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In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a solid increase in second-quarter operating earnings, while the cash hoard at Warren Buffett‘s conglomerate swelled to nearly $150 billion. The

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is known

While ETFs holding stocks such as Microsoft, Tesla and Meta Platforms have outperformed this year, there are other ways to play the artificial intelligence trade beyond familiar Big Tech names. For those who want to ride the AI rally while still diversifying their portfolio beyond the tech sector, there are other fields benefiting indirectly from

In this article IEP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Carl Icahn at the 6th annual CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha Conference on September 13, 2016. Heidi Gutman | CNBC Shares of Carl Icahn’s conglomerate Icahn Enterprises experienced a sharp sell-off Friday after the firm slashed quarterly dividend in half amid notable short seller Hindenburg

Amazon workers sort packages for delivery in New York, July 12, 2022. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Amazon — The e-commerce giant surged 10% after delivering a massive profit beat and positive guidance. Amazon’s cloud and ad businesses also reported better-than-expected

Emilija Manevska | Moment | Getty Images Consumers may soon be able to access $14,000 or more of federal rebates for making energy-efficient upgrades to their home. But just how soon will vary by state — and some may opt not to make the funds available at all. The rebates are part of the Inflation

In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Empty bottles of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the market open. Qualcomm — The chipmaker slipped 8.5%. after it posted $1.87 in adjusted earnings per share on $8.44 billion in revenue for the

In this article DKNG AMZN COIN BKNG DBX AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Amazon – The e-commerce giant popped more than 7% in extended trading after posting strong second-quarter results and issuing upbeat revenue guidance for the

In this article ROKU QCOM DASH ETSY PYPL CLX LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines planes sit idle on the tarmac after Southwest Airlines flights resumed following the lifting of a brief nationwide stoppage caused by an internal technical issue, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), at Chicago Midway International

In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett tours the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, NE. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett shrugged off Fitch’s U.S. downgrade, noting it doesn’t change what his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, is doing at the moment. “Berkshire bought $10

The unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 24 in China has soared to record highs above 20% in May and April. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Ask young people about the Chinese job market, and the frequent answer is things are more difficult this year. Most people

In this article FRSH SMG GNRC AMD SBUX NCLH CVS SEDG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Solarpro employee installs a SolarEdge Technologies Inc. inverter at a residential property in Sydney, May 17, 2021. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: SolarEdge Technologies — The

HSBC’s U.K. headquarters are seen at the Canary Wharf financial district of London on July 31, 2018. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said Tuesday that the lender would not “exit a client based on their lawful personal views,” after Coutts’ termination of Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage’s account

Tourists at a water park on July 23, 2023 in Nanjing, China. Yang Bo | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — Instead of handing out cash, China is trying to make sure consumers and businesses spend where it matters economically. On Monday, the central government announced 20 measures to support tourism, as well

In this article GPS AEO BARC-GB COIN AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. The Rivian name is shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Toyota Motor — Shares rose 1.7%, hitting a

In this article HSBA-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An HSBC Holdings bank branch in Hong Kong on May 24, 2022. A Hong Kong-based trade platform launched by HSBC Holdings three years ago with much fanfare has shut down after failing to build a commercially viable business. Bertha Wang | Bloomberg | Getty Images

In this article SBAC YUM WDC ANET LSCC RMBS MPWR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk past Yum! Brands Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Getty Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Yum China — The restaurant franchiser’s shares fell 3.4% following its mixed second-quarter results. The company announced 47 cents in

In this article ON SOFI NYCB HAS XPEV DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk by the SoFi Technologies headquarters on February 22, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. SoFi Technologies – Shares of the fintech company popped more than

In this article MA V Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. credit cards are arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A bipartisan push in Washington to clamp down on credit card fees is pitting retailers against network payment processors — and

Viewing cryptocurrency as “digital gold” may be a mistake. State Street Global Advisors’ George Milling-Stanley, whose firm runs the world’s largest gold exchange-traded fund, believes cryptocurrency is no substitute for the real thing due its vulnerability to big losses. “Volatility does not back up any claims for crypto to be a long-term strategic asset as