Warren Buffett poses with Martin, the Geico gecko, ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares rose in premarket trading Monday after Warren Buffett’s conglomerate reported a surge in operating earnings as well as a record cash hoard. Berkshire’s Class A shares
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A sign advertising a home for sale is displayed outside of a Manhattan building on April 11, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The dream of home ownership has gotten even further away for renters, with higher housing costs and elevated interest rates standing in the way of the American housing
Municipals improved Monday in constructive secondary trading as investors await the larger new-issue slate. U.S. Treasuries were mixed while equities made gains. Triple-A curves saw yields fall two to three basis points while USTs were a touch weaker on the short end and a bit firmer out long. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Monday was at
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas has said it has broadly accepted a proposal to free dozens of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a temporary ceasefire in its seven-month war with Israel. According to a statement on
Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Citi’s exit from the municipal bond market in December 2023, and UBS’s exit from the negotiated underwriting business in October 2023, have inspired many firms, from Piper Sandler to Huntington National Bank, to scoop up talent from the two organizations, seeing an
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Finland has successfully tested its ability to run a war economy and has begun storing military equipment outside its national borders as the Nordic country renowned for its high level of preparedness deals with an
In this article KO ET CHRD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Coca-Cola beverages are offered for sale April 30, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images As macro uncertainty hangs over the stock market, investors are searching for sources of income, which can help cushion their portfolios in volatile times. Those who
Saudi Arabia’s economy minister rejected recent reports that the kingdom’s $1.5 trillion NEOM megaproject, a futuristic desert development on the Red Sea coast, is scaling back some of its plans. “All projects are moving full steam ahead,” Faisal Al Ibrahim told CNBC’s Dan Murphy on Monday at the World Economic Forum’s special meeting in Riyadh.
As Florida’s Brightline passenger train floated its first investment-grade and insured bonds in a high-profile transaction last week, a key part of the deal for insurer Assured Guaranty was the control it would have if the issuer runs into debt payment trouble. Assured wraps $1.13 billion, or 51%, of the $2.219 billion of senior bonds
A US crackdown on banks financing trade in goods for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has made it much more difficult to move money in and out of Russia, according to senior western officials and Russian financiers. Moscow’s trade volumes with key partners such as Turkey and China have slumped in the first quarter of
The Puerto Rico Oversight Board warned the government it will sue to stop a recently passed law that would reduce Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority revenues for the next 26 years by preventing a change in the net metering policy. In a letter to Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, Senate President José Dalmau Santiago, and
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As Sadiq Khan waited to deliver his victory speech on Saturday after clinching a record third term as London’s mayor, he shifted uneasily from one foot to the other. The veteran Labour politician had come
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBC OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett revealed that he dumped Berkshire Hathaway’s entire Paramount stake at a loss. “I was 100% responsible for the Paramount decision,” Buffett said at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting. “It was 100% my decision,
In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett said that Berkshire Hathaway is looking into an investment in Canada. “We do not feel uncomfortable in any shape or form putting our money into Canada,” he told an arena full of investors Saturday. “In fact, we’re actually looking at
An aerial view shows a subdivision that has replaced the once rural landscape in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When mortgage rates rise, consumers look for any way to lower their monthly payments, and that often leads them to adjustable-rate mortgages. These loans offer lower interest rates than their fixed-rate counterparts but
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green failed to convince lawmakers to consider legislation that would have allowed struggling Hawaii Electric Co. to issue bonds backed by a rate increase. Senate Bill 2922, introduced by Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Chair Jarrett Keohokalole, would have allowed HECO to issue up to $2.5 billion in low-interest bonds, if it
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rishi Sunak was facing renewed Conservative unrest on Saturday night after his party suffered crushing defeats in a series of mayoral contests including London, and Labour claimed victory in its flagship West Midlands. Some Tory
Oklahoma’s list of investment banks determined to be “boycotting” the fossil fuel industry expanded with the addition of Barclays, making it ineligible for state and local government contracts, State Treasurer Todd Russ announced Friday. Barclays joins Bank of America, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo, which were placed on the list last year under the state’s
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Squishmallows of Waren Buffett and Charlie Munger display at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at Omaha, Nevada on May 3, 2024. Sarah Min | CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — Warren Buffett’s annual shopping event, the pregame to Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting, is wowing shareholders flocking to Omaha this weekend. With over 20,000 square feet of
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