Next week could get dicey for markets as earnings slow to a trickle and investors continue to go without government data. There was already more trepidation in the market this past week. On Friday, stocks are on pace to snap a three-week advance, with technology dragging all three major indexes into the red. The Nasdaq…
Retail investors are rushing back into the stock market after a relatively snoozy summer, according to JPMorgan. Retail investors poured around $7 billion into purchases on balance over the last week, said Arun Jain, an analyst at the bank. That’s a noticeable jump from the $5.3 billion average seen weekly over the last two months….
Warren Buffett’s shrewd dealmaking instincts remain intact even as the 95-year-old legendary investor inches close to the end of his term as Berkshire Hathaway CEO. Berkshire said Thursday it reached a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s chemical business, OxyChem, for $9.7 billion in cash, marking its largest purchase since 2022. The transaction reflects Buffett’s investment…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Thursday and what’s on the radar for Friday’s session. Another day, another record The…
The Club’s top 10 things to Thursday, Oct. 2 — Matthew J. Belvedere and Kevin Stankiewicz wrote this morning’s newsletter. 1. The S & P 500 was heading for a higher open this morning. The index reversed yesterday’s early declines on the government shutdown and weak ADP jobs concerns and closed at a record high….
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2025. CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is closing in on a deal to buy Occidental Petroleum’s petrochemical unit OxyChem for roughly $10 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The potential deal, which could finalize within days per the…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Sept. 29 1. Wall-to-wall ads for Apple’s iPhone 17 are being run this weekend by the wireless carriers. That feeds into my belief that Wall Street is underestimating this upgrade cycle for Club name Apple. Bank of America, which has a buy rating on Apple stock, said order…
The near-term outlook suddenly looks precarious for a stock market that’s near all-time highs, even after Friday’s big sell-off. Next week, investors will continue to act on what they learned this week. On the one hand, the artificial intelligence story that’s powered the stock market rally the last several months remains intact, with Microsoft this…