Warren Buffett, left, and his eldest son, Howard G. Buffett Peter Kramer | NBC | Getty Images Howard Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is donating millions of dollars from his foundation in support of Ukraine after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation donated $2.7 million to the citizen-funded nonprofit
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Jidu, Baidu’s electric car venture alongside Geely, revealed its first concept car on June 8, 2022. Baidu BEIJING — As Chinese companies race for a slice of the world’s largest car market, they’re betting heavily on assisted driving technology. China sold nearly 21.5 million passenger cars last year. That’s roughly the equivalent of sales in
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, June 3, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures fell Sunday night as Wall Street tries to recover from one of its worst weeks of 2022. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 115 points, or
Svetikd | E+ | Getty Images Annuities are on track for a banner year as consumers flee stock volatility and insurers offer more attractive rates. Limra, an insurance industry group, forecasts annuity sales of $267 billion to $288 billion in 2022, eclipsing the record ($265 billion) set in 2008. Consumers pumped $255 billion into annuities
In this article AFRM AAPL Apple Pay Later will let users pay for things over four equal installments. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images AMSTERDAM — Apple’s move into the crowded “buy now, pay later” space has raised the stakes for the fintech companies that pioneered the trend. The iPhone maker announced plans to
Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images The brokerage industry is exploring alternatives to payment for order flow as SEC chair Gary Gensler takes aim at the practice. One idea is coming from Apex Clearing, CNBC has learned. The clearing firm handles trades for SoFi, Webull and other fintechs and has been quietly building a
In this article NFLX ILMN RENT SFIX MTN DOCU Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: DocuSign (DOCU) – The electronic-signature technology company’s stock plunged 26.1% in the premarket after its quarterly profit and revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts. DocuSign had previously warned that a return to post-Covid working conditions could
In this article GS David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Internships have begun at Goldman Sachs‘ offices in the U.S. this week, according to the global investment bank. Roughly 3,700 people won a coveted spot in the company’s summer internship
In this article 9866-HK FIVE SIG TSLA A Tesla dealership is seen in West Drayton, just outside London, Britain, February 7, 2018. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares rose about 2.2% after UBS upgraded the electric vehicle stock to buy from neutral. The firm said
[The stream is slated to start at 08:30 ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is giving a press conference after the bank’s latest monetary policy decision. The European Central Bank on Thursday confirmed its intention to hike interest rates
Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Wednesday after the major averages ended the regular session lower and U.S. Treasury yields rose. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched about 30 points higher, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. Shares of Five Below dropped more than 6% in extended
In this article DOCU The Docusign Inc. website on a laptop computer arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Campbell Soup – The food company saw shares gain 2.3% after reporting a better-than-expected quarterly
In this article HAS ROKU WDC MRNA THO CPB Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – The food producer’s shares rallied 3.7% in the premarket after Campbell reported an adjusted quarterly profit of 70 cents per share, 9 cents above estimates. Sales also beat forecasts, and the company raised
A sign above the entrance to the Credit Suisse Group AG headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. Thi My Lien Nguyen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Credit Suisse said on Wednesday that it is likely to post a loss for the second quarter as the war in Ukraine and monetary policy tightening
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers exit a Target store during Black Friday sales in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target — Shares of the retailer fell more than 4% after the company said it will take a short-term hit to profits as
A bystander uses a Bitcoin ATM in San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 16, 2022. Alex Pena | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bitcoin fell below $30,000 again Tuesday as the cryptocurrency’s recent selloff resumed. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap slumped more than 6% to $29,434, according to Coinbase. Bitcoin had gained more than 4%
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 3, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed Monday evening after a sleepy day of trading as investors await key inflation data due out later in the week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched higher by 0.01%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100
In this article RUN DIDI TWTR Tim McKibben, left, a senior installer for the solar company, Sunrun, and installer Aaron Newsom install solar panels on the roof of a home in Granada Hills. Mel Melcon | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Monday. Solar companies —
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit jumped 6.1% in the premarket after JetBlue (JBLU) sweetened its bid for Spirit. JetBlue will increase its breakup fee for the deal to $350 million and pay part of that as a dividend if the deal is consummated,
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 3, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Sunday after a losing week as investors continued to bet that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy aggressively to combat surging inflation. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 30 points. S&P 500