Wall Street
Week in review: We initiated a position — plus, top gainers and laggards of 2025
Friday marked the end of a lackluster week for stocks and the first trading session of 2026. The market was mixed for the holiday-shortened week: The Dow and Nasdaq shed 0.1% and 1.5%, respectively, while the S & P 500 edged roughly 1% lower, its third back-to-back loss since Monday. It’s unclear what caused the […]
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Berkshire Hathaway shares dip as Warren Buffett exits and Greg Abel era begins
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett’s six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of a new era under successor Greg Abel. Class […]
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Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund at Citadel rises 10.2% in volatile 2025
Key Points Citadel’s flagship multistrategy Wellington fund, its largest, gained 10.2% in 2025, according to a person familiar with the firm’s returns. The firm’s tactical trading fund, which combines equities with quantitative strategies, advanced 18.6% in 2025, the person said. Source
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Buffett says Berkshire has the best odds of any company for lasting a century as he hands over reins
Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is better positioned than any company to endure for the next century as he handed over the CEO reins to his successor Greg Abel, whom he strongly endorsed. “It has a better chance I think of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of,” Buffett […]
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A 5 million percent return in 60 years leaves Warren Buffett’s legacy unmatched
Key Points Warren Buffett has handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel after a six-decade run. From 1964 to 2024, Berkshire delivered a compounded annual gain of 19.9%, nearly double the S&P 500’s 10.4%. As Buffett relinquishes the helm, investors are increasingly focused on what disappears with him. Source
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Warren Buffett’s exit leaves open question: Who runs Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio?
As Berkshire Hathaway marks Warren Buffett ‘s official retirement Wednesday, attention is shifting to a less settled part of the succession plan: the fate of its $300 billion equity portfolio. For decades, Berkshire’s stock holdings have reflected Buffett’s long-term investing judgment and his willingness to deploy capital aggressively during market turmoil. With no obvious successor […]
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Citadel to return $5 billion in profit to investors, source says
Key Points The firm’s flagship-multistrategy fund, known as Wellington, gained 9.3% in the year through last week, the person said, who asked not to be named discussing performance details. The profit being returned is not all that was generated in 2025, the person said, but rather, a way of constraining capital amid what the fund […]
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Asset manager Janus Henderson gets bought by Trian, General Catalyst for $7.4 billion
Nelson Petz, Founding Partner and CEO of Trian Partners, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivery Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Asset manager Janus Henderson agreed to be acquired by investors Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst, the companies announced Monday. Trian and General Catalyst will […]
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Here’s where the stock market is headed in 2026, according to Wall Street’s top strategists
Stocks are in for another double-digit gain in 2026, according to Wall Street’s top strategists. Wall Street is confident the bull market can continue for another year, albeit not as strong as this one has been, according to the 2026 CNBC Market Strategist Survey . On average, strategists expect the S & P 500 can […]
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Friday could be a wild day of trading on Wall Street. Here’s why
Key Points More than $7.1 trillion in notional options exposure is set to expire this Friday, according to Goldman. December options expirations are typically the biggest of the year, but this one eclipses all prior records. Source
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