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☆ Affordable homes haven't been this hard to find in years despite lower mortgage rates — but prices are declining in these 15 cities
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Price growth was partially offset by lower mortgage costs, as 30-year fixed rates hung between 6.6% and 6.94% in the first quarter. That's a small win for buyers, considering that rates peaked at 7.8% late last year and were above 7% until mid-December. At the first sight of lower mortgage rates, that widespread price appreciation has returned — much to the chagrin of buyers who thought they were going to catch a break. Conversely, prices fell outright only in 15 cities, versus 32 in the fourth quarter of 2023. 15 cities where home prices are downBelow are those 15 US real-estate markets where single-family home prices fell from last year.

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☆ JPMorgan says the late Charlie Munger would love this wonderful bank trading at a fair price
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan said this regional bank is so appealing that it would have attracted attention from the late Charlie Munger. "When we think of the late, great Charlie Munger and his mantra to 'buy wonderful businesses at fair prices,' the bank that fits this bill in our view is Cullen Frost," the firm's bank analyst Steven Alexopoulos said in a note. However, JPMorgan said the bank's "strong organic growth story" remained fully intact. JPMorgan said investors are now able to buy the shares at 13.1 times forward earnings, compared to a 16X historical average. The bank maintained its overweight rating and has a 12-month price target of $140 per share, which would translate into 32% upside from Tuesday's close of $105.62.

Persons: Charlie Munger, Cullen Frost, Steven Alexopoulos, Munger, Buffett, Cullen, Frost, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Berkshire Hathaway's, CFR, Frost Bankers Locations: San Antonio , Texas

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Uber, Reddit, Electronic Arts and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Reddit reported a loss of $8.19 per share on $243 million of revenue. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting a loss of $8.75 per share on $214 million of revenue. Electronic Arts – The video game stock fell more than 3% after disappointing results for the fiscal fourth quarter. Cirrus Logic posted fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.24 per share, exceeding the 64 cents per-share earnings analysts polled by StreetAccount anticipated. Match projected between $850 million and $860 million of revenue, while analysts surveyed by StreetAccount were looking for $882.7 million.

Persons: Reddit, FactSet, StreetAccount, Rivian, LSEG, —, Fred Imbert, Michelle Fox Theobald, Yun Li, Sarah Min Organizations: Technologies, Arts, EA, Intel —, Intel, Department of Commerce, LSEG, Bros, Cirrus, Logic, Revenue, Arista Networks, Arista Locations: China

☆ Altimeter’s Brad Gerstner says he trimmed positions across portfolio after 2024's strong tech run
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

I think it makes sense to trim a little and so that's what we've done across our portfolios," he said. Also, corporate tax rates might go up as the reduction from 2017 is set to expire, Gerstner said. "We started the year expecting six rate cuts. Now we're down to maybe zero rate cuts," he said. "We want to be in the names like Nvidia that are reaccelerating, in the names like Amazon and Google and Microsoft and Snowflake that we believe are reaccelerating.

Persons: Brad Gerstner, Gerstner, you've, they're, That's, Stanley Druckenmiller, We've Organizations: Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Federal Reserve, Harvard Business School, Google

☆ Stanley Druckenmiller cut his Nvidia stake in late March, says AI may be a bit overhyped short term
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller revealed Tuesday that he has slashed his big bet in chipmaker Nvidia earlier this year, saying the swift artificial intelligence boom could be overdone in the short run. "We did cut that and a lot of other positions in late March. "I'm not Warren Buffett; I don't own things for 10 or 20 years. I wish I was Warren Buffett," he added. Nvidia has been the primary beneficiary of the recent technology industry obsession with large artificial intelligence models, which are developed on the company's pricey graphics processors for servers.

Persons: Stanley Druckenmiller, We've, Druckenmiller, I'm, Warren Buffett Organizations: Nvidia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Reddit, Lyft, Rivian, Twilio and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wynn Resorts — The resort-and-casino stock added 2.3% on the back of better-than-expected first quarter earnings. However, the California-based company saw $253 million in revenue for the three-month period, above the consensus forecast of $247 million. Toast — The cloud-based restaurant management software company saw shares jump more than 2% in extended trading after its earnings report. Twilio expects revenue to range between $1.05 billion and $1.06 billion versus an LSEG average estimate of $1.08 billion. The quarter "saw early indications of market share gains in hereditary cancer and prenatal testing," management said.

