic growth, according to the most widely followed investor survey on Wall Street. Bank of America's Global Fund Manager Survey for this month saw...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Elon Musk's EV company saw shares sliding another 3.9%, bringing month-to-date losses to a whopping 23%. The sell-off came after Tesla's China rival Zeekr said it is rolling out advanced driver assistance-system for free . Meanwhile, RBC Capital...
Holmdel, United States, March 18th, 2025, FinanceWireThe AI-powered sales agent enhances sales processes while assisting merchants in making informed decisions—Nowutalk AI is now live.Nowutalk AI has set to transform online shopping with the first voice-driven sales agent for Shopify stores, bringing the ease of in-store conversation to digital shopping....
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Ralph Lauren — The fashion stock added 2.8% following an upgrade at Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral. The bank said Ralph Lauren has limited exposure to tariffs versus its peers. Duolingo — The language learning application climbed 1.5% following...
