Weak breadth is troubling investors heading into November. Stocks wrapped up October at record highs, with the S & P 500 up more than 16% year to date after climbing a wall of worry that most recently included rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The broader index has now advanced for six straight…
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway may have quietly trimmed its massive Apple stake again in the third quarter, a new regulatory filing suggests. In its latest quarterly report, Berkshire said the cost basis of its consumer products equity…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported a sharp rebound in operating profit over the weekend, but Wall Street analysts were divided on the outlook for the conglomerate between optimism over its insurance rebound and succession uncertainty. The Omaha-based company said operating earnings from its collection of businesses, including insurance, railroads and energy, rose 34% from a…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Nov. 3 1. Kimberly-Clark has agreed to acquire Tylenol owner Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth around $48.7 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of next year. Shares of Kenvue were up 20% this morning, while Kimberly-Clark stock sank roughly 13%….
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 30, 2025 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. November…
The week ahead brings the first trading day of November on Monday, after the S & P 500 and Nasdaq ripped higher all throughout October. Jobs data and earnings will dominate our coverage this week. 1. Jobs : The ongoing federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, means Wall Street will not get the…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night, as a new month of trading begins. S&P 500 futures ticked higher by 0.1% along with Nasdaq-100 futures. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures advanced 16 points, or less…
Investing is not just a game of giant Jenga. But the pessimistic hedge funds, or the ones who must have shorts on to justify their high fees, as well as their media acolytes who sound so painfully bearish even if they are just trying to sound like informed skeptics, sure make it seem that way…
Bank of America named several stocks that are well positioned ahead of the rest of earnings season. The Wall Street investment bank says companies like Uber are too attractive to ignore. Other buy-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Datadog , Doximity, RB Global and Futu. Doximity The social platform for physicians is firing on…
Warren Buffett is keeping his wallet closed. Berkshire Hathaway didn’t repurchase any of its shares in the first nine months of 2025, even as the conglomerate’s cash pile swelled to a record $382 billion . The restraint underscores Buffett’s long-standing discipline: he buys back Berkshire stock only when he deems it undervalued. Buffett laid out…