(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.) It wasn’t his show but there was still plenty of Buffett New CEO Greg Abel did most of the talking at his first…
I am growing tired of the endless bubble talk about all of the data center spending. It’s obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong; try getting someone to say that, though. So, who do I think I am to go there? Just an observer. One who believes that this was…
The S & P 500 kept its record run alive last week, boosted by a strong batch of earnings reports that showed the artificial intelligence spending boom isn’t slowing down. Even more earnings are on the way in the coming week. Plus, the jobs market will be under the microscope. The market’s blistering rally in…
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — In his debut running Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting, Greg Abel delivered what many shareholders came to see: a steady hand, a firm grasp of the sprawling conglomerate and just enough of…
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images OPEC+ has agreed an increase in oil output of 188,000 barrels per day, the cartel said on Sunday, as it pushes on with production in the first meeting since the loss of its key member, the United Arab Emirates. The group of seven major oil producers announced it…
Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday afternoon. Jeremiah Burton was hours away from his first. “It’s my first time flying,” Burton, a 45-year-old air conditioning and heating technician, told…
Yet another record week for stocks. Strong first-quarter earnings and a war-driven spike in oil made for another historic week on Wall Street. Investors also made sense of a spate of economic data and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively, over…
Alphabet (aka “Google”) is clearly firing on all cylinders, more cylinders perhaps than the Street even realized it had. The quarter was frankly a blowout. Surging cloud revenue and raised capital expenditure (capex) guidance demonstrate that the company’s enormous investments are potentially paying off more quickly than many—perhaps even many within the company—had anticipated. The…
Quietly, shares of Google-parent Alphabet are on the verge of topping $5 trillion, and overtaking AI-leader Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company. And according to options prices, it may happen sooner rather than later. The breakout in shares of Alphabet after a 10% surge on Thursday brings the company’s 1-year gain to 140% and…
Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods warned Friday that the market has not absorbed the full impact of the unprecedented oil supply disruption triggered by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The disruption has been mitigated by the large number of loaded oil tankers that were in transit during the first…