Persons: Reddit, Lyft, Rivian, Wynn, LSEG, Sonos, —, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Darla Mercado, Scott Schnipper, Samantha Subin Organizations: FactSet, LSEG, Rivian, Wynn Resorts, Arts, Arista Networks, Wall, Myriad Locations: California

☆ 'Twist' in Warren Buffett's succession plan raises eyebrows among Berkshire's Omaha faithful
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

OMAHA, Nebraska — Many Berkshire Hathaway shareholders left last weekend's annual meeting pondering Warren Buffett's big revelation about succession. Others think Abel will be more likely to delegate the responsibility of stock selection. Buffett's investment lieutenants, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, have independently managed about $15 billion each for Berkshire over the past decade. In addition to Berkshire's enormous equity portfolio, its pile of cash grew to nearly $189 billion at the end of March. The new forecast would translate into more than 20% upside and push Berkshire's total market value above $1 trillion.

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In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTWarren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. The death of Munger last year brought the question of succession to the forefront of many investors' minds at this year's shareholders meeting. Warren Buffett and Greg Abel during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. At the 2015 meeting, for example, he observed, "Warren, if people weren't so often wrong we wouldn't be so rich." Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024.

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☆ Warren Buffett says Greg Abel will make Berkshire Hathaway investing decisions when he's gone
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

OMAHA, Nebraska — Warren Buffett said Saturday his designated successor Greg Abel will have the final say on Berkshire Hathaway's investing decisions when the Oracle of Omaha is no longer at the helm. Berkshire investing managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, both former hedge fund managers, have helped Buffett manage a small portion of the stock portfolio (about 10%) for about the last decade. There was speculation that they may take over that portion of the Berkshire CEO role when he is no longer able. But it seems, based on Buffett's latest comments, that Abel will have final decisions on all capital allocation — including stock picks. Berkshire acquired MidAmerican Energy in 1999 and Abel became CEO of the company in 2008, six years before it was renamed Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 2014.

Persons: OMAHA , Nebraska — Warren Buffett, Greg Abel, Greg, Buffett, Abel, Charlie Munger, you've, Todd Combs, Ted Weschler Organizations: Berkshire, Oracle, Apple, MidAmerican Energy, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Locations: OMAHA , Nebraska, Omaha, Berkshire

The Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting Saturday will be broadcast exclusively on CNBC and livestreamed on CNBC.com. Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is expected to field questions from Berkshire Hathaway shareholders who are attending the meeting in Omaha, beginning at 10:15 a.m. The event is always closely watched, but this year's will be noteworthy because Buffett won't have Charlie Munger by his side. Munger, the former vice chairman of Berkshire, was known for his sharp wit, and his absence is being felt by the thousands attending the event. Among the questions that will be top of mind at the "Woodstock or Capitalists" will be what Buffett's mystery holding is.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Charlie Munger, Munger Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, CNBC, Berkshire Locations: Omaha, Berkshire, Woodstock

☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cut Apple investment by about 13% in the first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. OMAHA, Nebraska — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cut its gigantic Apple stake in the first quarter as the "Oracle of Omaha" continued to downsize his one-time favorite bet. In its first-quarter earnings report, Berkshire Hathaway reported that its Apple bet was worth $135.4 billion, implying around 790 million shares. It sold about 10 million Apple shares (just 1% of its massive stake) in the fourth quarter. This filing, when accounting for the change in Apple's stock price, would imply Berkshire sold about 116 million shares.

Persons: Warren Buffett, OMAHA , Nebraska — Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs Organizations: Berkshire, OMAHA , Nebraska —, Apple Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, OMAHA , Nebraska, Omaha

☆ Apple stake and potential Canada investment dominate headlines from Berkshire's annual meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailApple stake and potential Canada investment dominate headlines from Berkshire's annual meetingBerkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett presides over the 2024 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. CNBC's Yun Li and Michael Santoli break down the takeaways from the morning session of the 2024 Berkshire annual shareholders meeting.

