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☆ Beware HP shareholders, Warren Buffett may not just be doing some trimming
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The conglomerate sold 4.8 million HP shares for $129.2 million last week, it disclosed in a filing late Friday . It marks the second consecutive week that Berkshire has reduced its stake in the personal computer and printer maker. Still, Berkshire's remaining 110.7 million HP shares have a market value of almost $3 billion , making it HP's largest shareholder . HPQ YTD mountain HP In August, HP reported revenue in its fiscal third quarter that missed analysts' expectations. After Buffett's first sale was disclosed Sept. 13, some argued that Berkshire was "just doing a little trimming," of its HP stake, Bilson wrote.

Persons: Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Don Bilson, Gordon Haskett, Haskett, hasn't, HPQ, Buffett's, Bilson, we'd Organizations: HP Inc, Hewlett, Packard, HP, Berkshire Locations: Berkshire

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. Uncertainty around the trajectory for interest rates, including a potential hike by year-end and expectations for fewer cuts next year, have pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to a 16-year high, hurting growth stocks. ET, Dow e-minis were down 13 points, or 0.04%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 1.75 points, or 0.04%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 11 points, or 0.07%. HP Inc (HPQ.N) dipped 2.7% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) sold nearly 4.8 million shares of the PC maker. Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Berkshire Hathaway, Jerome Powell, dampening, Raffi Boyadjian, Walt Disney, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies, JD.com, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Arun Koyyur, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies Media, Nike, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Nvidia, Investors, Traders, XM, Dow e, Media, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount Global, Netflix, HP Inc, PDD Holdings, Baidu, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Berkshire, Bengaluru

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Arm’s spectacular day lends helping hand to banks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The long reach of ArmArm shares surged almost 25% on its first day of trading on New York's Nasdaq, and a further 6% in extended trading. "ECB interest rates have reached levels that … will make a substantial contribution to the timely return of inflation to the target," the bank's council said. Focus on the coreThe U.S. producer price index, which measures wholesale prices, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in August — far more than the 0.4% estimate — and 1.6% from a year earlier.

Persons: Rene Haas, —, Berkshire Hathaway, Yun Li Organizations: Arm Ltd, Nasdaq, CNBC, U.S, Dow Jones, EU, ECB, PPI, HP Warren, HP Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Berkshire sells some HP shares after taking big stake last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. Berkshire sold the shares this week for about $158 million, reducing its HP stake to about $3.27 billion, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Buffett's company now owns about 11.7% of HP's shares, down from 12.2% before the sales, SEC filings show. Wednesday's filing does not say why Berkshire sold shares. HP's share price has fallen 19% since Berkshire in April 2022 revealed an unexpected $4.2 billion stake in the Palo Alto, California-based company, which had been separated seven years earlier from the former Hewlett-Packard.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Scott Morgan, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Jonathan Stempel, Lincoln Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, REUTERS, HP, Berkshire, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Hewlett, Packard, Companies, Forbes, Apple, Thomson Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, U.S, Palo Alto , California, China, Berkshire, New York

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AMC, Etsy, First Solar and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AMC Entertainment — Shares of the movie theater chain jumped 5% in premarket trading after AMC said it had completed the equity offering it announced earlier this month. The company said it sold 40 million shares at an average price of $8.14, raising about $325.5 million. In the second quarter, the company earned 11 cents a share, after adjustments, exceeding analysts' expectations of 2 cents per share, according to FactSet. Penn Entertainment — The sports betting stock climbed 3% in premarket trading following a short-term buy call from Deutsche Bank. The conglomerate sold about 5.5 million shares of HP, worth around $158 million.

Persons: Wolfe, Semtech, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Shawn Fain, Jim Farley, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: AMC, Wolfe Research, Penn Entertainment, Deutsche Bank, BMO Capital Markets, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Brent, Occidental Petroleum, HP —, HP, Berkshire, General Motors, Ford —, United Auto Workers, Ford Locations: China, Devon, Omaha

☆ Berkshire Hathaway trims its HP stake as the PC maker continues to underperform
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold a portion of its stake in HP as the printer and PC maker continues its underperformance this year, according to a new regulatory filing . Berkshire still owns over $3 billion in HP shares after the trimming. HPQ 1Y mountain HP Two weeks ago, HP reported revenue for fiscal third quarter that missed analysts' expectations. When the HP stake was initially revealed, Buffett watchers said it was a classic value bet rather than a specific bet on HP's future or products. Many Buffett followers were reminded of a similar bet in the past that didn't work out very well for Berkshire -- IBM.

