Berkshire trails red-hot S&P 500 by biggest margin so far this year
Berkshire’s widely held B shares are now running 16.3 percentage points behind the benchmark index year-to-date, the biggest gap so far in 2026. Source link
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1 big thing we’re watching in this week’s market just as important as Iran
Wall Street’s scorching rally off its wartime lows back to new highs faces a big test this week: a jam-packed earnings calendar. The list of companies reporting stretches from linchpins of the AI trade like Club name GE Vernova to battleground software stocks such as ServiceNow to companies with their pulse on the industrial economy…
Global M&A stays strong in 2026 despite tightest capital squeeze in 30 years
A Goldman Sachs logo is displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Ramin Talaie | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The global mergers and acquisitions boom that defined 2025 is carrying into 2026, as companies reassess their portfolios and artificial intelligence-led demand fuels…
Trump releases overdue funds for NY-NJ Gateway tunnel: Hochul
The Gateway Tunnel site near W. 30th St. and 11th Ave. in Hudson Yards, Manhattan on Oct. 23, 2025. Barry Williams | New York Daily News | Getty Images The Trump administration on Wednesday released the rest of the funds it had been withholding for the construction of a major rail tunnel between Manhattan and…
Abel takes over for Buffett in less than two weeks. Wall Street has some advice for new Berkshire CEO
(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.) With Warren Buffett’s planned departure as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO less than two weeks away, some on Wall Street have advice for incoming CEO…
Wall Street deals 2025 under Trump: Tariffs, uncertainty slow M&A
The Wall Street Bull statue covered in snow on Nov. 15, 2018. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty Images Wall Street expected U.S. mergers and acquisitions to roar back in 2025. The reality was something closer to fits and starts. Following the election of President Donald Trump more than a year ago, executives and bankers…
Jim Cramer names stocks to buy in the wake of the Fed’s rate cut
After the Federal Reserve cut the benchmark borrowing rate by 25 basis points, CNBC’s Jim Cramer shared a few types of stocks he thinks are solid buys in the current economic environment. “The Fed’s still on the side of the bulls because it’s still in easing mode, even if the current economic data is unclear,”…
Apple gets a big price target hike, and Wells Fargo plants a big dealmaking flag
Apple gets a raise, and Wells Fargo wants to expand. Here are updates on two portfolio stocks in the news. Apple The news : Citi raised its price target on Apple to $330 from $315, implying roughly 19% upside from Tuesday’s close. The firm’s analysts, who maintain a buy rating on the shares, expect iPhone sales…
Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Oct. 24 1. The long-awaited September consumer inflation report, delayed because of the ongoing government shutdown, came in slightly cooler than expected at an 3% annual rate. While still above the Fed’s 2% target rate, the stock market liked the number. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he has…
Trump railroad regulator Robert Primus fired after Amtrak event
A member of the U.S. rail regulatory board said he discovered that he had been fired by the Trump administration after returning home from an Amtrak event to unveil new high-speed Acela trains. “I was just as surprised as anyone else,” former Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus told CNBC’s Eamon Javers on Thursday in his…
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