President Donald Trump has been considered the ultimate stock market president, overseeing an expansion to numerous record highs while serving as a catalyst for major declines. Within the first two months of Trump’s second term, the S&P 500 experienced one of the fastest falls to correction territory since World War II, spurred primarily by uncertainty […]
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) ABEL OVERHAULS PORTFOLIO Notable positions cut, Alphabet more than tripled, Delta is back Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio got one of its biggest renovations ever […]
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Inc., attends his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has built a position in Microsoft, as the hedge fund manager said the software giant’s recent pullback created a […]
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway added a sizeable stake in Delta Air Lines, marking the conglomerate’s return to the airline industry after exiting the sector entirely during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The Omaha-based company built a position […]
With its recent rally, shares of oil giant Exxon Mobil now yield 2.7%, the lowest since 2014, and just a touch higher than what dating site Match Group pays its shareholders. Exxon’s dividend has been one of the company’s key selling points with investors, particularly of the retail variety. So what do you do now […]
BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 14: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (C) gestures as he prepares to depart following a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. President Trump is meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing to address the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, and the Taiwan situation […]
A screen displays an image of Gemini co-founders Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, and the Gemini logo, during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., Sept. 12, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Gemini Space Station, the crypto exchange founded and led by the Winklevoss brothers, saw shares surge in extended […]
Stocks are rallying so fast it’s creating a volatility dynamic that’s only been seen four times in history — and equity prices kept climbing following each instance. Implied volatility in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 has held firm despite record after record, with the VIX little changed since slipping below 18 in mid-April despite the […]
(This is CNBC’s “Power Insider” newsletter, your inside look at the investments, people and companies powering the global energy industry. Click here to subscribe.) POWER POINT What I’m hearing from energy insiders Hyperfocused on hyperscaler hypergrowth. I tried to sum up investor thinking into just one sentence. The pace of spending on A.I. is so frenetic it […]
President Donald Trump and a cavalcade of American business leaders landed in Beijing Wednesday for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and market bulls are following. Chinese stocks, ETFs and related themes posted some of the biggest rallies in months. Shares of e-commerce giant Alibaba surged 8% despite reporting earnings in the morning that missed […]