(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.) Abel: Berkshire’s culture and values ‘remain unchanged and will continue into perpetuity’ In his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, new CEO Greg Abel…
Fears about AI-led disruption in sectors like software and financials, along with geopolitical tensions, continue to impact the U.S. stock market. Despite the ongoing volatility, investors seeking enhanced returns can bolster their portfolios by adding attractive dividend stocks. In this regard, insights from top Wall Street analysts can help investors shortlist stocks of dividend-paying companies…
Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes on June 23, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace | AFP | Getty Images Oil…
TOPSHOT – A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) Afp | Getty Images The escalating conflict in the Middle East is fueling fears that Washington’s pursuit of regime change in Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation, could destabilize regions from the Gulf to…
A woman holds an illustration depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as others wave Iranian national flags during a demonstration in support of the government and against US and Israeli strikes outside a mosque in Tehran on February 28, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S.,on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Kenny Holston | The New York Times | Via Reuters Amid tariff uncertainty, President Donald Trump…
Wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in January, countering hopes that inflation was easing, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters UBS’ top equity strategist dialed back his view on U.S. stocks, citing mounting risks from a weakening dollar, stretched valuations and policy turbulence in Washington. Andrew Garthwaite, head of global equity…
In the first two months of 2026, generative artificial intelligence has undergone a rapid scaling of capabilities, going from chatbot to full-blown executive assistant and triggering an indiscriminate sell-off across sectors, hitting software, legal, insurance and cybersecurity stocks. “AI just went through its third inflection,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday….
NASA is preparing to launch a mission to the moon — and it’s making history for more reasons than one. The space agency’s Artemis II launch marks the U.S.’s first journey back to the moon in more than 50 years. It will also carry the first Black astronaut and the first female astronaut to travel…
