Tag: Breaking News: Investing

2024-08-29

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

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Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first nontechnology company in the U.S. to score the coveted milestone. Shares of the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate have rallied more than 28% in 2024, far above…

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2024-08-16

Warren Buffett did something curious with his Apple stock holding

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Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024.  CNBC A coincidence or master plan? Warren Buffett now owns the exact same number of shares of Apple as he does Coca-Cola after slashing the tech holding by half. Many Buffett followers made the curious observation after a regulatory “13-F” filing Wednesday…

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2024-08-11

Wealthy investors find opportunities in stock market sell-offs

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Stock market information displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.   Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Wealthy investors and…

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2024-08-11

JPMorgan Chase rolls out AI assistant powered by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

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JPMorgan Chase has rolled out a generative artificial intelligence assistant to tens of thousands of its employees in recent weeks, the initial phase of a broader plan to inject the technology throughout the sprawling financial giant. The program, called LLM Suite, is already available to more than 60,000 employees, helping them with tasks like writing emails and reports. The…

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2024-08-08

Jamie Dimon still sees a recession ahead

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday he still believes that the odds of a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy are around 35% to 40%, making recession the most likely scenario in his mind. When CNBC’s Leslie Picker asked Dimon if he had changed his view from February that markets were too optimistic on recession risks, he said…

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2024-08-05

Berkshire Hathaway earnings 2024 Q2

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Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024.  David A. Grogan Berkshire Hathaway‘s cash pile swelled to a record $276.9 billion last quarter as Warren Buffett sold big chunks in stock holdings including Apple. The Omaha-based conglomerate’s cash hoard jumped significantly higher from the previous…

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