Persons: Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, hasn't, HPQ, Buffett, Morgan Stanley Organizations: HP, Berkshire, IBM Locations: Omaha, Berkshire

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. Chipmakers including Nvidia (NVDA.O), Micron Technology (MU.O) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) added between 0.7% and 1.2% before the bell. Citigroup also expects the Fed to hike interest rates by 25-basis points in November, compared with its previous forecast of a September hike. ET for further clues on the trajectory for U.S. interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week. Meanwhile, investors largely expect another European Central Bank rate hike later in the day, which will take interest rates to a record high, amid sticky inflation and a deteriorating economy.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Emin Hajiyev, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Ankika Biswas, Shristi, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Vital Energy, Dow, Nasdaq, Wall, Arm Holdings, Nvidia, Micron Technology, Devices, Insight Investment, Tool, Citigroup, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Treasury, Central Bank, Dow e, HP, Visa, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sees its market value surge to a new record of almost $800 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Joseph Wilkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway ended Monday's trading at all-time highs. That's boosted the investment conglomerate's market value to an unprecedented high of almost $800 billion. Buffett has overseen a roughly 4,300,000% gain in Berkshire stock since becoming CEO in 1965. AdvertisementAdvertisementApple shares continue to drive the rally in Berkshire stock. Buffett's firm owns 5.8% of the world's largest company – a stake worth around $162 billion as of Monday's close.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, That's, Buffett, Tesla, – Organizations: Service, Oracle, Apple, Big Tech, Microsoft, Disney Locations: Warren, Berkshire, Wall, Silicon, Omaha

☆ Wall Street analysts tore down a Chinese Tesla rival and say it's exactly why Elon Musk should be worried about China
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chinese electric car maker BYD might be the closest thing to a true Tesla competitor. Experts say the auto company's Seal electric sedan is comparable to the Tesla Model 3. UBS analysts tore down the Seal and found it's a great Model 3 alternative for less. AdvertisementAdvertisementInterestingly, unlike Tesla, BYD seems to be steering clear from autonomous driving technology, and instead, is opting for a standard, Level 2, advanced driver assistance system. "Given the Chinese EV development cycle is still faster than that of the foreign brands, we believe Chinese brands' market share gains from foreign brands will be structural and continuous."

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Elon, Tesla, Li Auto, it's Organizations: Tesla, UBS, Service, EV, Tesla's, Getty Images Locations: Wall, Silicon, China, Europe, Munich, German

☆ Bill Ackman's first stock was Wells Fargo – and Warren Buffett was a big reason why he bet on the bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Ackman's first stock was Wells Fargo, and Warren Buffett was a key factor in his choice. Ackman determined Wells Fargo, which counted Buffett as a big shareholder, was oversold at the time. "My first actual investment was I bought Wells Fargo stock," Ackman recalled. "I had already started following Warren Buffett, and he was a big shareholder at a much higher price." Moreover, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway had taken a position in Wells Fargo the previous year.

Persons: Bill Ackman's, Wells Fargo, Warren Buffett, Ackman, Buffett, Pershing, Julia La Roche, they'd, Justin Sullivan, Wells, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett imprimatur Organizations: Wells, Service, Harvard Business School, Harvard, Bank Locations: Wells, Wall, Silicon, Wells Fargo

REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Geico must face a proposed nationwide class action accusing the car insurer of violating customers' privacy by disclosing hundreds of thousands of driver's license numbers to identity thieves looking to collect fraudulent unemployment benefits. Geico, a unit of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), was accused of auto-populating driver's license numbers into its online system when users entered "basic" information such as names, addresses and birth dates in order to obtain insurance quotations. Matsumoto accepted a July 21 recommendation by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sanket Bulsara to let the lawsuit proceed. She also accepted his recommendation to dismiss claims that Geico violated a New York state consumer protection law and committed negligence "per se." The case is In re Geico Customer Data Breach Litigation, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, No.

