Buffett Shareholder Letter Was a Big Disappointment

Every year, investors await Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder letter with excitement, hoping for the insights and flare that make it a must-read. This year’s was a disappointment.  Buffett took just...

Warren Buffett Muses on Berkshire Hathaway’s Future in Annual Letter

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is looking to shape the company for when he’s gone. At a time when other famous conglomerates like General Electric (ticker: GE) are splitting up into multiple mo...

Coke and 5 Other Consumer Stocks to Buy Now

Consumer staples have slipped from their highs, but some have been unfairly swept under the rug. In 2022, staples weren’t immune to market turmoil, but they were safer than many other sectors: Consume...

Jamie Dimon Is Changing His Tune About an Economic Hurricane. He’s Not Alone.

After a difficult 2022 for investors, there may be rays of light peeking through at the start of the new year. Take heart from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. He clarified Tuesday that maybe he should...

Berkshire Hathaway Could Face Big Tax Hit if Bull Market Resumes

Berkshire Hathaway could face a sizable tax bill if the bull market resumes this year. Ever since a 15% corporate minimum tax was included in the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, there has been uncert...

Buy Philip Morris International Stock. It’s a Smart Investment—Maybe Even for the ESG Crowd.

Philip Morris International main cigarette business is slowly dying, but the tobacco giant isn’t going gently into the night. The company just announced two deals that will keep it healthy in the year...

Philip Morris International Stock Is a Smart Investment—Maybe Even for the ESG Crowd

Philip Morris International main cigarette business is slowly dying, but the tobacco giant isn’t going gently into the night. The company just announced two deals that will keep it healthy in the year...

These 3 Sectors Have Had a Good Run. They Still Look Strong for 2023.

Yes, the stock market can always get worse—and that means three of this year’s best-performing sectors could continue to outperform in 2023. After a punishing 2022, Wall Street isn’t expecting the sit...

Buy AbbVie Stock. The Pharma Giant Is Still Worth Owning Even as Humira Fades.

Sometimes, a single worry grows so large that it obscures all the good things happening at the same time. That’s the case with the stock of pharma giant AbbVie whose blockbuster drug Humira faces pate...

It’s Rough Out There. Stick With Dividend Stocks to Stay Afloat.

Dividend stocks are poised to notch an impressive victory this year. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend index is ahead 5.5%, cruising past the S&P 500 index, down 14.4% in total returns. Even more...

Coca-Cola and 4 Other Quality Stocks to Bolster Your Portfolio

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Bond Yields Are Finally Looking Attractive. What to Buy Now.

It has taken a historic selloff, but the bond rout may finally be winding down. Yields are also looking plump enough to be attractive again. A two-year Treasury now gets you 4.1%, a yield not seen sin...

Constellation Brands, Coca-Cola, and Other Safe Staples Stocks for a Possible Recession

Text size Constellation Brands stock looks particularly attractive. Jones/Bloomberg Recession risks are growing, and investors are looking for safety. But not all safe stocks are created equal. Take c...

Berkshire Hathaway’s Utility Business Highlights the Warren Buffett Magic

Earnings at Berkshire Hathaway ’s big utility business have risen more than 30-fold since Warren Buffett bought the core of that operation in 2000, illustrating the power of the CEO’s patient approach...

Berkshire Hathaway Could Owe Billions on Stock Gains Under the New Tax Law

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, likes holding favorite stocks forever. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has long said that his favorite i...

Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week

Tech giants Apple Amazon.com and Microsoft headline a busy earnings week amid growing investor fears of recession, rising interest rates and surging inflation. A little more than one-third of S&P ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Is Taking a $30 Billion Hit on Apple

Text size Apple makes up 40% of Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio. Dreamstime Warren Buffett loves Apple , but Berkshire Hathaway’s big holding in the iPhone maker is hurting: Apple shares a...

Next big shoe to drop in financial markets: Inflation that fails to respond to Fed rate hikes

Traders, investors and strategists are adding one more factor to the list of reasons why financial markets may be in for more volatility through at least the next three to four months: the likelihood ...

Dow makes 612-point turnaround as Nasdaq leads rebound in final hour of trading

U.S. stocks rallied in the final hour of trading on Monday as some investors interpreted the 10-year Treasury yield’s breach of 3% as a sign that the bond-market’s selloff may have exhausted itself fo...

Warren Buffett Puts Some of His $144 Billion to Work With Alleghany Deal

Warren Buffett Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Text size It was only three weeks ago that Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett wrote of the unpleasantness associated with h...

Russian Prosecutors Warn Western Companies of Arrests, Asset Seizures

Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to Western companies in Russia, threatening to arrest corporate leaders there who criticize the government or to seize assets of companies that withdraw from t...

Yale professor is keeping tabs on companies still operating in Russia despite Ukraine invasion — and the list includes some household names

A Yale professor and his research team are keeping tabs on companies that are still operating in Russia in the wake of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine — and the list includes many household names....

PepsiCo Stock Drops Because Russia Is a Key Market

Text size PepsiCo leads Coca-Cola in Russia. Scott Olson/Getty Images PepsiCo stock took a hit Monday on apparent investor concerns about its exposure to Russia, its second-largest international marke...

Coke, Walmart, and 8 More Companies That Boosted Their Stock Dividends

Text size Things go better with Coke, as the company’s long-ago jingle proclaimed. Things are also going better for the beverage company’s stockholders, thanks to the news that its dividend will be in...

Coca-Cola’s stock rallies to just shy of a record after dividend hike, plan to resume share repurchases

Shares of Coca-Cola Co. KO, +2.24% rallied 1.7% in afternoon trading Thursday, and are now a nickel shy of the Feb. 8 record close of $62.00, after the beverage giant raised its dividend and said it p...

What a Monster, Constellation Merger Might Mean and Why Coca-Cola Could Be Key

Text size Monster Beverage display, Indianapolis, IN, November, 2020. Jonathan Weiss/Dreamstime.com Monster Beverage stock climbed early Tuesday as investors weighed up a possible merger between the e...

What CEOs Are Saying: ‘We See Inflation Going Up Everywhere’

Here is what some of the world’s corporate leaders said in their quarterly earnings reports this week about inflation, pricing strategy and the pandemic. Coca-Cola Co. KO -1.78% Chief Executive James ...

Coca-Cola’s Earnings Top Estimates. Sales Rise on Higher Prices.

Text size Cocacola Dreamstime Coca-Cola stock was rising after the beverage giant reported earnings that surpassed analysts’ expectations. Coca-Cola (ticker: KO ) reported an adjusted quarterly profit...

Stocks Are on a Wild Ride. 20 Bargains to Buy Now, According to Barron’s Roundtable Experts.

Fed be nimble, Fed be quick. The quicker, the better, in fact. Hike interest rates, shrink your balance sheet, and let’s be done with it all before the stock market sinks even further. The market’s re...

It’s Time to Bargain Hunt. 27 Picks to Beat the Stock Market From Barron’s Roundtable Experts.

“There is no easier way to make money in the market than to buy a great company under pressure due to short-term concerns.” So said the newest member of the Barron’s Roundtable, David Giroux of T. Row...

Coca-Cola Just Got Sweeter. The Stock Looks Like a Buy.

Text size One analyst sees Coke’s earnings per share growing at a 12% annualized clip through 2023, hitting $2.71 that year. George Frey/Bloomberg Coca-Cola stock finally has its fizz back after recla...

Intel Joins the Dogs of the Dow. Why These Stocks Could Be a Good Strategy This Year.

Text size Sign at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel joins the so-called Dogs of the Dow for 2022. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Intel will join the Dogs of the Dow for 2022, replacing Cisc...