Berkshire Hathaway now owns more in Treasury bills than the U.S. Federal Reserve as Warren Buffett builds up his cash fortress to a record level. The Omaha-based conglomerate held $234.6 billion in short-term investments in Treasury bills by the end of the second quarter, while it owned more than $42 billion of cash and cash equivalents […]
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Aug. 02, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Recession fears led to a sharp stock-market selloff in recent days, with the S&P 500 index posting a 3% loss Monday, its worst in almost two years. Weaker-than-expected job data on Friday […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Disney — Shares were down about 1% after the media giant reported quarterly results that beat analyst expectations, thanks in part to strong performance at its streaming unit. The company earned $1.39 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $23.16 billion. Analysts expected a profit of […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve does not need to make an emergency rate cut, despite recent weaker-than-expected economic data, according to Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors. Speaking to CNBC “Street Signs Asia,” Sahm said “we don’t need an emergency cut, from what we know right now, I don’t think that there’s everything that […]
Pictured here is a McDonald’s store in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on July 30, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies’ earnings reports is a drag from the China market. The Chinese economy — home to more than four times the population of […]
Investors may want to consider bonds to help navigate the market’s recent volatility. Joanna Gallegos, BondBloxx co-founder and CEO, recommends prioritizing income and high-yield bonds. “It can be really important to start looking at fixed income as you start to diversify and manage more risk,” she told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Monday. Gallegos also suggests […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Airbnb — The online booking company plunged 13% after second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates. Airbnb reported earnings of 86 cents per share, while analysts polled by LSEG were looking for 92 cents. The company also said it’s seeing signs of slowing demand from its U.S. […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images In the market’s eyes, the Federal Reserve finds itself either poised […]
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Kenvue — The maker of Band-Aid bandages rallied 14% after beating analysts’ estimates for its second quarter. Kenvue, which spun off from Johnson & Johnson last year, posted adjusted earnings of 32 cents per share, versus the 28 cents expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue […]
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Palantir Technologies — The data analytics company rallied 11% after raising its full-year revenue forecast. Palantir now sees revenue between $2.74 billion and $2.75 billion. That’s up from a range of $2.68 billion to $2.69 billion. Yum China — Shares surged 8% after the Shanghai-based operator […]