Persons: Scott Morgan, District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Matsumoto, Kristen Wenger, Judge Sanket Bulsara, Geico, Jonathan Stempel, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, REUTERS, District, U.S, Court, Eastern District of, Thomson Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, U.S, Brooklyn, New York, Eastern District, Eastern District of New York

☆ China's BYD H1 profit triples as deliveries break record
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Net earnings for the six-months ending June 30 reached 10.95 billion yuan ($1.50 billion), up 204.7% from 3.6 billion yuan a year earlier, on a 72.7% rise in revenue to 260.12 billion yuan, BYD said in a stock market filing. The company posted a 6.82 billion yuan net profit for the April-June quarter, up 144.7%, a Reuters calculation showed. The Q2 earnings, the second highest quarterly number, was within BYD's net profit forecast of between 6.37 billion yuan and 7.57 billion yuan. Buoyed by its Dynasty and Ocean series of plug-in petrol-electric hybrids cars and battery-only electric vehicles (EV), BYD set a monthly sales record in July after deliveries hit 700,244 vehicles in the second quarter. Tesla recorded a decline in quarterly automotive gross margin in the second quarter, prioritising sales over earnings.

Persons: Aly, BYD, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Tesla, Qiaoyi Li, Zhang Yan, Brenda Goh, Christopher Cushing, Mike Harrison Organizations: Security, Auto, REUTERS, Rights, Volkswagen, Inc, U.S, EV, Tesla, BYD, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Auto Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Rights BEIJING, Shenzhen, Singapore, Australia

☆ This Chinese EV maker can grab market share and double its earnings, Ariel Investments says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors are underestimating a buying opportunity in Chinese EV maker Great Wall Motor, which could double its earnings from current levels, according to Ariel Investments. The Chinese SUV and pickup truck maker was named by the investment chief as a company to watch at a recent emerging markets panel. But Mallari-D'Auria said he expects Great Wall will grab market share in China as it increasingly builds out an SUV line with vehicles at higher price points. To be sure, there are risks around trading in Great Wall, whose primary listing is in Hong Kong. Over the longer term, the portfolio manager even expects Great Wall will start to gain market share in Europe, though while the near-term opportunity remains at home.

Persons: Henry Mallari, Ariel, Wall, Warren Buffett's, D'Auria, Nick Lai, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: EV, Ariel Investments, Ariel, Wall, BYD, Volvo, Warren, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Locations: Chicago, Ariel, U.S, China, Great, Hong Kong, Europe

☆ ‘Dividend aristocrat’: Investors are getting more bullish on this sector, naming stocks to buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

And hedge fund manager David Neuhauser of Livermore Partners told CNBC's " Street Signs Asia " that the "best asset class" is oil stocks. Typically, in a recession, oil prices could dive to $50 a barrel, he said. Stocks to buy Neuhauser said Livermore owns small-cap energy stocks Kolibri Global and Vista Energy — because of limited supply and strong returns on capital, as well as low valuations. Still, energy stocks are an option for investors seeking inflation protection, Dietze said. He said energy stocks are "a far superior alternative" to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.

Persons: BofA, David Neuhauser, CNBC's, Neuhauser, Livermore, David Dietze, Dietze, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, subsector, That's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Livermore Partners, Vista Energy, Wealth Management, Exxon, Mizuho, Securities, Dominion Energy Locations: Chevron, U.S, Wednesday's, Saudi

☆ Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, and other top investors revealed striking portfolio changes this week. Here are 4 key trades.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Getty Images / Michael BucknerWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway established stakes in a trio of homebuilders last quarter: Lennar, NVR, and DR Horton. The positions were worth a combined $814 million — a small bet in the context of Berkshire's roughly $350 billion stock portfolio. Buffett's portfolio managers, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, were likely behind the purchases given their size. On the other hand, it exited its wagers on McKesson, Marsh & McLennan, and Vitesse Energy in the period. Buffett and his team also pared their positions in Activision Blizzard, Chevron, Celanese, General Motors, and Globe Life.

