Berkshire Hathaway continues to underperform after Buffett's exit news

Warren Buffett knocks down reports that Berkshire’s BNSF taps Goldman for a railroad takeover

Warren Buffett and the media by the BNSF Railway display at the Annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 6, 2017. Lacy O’Toole | CNBC Warren Buffett on Tuesday knocked down reports that Berkshire Hathaway-owned railroad BNSF was working with Goldman Sachs on a takeover of a rival. The 94-year-old billionaire investor…

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Asia stock markets today: live updates

Asia stock markets today: live updates

South Korea’s trade and finance minsters to meet U.S. counterparts for trade talks on Friday, Reuters reports South Korea’s new finance minister, Koo Yun-cheol, and minister for trade, Yeo Han-koo, are set to hold trade talks with their U.S. counterparts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, this Friday, according to Reuters. The…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 18, 2025, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed on Monday night after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hit fresh records. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…

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How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China's 'jack of all trades' AI leader

How Huawei ascended from telecoms to become China’s ‘jack of all trades’ AI leader

The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Despite being beaten down by years of U.S. trade restrictions, China’s telecom giant Huawei has quietly emerged as one of the country’s fiercest competitors across the entire AI landscape.   Not only does the Shenzhen-based firm appear to represent Beijing’s answer…

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Asia stock markets today: live updates

Asia stock markets today: live updates

Chinese yuan trades flat against greenback after PBOC decision The Chinese yuan and offshore yuan traded flat against the greenback on Monday, after the People’s Bank of China stood pat on its key holding rates for July. As at 9.50 a.m. local time (9.50 p.m. ET Sunday), the offshore yuan had strengthened by 0.02% against…

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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., July 15, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night as investors tracked the latest developments on trade, and awaited the start of big tech earnings this week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell…

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