Berkshire’s large stake in HP ‘exemplifies’ Best Buy’s optimistic view, CEO says

Berkshire Hathaway‘s roughly $4.2 billion investment in HP Inc. supports Best Buy‘s viewpoint that consumer demand for upgrades to their technology will sustain, chief executive Corie Barr...

Conagra, Levi Strauss, Rite Aid and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Conagra (CAG) – The food producer’s stock tumbled 5.5% in the premarket after issuing a weaker-than-expected forecast for the fiscal yea...

Dairy Queen launches Stackburger line as chain sees record sales in 2021

Dairy Queen’s Flamethrower Stackburger and small ice cream cone Source: Dairy Queen Dairy Queen is expanding its burger offerings as the fast-food chain looks beyond Blizzards and other desserts...

Cramer’s lightning round: I like Truist

PPG Industries Inc: “I think PPG is down too much. I think it’s okay, but … This is a company that has been really hurt by raw costs. That’s going to end eventually. I think if...

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Disney and more

A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company’s plant in Everett, Washington, January 25, 2020. Terray Sylvester | Reuters Check out the companies making headlin...

Boeing, Anaplan, Nielsen Holdings and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Boeing (BA) – A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China with 132 people aboard, with ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion

Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is making moves. Berkshire Hathaway said Monday morning it agre...

Hedge funds are doubling down on commodities bets with some notching big gains

Some pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha ne...

Dollar General, Occidental Petroleum, Guess and more

A customer enters a Dollar General Corp. store in Colona, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday tradi...

Dollar General, Accenture, Warby Parker and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dollar General (DG) – Dollar General rallied 5% in the premarket after the discount retailer forecast better-than-expected full-year sales. Do...

Warren Buffett scoops up another $1 billion in Occidental shares, bringing total stake to $7 billion

Daniel Zuchnik | WireImage | Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased an additional 18.1 million shares of Occidental Petroleum for almost $1 billion on the first three days of...

Berkshire Hathaway closes at a record above $500,000 a share as Buffett’s conglomerate roars back

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway class A shares achieved a key milestone Wednesday, hitting an all-time closing high of half a million dollars ...

Alibaba, JD.com, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Alibaba (BABA), JD.com (JD) – The e-commerce stocks were among China-based companies taking a hard hit on concerns about U.S. delistings, as...

20% of my portfolio is in crypto

Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary told CNBC on Friday that one-fifth of his investment holdings are tied up in cryptocurrencies and companies operating in the nascent digital asset industry. R...

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, March 7

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow futures cut sharp losses as $130 crude comes a bit off the boil Traders work on the floor o...

How to know when oil prices will cause a recession, what to invest in

With the national average for a gallon of gas hitting its highest price since 2008 and the stock market on edge with the first land war in Europe since WWII being waged by one of the world’s big...

For Warren Buffett, Apple is his new Cola-Cola as the investing icon reaps $100 billion in six years

Billionaire Warren Buffett says he drinks five Cokes a day. Bloomberg | Getty Images Warren Buffett’s recent success from his massive Apple bet is spurring comparisons with the legend’s gr...

BP, First Horizon, defense stocks and more

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) – Berkshire reported record annual profit in 2021, helped in large part by its investment in Apple (AAPL). Berksh...

Berkshire Hathaway BRK earnings Q4 2021

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway’s operating profits surged in the fourth quarter and for the full year as the conglomerate’s busin...

Warren Buffett in annual letter calls Apple one of ‘Four Giants’ driving the conglomerate’s value

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc The India Today Group | Getty Images Warren Buffett said he now considers tech giant Apple as one of the four pillars driving Berkshire Hatha...

For Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, the big issues haven’t changed

In early 2022, there have been some notable signs that it is becoming more of a Berkshire Hathaway kind of stock market. All of the Covid outperformance from Ark Invest’s flagship Innovation ETF...

I don’t think Rivian will be the next Tesla

Rivian: “No, I don’t think [it’s going to be the next Tesla]. I think that it’s going to be a very unsexy truck maker. I have to tell you, Ford has to sell its stock [in Rivian...

Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting — Buffett’s ‘Woodstock for Capitalists’ — set to return in person after 2 years virtual

Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway said Tuesday its annual shareholders meeting will be held in...

Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy plans $3.9 billion wind, solar project

This image from 2016 shows a wind turbine on property used by MidAmerican Energy’s Eclipse Wind Farm in Adair, Iowa. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A subsidiary of Warren Buffett’...

Beyond Meat, Pfizer, Nikola and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Beyond Meat (BYND) – Beyond Meat surged 9% in premarket trading on news that KFC will roll out the company’s fried chicken substitute na...

Warren Buffett makes over $120 billion on Apple’s rise to $3 trillion, among his best bets ever

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks on a mobile phone during an interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Bloomberg | Getty Images Warren Buffet...