A sign hangs above a Dollar General store in Chicago on Aug. 31, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty Images Dollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting its lower-income customers are struggling in this economy. Shares of the retailer, which caters to more rural areas, tumbled 25%…
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…
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…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Paramount Global — The media company jumped 5.7% after posting a massive earnings beat for the second quarter, reporting earnings of 54 cents per share while analysts polled by LSEG called for 12 cents per share. Paramount’s revenue of $6.81 billion for the period fell short of the estimated $7.21…
JPMorgan upped the likelihood it sees for the U.S. economy entering a recession this year, the latest sign of concern around the country’s financial health following the market turbulence this week. The bank raised its probability for a U.S. or global recession to 35% by year end, chief global economist Bruce Kasman told clients in a Wednesday note. That’s…
(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Monday’s Wall Street chatter as global markets sell off.) Stock markets around the world are selling off to start the week, as investors fear the U.S. could be headed into a recession amid a spate of softening economic data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 had its biggest one-day drop since 1987 overnight, losing 12.4%…
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…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Strategists on Friday urged investors to take a cautious approach to a global stock market sell-off, warning it may be too early to buy the dip given…
