Month: March 2026
Berkshire Hathaway begins repurchasing shares, CEO Greg Abel buys $15 million in stock
Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday it has resumed repurchasing its own shares for the first time since 2024 and separately new CEO Greg Abel purchased $15 million worth of stock himself, an amount equal to his after-tax annual salary. Abel told CNBC he will continue using his full salary amount to purchase Berkshire shares every year. […]
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5 unresolved questions hanging over the Anthropic–Pentagon fracas: ‘It’s all very puzzling’
Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks on an artificial intelligence panel during Inbound 2025 Powered by HubSpot at Moscone Center on in San Francisco, Sept. 4, 2025. Chance Yeh | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to label Anthropic a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security” on Friday resulted in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: BJ’s Wholesale, Broadcom, Trade Desk, StubHub & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: BJ’s Wholesale Club — The warehouse giant shed 4.5% after its full-year guidance fell short of expectations. BJ’s Wholesale anticipates adjusted earnings between $4.40 per share and $4.60 per share, versus the $4.66 a share consensus estimate, per FactSet. Its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue, […]
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Iran war threatens $11.7 trillion global travel industry as passengers get caught in crossfire
Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday. Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had to pay $1,600 to get […]
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Is Cuba next? What the fallout from the Iran war means for Havana
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images “Cuba’s next,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican and ally of U.S. […]
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Family offices double down on AI investments as startup fundraising breaks record in February
Laurene Powell Jobs attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2024 in New York City. John Nacion | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign […]
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The Iran war is causing chaos in the world’s busiest international travel hub. Here’s what travelers need to know
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Over a million passengers around the world have been impacted by flight cancellations since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Dubai International Airport, the busiest international travel hub in the world, has been afflicted by Iranian strikes on the […]
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Iran war and stocks: Why Global X says ‘it might be time to double down’ on emerging markets
ETF Edge Iran war and stocks: Why Global X says ‘it might be time to double down’ on emerging markets Published Thu, Mar 5 20267:00 AM EST Blair Bao WATCH LIVE Source
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Why Iran war oil price shock won’t stop Fed pick Kevin Warsh from cutting interest rates
The war in Iran has caused oil prices to spike, prompting concerns about a resurgence of inflation. That has led Federal Reserve officials to raise the possibility that they may pause the Fed’s recent efforts to lower interest rates, or potentially even raise rates. But that is the Fed as it’s now known. The central […]
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NATO members feel the heat from the Iran war, but the bar for the bloc to act is high
Debris of a NATO air defence system that intercepted a missile launched from Iran is seen in Dortyol, in southern Hatay province, Turkey, March 4, 2026 in this screengrab from video. Ihlas News Agency | Via Reuters This picture shows debris of a NATO air defense system that intercepted a missile from Iran headed to […]
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