Persons: Warren Buffett, CNBC's Yun Li, Michael Santoli Organizations: Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Locations: Canada

☆ Developing Taiwan’s own ‘Starlink’ crucial for island-wide emergency, space agency says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The communication satellite is very important for our communication resilience during urgent periods,” Wu said, calling it his agency’s most sensitive project. Taiwanese authorities previously announced the space agency would develop two communication satellites, the first of which could be launched by 2026. Wu Jong-shinn, director general of the Taiwan Space Agency, speaks to CNN on March 5, 2024 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. In the future, Taiwan’s satellite system could replace third-party deals, but Wu, the space agency director, declined to provide more specific details about the project’s timeline. A rocket model in development at the Taiwan Space Agency on March 5, 2024 in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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☆ Buffett says Berkshire sold its entire Paramount stake: 'We lost quite a bit of money'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. — 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, and we've sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money"This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

Persons: Warren Buffett, — Warren Buffett, Buffett, we've Organizations: Berkshire, Paramount Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, OMAHA, Neb, Berkshire

☆ Pro Talks: How to profit from Warren Buffett's methods in investing and life
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Yun Li | Dominic Chu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPro Talks: How to profit from Warren Buffett's methods in investing and lifeCNBC's Dominic Chu interviews Berkshire investor Bill Stone, the CIO at Glenview Trust Company, in this special CNBC Pro Talk ahead of the 2024 Berkshire annual shareholders meeting. CNBC Pro's Yun Li also joins to preview Berkshire's annual meeting and what investors can expect from the Oracle of Omaha.

Persons: Warren, CNBC's Dominic Chu, Bill Stone, Yun Li Organizations: Glenview Trust Company, CNBC, Berkshire, Oracle Locations: Berkshire, Omaha

☆ First Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting without Charlie Munger: What to expect from Warren Buffett
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

When Warren Buffett kicks off Berkshire Hathaway 's annual shareholder meeting on Saturday, the absence of Charlie Munger will be on everyone's mind. The annual meeting will be exclusively broadcast on CNBC and livestreamed on CNBC.com. For the first time, Berkshire will broadcast its annual meeting movie that had previously always been reserved only for those in attendance in Omaha. Vice Chairman of Non-Insurance Operations Greg Abel, Buffett's designated successor, will fill Munger's seat in the afternoon session, helping answer shareholder questions. "The tone of the meeting is certainly going to be a lot different without Charlie," said Steve Check, CEO of Check Capital Management and a longtime Berkshire shareholder.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, what's, Buffett's, David Kass, Munger, Greg Abel, Ajit Jain, Abel, Buffett, Charlie, Steve Check, Ajit, Greg Organizations: Berkshire, University of Maryland, CNBC, - Insurance, Buffett, Check Capital Management Locations: Omaha, Woodstock, Munger, Berkshire, CNBC.com

☆ Buffett disciple Bill Stone shares key lessons he's learned after going to 20 annual meetings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Stone, chief investment officer at Glenview Trust, has attended 20 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meetings in Omaha, Nebraska. A longtime Warren Buffett disciple and a Berkshire shareholder since 1999, Stone's own investing style has been inspired by the "Oracle of Omaha" — a value-oriented approach with an emphasis on the so-called margin of safety. "You look at stocks, not as pieces of paper, but as businesses," he said in CNBC's latest Pro Talks . Can I possibly forecast that they'll continue to earn these profits?" Ahead of this year's "Woodstock for Capitalists" Saturday, Stone shared what he's learned from Buffett's investing philosophy and what he expects from the annual meeting without the late Charlie Munger.

Persons: Bill Stone, Warren Buffett, Stone, he's, Charlie Munger, Charlie Munger . Stone, Dominic Chu, Yun Li, Salomon Brothers Buffett Organizations: Glenview Trust, Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger ., CNBC's Locations: Glenview, Omaha , Nebraska, Berkshire, Omaha, Woodstock

— Warren Buffett's annual shopping event, the pregame to Berkshire Hathaway 's annual meeting, is wowing shareholders flocking here this weekend. JazwaresSquishmallow pit at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nevada on May 3, 2024. Sarah Min | CNBCSome highlights include the latest Squishmallows toys for Buffett and Charlie Munger, a splashy Squishmallows pit, as well as other displays. Poor Charlie's AlmanackCharles Munger remembrance ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at Omaha, Nevada on May 3, 2024. Sarah Min | CNBCThe Bookworm only had one book to sell this year: "Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T.

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☆ Souring on Apple? Mystery bank stock? Buffett followers seek clarity on portfolio at annual meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Trimming Apple One surprising move from the conglomerate was selling about 10 million Apple shares (just 1% of its massive stake) in the fourth quarter. Second, it could have been Buffett's investment deputies Todd Combs and Ted Weschler who trimmed the Apple stake in order to fund other purchases. There's a chance that Buffett might reveal at the annual meeting the mystery bank stock that Berkshire has been buying for two quarters straight . Berkshire now owns more than 70 million of the tracking stock. "You need higher prices, or it doesn't work," Buffett said at Berkshire's 2023 annual meeting.

