Home Depot, Walmart, Masimo and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Home Depot (HD) – Home Depot reported a quarterly profit of $5.05 per share, 11 cents above estimates, with revenue and comparable store sales...

Warren Buffett Loves T-Bills. You Should Consider Them.

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has $75 billion in Treasury bills. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Text size Warren Buffett parks most of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash in ultra-safe...

Berkshire Hathaway Bought Apple, Chevron Stock, Sold GM, Verizon

Text size Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made modest stock purchases in the second quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshire Hathaway added to its stakes in Apple , C...

Berkshire 13F: Buffett Likely Bought Apple, Chevron, and Occidental Stock

Text size CEO Warren Buffett and his investment lieutenants didn’t buy as much stock in the second quarter as they did in the first quarter. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshi...

It’s a Good Time to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Stock. Here’s Why.

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway has never been in better shape. Its stock looks appealing after pulling back more than 15% from its...

New Technology Brings New Opportunities: U.S.-China Business Forum

Zhonglu Group Vice Chairman George Wang George Wang Technology advances are bringing new ways for U.S. and China businesses to try to work together at a time of geopolitical tension, Zhonglu Group Vic...

Berkshire Now Holds 20% of Occidental Petroleum

Text size Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett has steadily accumulated Occidental stock this year. AFP via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway now owns just over 20% of Occidental Petroleum after about $400 mill...

What Stocks Are Moving Monday? Tesla, Palantir, First Solar and More.

Text size Tesla shares rise early Monday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Stock futures were trading higher Monday with investors assessing how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in its ef...

Berkshire Hathaway’s 4 Worst Performing Stock Positions

Down trend. getty Warren Buffett often talks about the importance of holding onto equities despite the many ups and downs they may experience because that’s just the nature of value. Investors must ho...

Berkshire Buys Buffett Successor’s Stake in Prized Utility Unit

Text size Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway bought a 1% stake held by Vice Chairman Greg Abel in the company’s big electric utility business for $870 million in cash, hig...

Berkshire Hathaway Beats Estimates for Second-Quarter Profits

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett added slightly to stakes in Apple and Chevron. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Berkshire Hathaway ’s operating profits rose 39% in the second quarter, topping e...

New Buyback Tax Will Force Companies to Think Twice on How to Use Cash

In the scrap over how to fund President Joe Biden’s spending plans, the Democrats’ focus has shifted from taxing private funds to public at the last minute. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) backs dropp...

Occidental Petroleum Tops Profit Estimates, Pays Down Debt

Text size Occidental stock has doubled this year and is the top performer in the S&P 500, Callaghan O’Hare/Bloomberg Warren Buffett probably liked Occidental Petroleum ’s second-quarter earn...

Did Buffett Buy More Apple Stock? Berkshire’s Earnings Should Make It Clear.

Text size Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Warren Buffett went on a buying spree in the stock market during the first quarter, when Berkshire Hath...

Investing The Warren Buffett Way: EPS Screening

Warren Buffett American Association of Individual Investors Warren Buffett seeks out consumer monopolies with a product or service that is unique and difficult to reproduce by competitors, seeing the ...

Berkshire, Applied Materials And Two Other Stock Buys That Combine Growth And Value

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Time Inc.) getty In my experience, stocks that display both growth and value characteristics are often promising stocks...

China Power Woman Resigns From Top Post At Great Wall Motor

Wang Feng Ying in 2012. AFP PHOTO / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV (Photo credit should read NIKOLAY … [+] DOYCHINOV/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images A frequent member of surveys of China’s most in...

Elon Musk Trumps Warren Buffett In Today’s Japan

Shinzo Abe grabs a ride with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a Model S P85D at Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California in 2015. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images With all due respect to Shinzo Abe’...

BYD Makes First Foray Into Japan Passenger Car Market With Three EV Models

BYD unveiled three EV models for the Japan market at a conference in Tokyo on Thursday. BYD China-headquartered BYD, the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles, held a press conference in Tokyo on...

Robinhood Was Behind Phantom Surge in Berkshire Hathaway Trade Volume, Study Finds

Updated July 20, 2022 10:16 am ET Listen to article (1 minute) A sudden surge in trading volumes in class A shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway confounded investors last year. Now, a trio of...

Berkshire Nears 20% Stake in Occidental Petroleum After New Buys

Text size Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett has been steadily adding to his company’s position in Occidental for months. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Berkshire Hathaway continues to add its stake in Occid...

Berkshire’s Munger Finds a ‘Soulmate’

Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger, who has worked alongside Warren Buffett for several decades, made a private investment in a Melbourne-based investment company because its founder is a ̶...

Charlie Munger Not Worried About Inflation, Economy

Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger discussed his outlooks on the economy, oil, renewable energy and cryptocurrency after his recent personal investment in an Australian investment company. Bill...

Why Everyone Is Talking About The Texas Electric Grid

AUSTIN, TX – JUNE 08: Texas State Senator Charles Schwertner speaks during a press conference where … [+] Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bills 2 and 3 at the Capitol on June 8, 2021 in...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys More Occidental Stock

Text size Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased more Occidental Petroleum stock. AFP via Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed the purchase of another large block of...

BYD Stock Is Sinking. Warren Buffett May Be One Reason Why.

Text size BYD is a major manufacturer of electric vehicles. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Shares in BYD sank on Tuesday amid speculation that high-profile investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was selli...

Is Warren Buffett’s Favorite Stock Overbought? Occidental Petroleum Gets Downgrade From Analysts

Topline Shares of Occidental Petroleum, a favorite of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, fell 2% on Monday after Goldman Sachs analysts downgraded the stock and warned valuations look less attractiv...

Energy Stocks Are Cheap. Just Ask Warren Buffett.

Energy stocks are on sale, after a sharp selloff since oil and natural-gas prices peaked in early June. Oil is down 18% from its high, to $102 a barrel, while gas has fallen by a third, to about $6 pe...

Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett: Barron’s Top CEOs 2022

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Steve Pope/Getty Images Text size Warren Buffett is snapping up stocks, buying an insurer at a bargain price, and exciting investors in Berkshire Hathaway . B...

Berkshire Hathaway Director Ron Olson Scooped Up Shares

Text size Attorney Ron Olson walks to a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in July 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A longtime director of Berkshire Hathaway snapped up the stock...

Buffett Bought More of Occidental. Here’s What Happened With HP, Citi, Coke.

Text size Warren Buffett has losses as well as wins on his record of stock picking. AFP via Getty Images Billionaire investor Warren Buffett disclosed that he has increased his stake in Occidental Pet...

Berkshire Holds Over 18% of Occidental After Fresh Buys

Text size Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett likes Occidental and has been adding to the company’s stake since the holding was disclosed in early March. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc Berkshi...