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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway scoops up Occidental and other stocks during sell-off
In this article BRK.A VRSN SIRI OXY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett poses with Martin, the Geico gecko, ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett went on bit of a shopping spree in the stock market before […]
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire is having its best year since 2021 despite a buyback freeze and stock-selling spree
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is wrapping up a particularly strong year, even as the Oracle of Omaha paused buybacks and sold chunks of top holdings before their big rallies. Class A shares of the Omaha-based conglomerate have climbed 27% in 2024, slightly outperforming the S & P 500. Berkshire, whose shares have exceeded the $700,000 […]
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What Warren Buffett said about Trump’s first trade war, as tariff threats fuel fears of another battle
President-elect Donald Trump’s fresh tariff threats ignited fears of another high-stakes trade war. Berkshire Hathaway Chair and CEO Warren Buffett opined at length in 2018 and 2019 about the trade conflicts that erupted during Trump’s first term. Then, the “Oracle of Omaha” said the Republican’s aggressive moves could cause negative consequences globally, including triggering inflation […]
Read MoreWarren Buffett speaks out against creating family wealth dynasties, gives away another $1.1 billion
Warren Buffett David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett, who has amassed a $150 billion personal fortune, made a strong case against creating “dynastic” wealth as he named three independent trustees to oversee his philanthropy following his children and donated another $1.1 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock to four family foundations. Instead of leaving his three children an […]
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Junk food lover Warren Buffett’s new pizza investment fits perfectly in Berkshire’s portfolio
Warren Buffett, a celebrated lover of junk food, just bought into a national pizza chain whose shares are trading near their cheapest level of the year. With CEO Buffett at the helm, Berkshire Hathaway bought more than 1.2 million shares of Domino’s Pizza last quarter, a stake worth about $550 million, a recent regulatory filing […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Palantir, Moderna, Ulta Beauty, Alibaba and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Global pharma stocks — Shares of several vaccine makers declined after President-elect Donald Trump selected prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary on Thursday. Shares of Moderna and Pfizer slipped nearly 9% and 5%, respectively. BioNTech , which helped develop a Covid vaccine with […]
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Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Nov. 15 1. President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has vast implications for drug companies. That’s why shares of pharma stocks, and vaccine makers in particular, sold off late Thursday when reports […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Alibaba, Applied Materials, Ulta Beauty and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Applied Materials — Shares tumbled more than 8% after the semiconductor equipment manufacturer offered weak revenue guidance for the current quarter. Applied Materials said it forecasts $7.15 billion in the first fiscal quarter, under the estimate of $7.224 billion from analysts polled by LSEG. The company […]
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S&P 500 futures slip as index heads for losing week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images S&P 500 futures inched lower Thursday night as investors wondered what’s next for the market after the postelection rally wavered. Futures tied to the Dow […]
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