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☆ Giant Pandas Are Returning to San Diego, China Announces
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Alan Rappeport | More About Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States and China may be at odds these days over Russia’s war in Ukraine, cheap Chinese exports, tensions with Taiwan and matters of human rights. But when it comes to giant pandas, diplomacy is back. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China confirmed this week that two giant pandas — Yun Chuan and Xin Bao — would be sent from the China Conservation and Research Center to the San Diego Zoo. The zoo has a longstanding partnership with China on panda conservation research, and a ministry spokesman said the upcoming exchange would focus on prevention and treatment of major diseases and habitat protection. It is not clear when the new pandas will arrive, but the agreement should allay concerns that the recent tensions between the United States and China would threaten the beloved tradition of panda diplomacy.

Persons: Yun Chuan, Xin Bao —, Lin Jian Organizations: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Conservation and Research Center, San Diego Zoo Locations: States, China, Ukraine, Taiwan, U.S, United States

☆ DoubleLine’s Jeffrey Gundlach sees one rate cut this year as the Fed keeps up inflation fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Wednesday that he now sees no more than one interest rate cut this year as the Federal Reserve keeps policy tight to fight stubborn inflation. "The inflation rate clearly is the one that is lacking progress as [Jerome Powell] put it, so I'm going to lean on one rate cut," Gundlach said on CNBC's " Closing Bell." "Higher for longer … seems like the mantra continues, but without a rate hike. Treasury yields dropped to their session lows and stocks shot to session highs as Powell said the next policy move will not be a rate increase. "I think it's unlikely that the next policy rate move will be a hike.

Persons: Jeffrey Gundlach, Jerome Powell, Gundlach, Powell Organizations: DoubleLine, Federal Reserve, Treasury

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Super Micro Computer, Starbucks, Pfizer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Super Micro Computer — The server vendor dropped 15% after missing revenue expectations for its fiscal third quarter. However, Super Micro beat analysts' expectations for its adjusted earnings and hiked its revenue guidance for its fiscal 2024 year. Starbucks posted adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share on revenue of $8.56 billion. Pfizer now expects adjusted earnings of $2.15 to $2.35 per share for the full year, higher than its previous forecast of $2.05 to $2.25 per share. Yum Brands — The fast-food giant lost nearly 4% after it reported quarterly adjusted earnings and revenue that missed analysts' expectations.

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☆ This is the level where the 10-year Treasury yield becomes a 'clear problem' for stocks, Goldman study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2024. The volatility in the bond market has had equity investors on their toes for months, but at what point will rising yields spoil stocks' 2024 rally? The answer is 5% on the 10-year Treasury yield , according to Goldman Sachs . In a new 19-page paper using market data since the 1980s, the Wall Street firm said when that threshold is reached, the correlation between bond yields and stocks turns negative. The benchmark 10-year yield jumped 5 basis points Tuesday to 4.67% after data showed employee compensation costs increased more than expected to start the year.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Peter Oppenheimer Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Treasury, Federal Reserve Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Third Point's Dan Loeb adds big stake in Alphabet, says AI takes up nearly half his portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Third Point's Dan Loeb said he built a "substantial" stake in Google parent Alphabet in the first quarter, adding that he's so bullish on artificial intelligence that almost half of his portfolio is somehow tied to the theme. Loeb had just exited Alphabet in the fourth quarter following a big run in 2023. At one point in 2023, he owned more than $500 million worth of Alphabet stock, one of his biggest holdings. Alphabet, which also owns YouTube, has gained another 17% in 2024 after surging 58% last year. In the first quarter, Third Point also added to its Taiwan Semi investment, initiated in May of last year.

Persons: Dan Loeb, Loeb, " Loeb, TSMC, — CNBC's Scott Wapner Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Amazon, London Stock Exchange, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, YouTube, Taiwan Semi Locations: Taiwan

Eli Lilly — Shares added 5% after Eli Lilly, maker of the Mounjaro diabetes and weight loss drug, beat analysts' expectations for first-quarter adjusted earnings. PayPal — Shares gained 3.6% after the payment company posted $7.70 billion in first-quarter revenue, beating analysts' estimates for $7.51 billion, according to LSEG. The chipmaker posted adjusted earnings of $3.24 per share, higher than the consensus estimate of $3.16 per share, according to LSEG. Earnings of 24 cents per share on $1.37 billion in revenue exceeded consensus forecasts of 11 cents and $1.36 billion, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings of 71 cents per share topped anticipated earnings of 65 cents per share.

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