Persons: Warren Buffett Warren Buffett, Michael Buckner Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, DR, Todd Combs, Ted Weschler, Buffett Organizations: Getty, Capital, Occidental Petroleum, McLennan, Vitesse Energy, Activision Blizzard, Chevron, General Motors, Globe Locations: Capital One, Marsh, Celanese

☆ S&P 500, Treasurys or Berkshire Hathaway? Here's where value investor Guy Spier would put his money
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Renowned value investor Guy Spier weighed in on CNBC's Pro Talks on whether it's better to put your money in an S & P 500 index fund , in U.S. Treasurys , or in shares of Berkshire Hathaway for the long run. Asked whether he would invest in the S & P 500 or Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stock for the rest of his life, Spier said the question poses a false choice that investors don't need to make. Rather than picking one over the other, Spier suggests dividing the investment 50-50 between the S & P 500 and Berkshire, then rebalancing positions at the end of each year. A small risky bet may be acceptable for an investor, if it represents a tiny percent of their overall portfolio. That compares to the S & P 500 ′s 8.2%, the MSCI World 's 6.9%, and the FTSE 100 ′s 3.6%.

Persons: Guy Spier, Berkshire Hathaway, Spier, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC's, Berkshire, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Locations: U.S, Berkshire

☆ What Wall Street needs to know about UAW talks, a potential strike, and what it could all cost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

AEG estimates the total economic loss by calculating potential losses to UAW workers, the manufacturers and to the auto industry more broadly if the sides cannot reach tentative agreements before the current contracts expire. $825 millionThe UAW has more than $825 million in its strike fund, which it uses to pay eligible members who are on strike. The strike pay is $500 per week for each member – up from $275 in 2022. Assuming 150,000 or so eligible workers, that's all-in weekly strike pay of about $75 million. The UAW is scheduled to hold a procedural strike authorization vote next week, which would grant union leaders the ability to strike, if warranted.

Persons: Michael Wayland, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Shawn Fain, there's, Melissa Atkins, Kristin Dziczek, Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Fain, Joe Biden, Leah Millis Organizations: United Auto Workers, General Motors, Hamtramck Assembly, CNBC DETROIT, U.S, GM, Ford Motor, New UAW, UAW, Detroit, Bloomberg News, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's, Sterling Heights Assembly, Center for Automotive Research, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Anderson Economic Group, AEG, Deutsche Bank, Reuters Locations: Detroit, Hamtramck, Omaha, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Detroit, Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, U.S, Michigan, Warren , Michigan

☆ Warren Buffett and Michael Burry are ready and waiting for a stock-market crash, 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett and Michael Burry are waiting for stocks to crash, Robert Kiyosaki says. The "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author pointed to Buffett stockpiling cash and Burry shorting the market. "I just watch these guys waiting for the market to crash then go back in," the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author continued. As for Burry, he's warned of a historic bubble and predicted the "mother of all crashes." Like Buffett, he's a value investor who specializes in spotting underpriced businesses, and seeks to capitalize on sell-offs.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Michael Burry, Robert Kiyosaki, Dad, Burry, Buffett, Kiyosaki, Berkshire Hathaway, bearish, Buffett hasn't, Goldman Sachs, he's, it's Organizations: Buffett, Service, Berkshire, Scion, Management, Nasdaq, Electric Locations: Wall, Silicon, Coast

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoSummaryCompanies Retail sales data due at 8:30 a.m. ETNvidia gains as UBS, Wells Fargo raise PTFutures down: Dow 0.67%, S&P 0.65%, Nasdaq 0.68%Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday as government bond yields hit fresh highs ahead of July retail sales data that could offer clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. ET (1230 GMT) is expected to show retail sales rose 0.4% last month after climbing 0.2% in June, likely adding to evidence that the U.S. economy remains on a strong footing. Rising Treasury yields have pressured equities after hotter-than-expected producer prices data last week stoked concerns the Fed could keep rates higher for longer than previously anticipated. ET, Dow e-minis were down 238 points, or 0.67%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 29.5 points, or 0.65%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 104.25 points, or 0.68%.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Wells, Otunuga, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Bilibili, Neel Kashkari, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's, Horton, Amruta Khandekar, Maju Samuel, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, UBS, Wells Fargo, PT, Dow, Nasdaq, Commerce, Treasury, Nvidia, Apple, Alibaba, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank, Traders, Fed, Dow e, General Motors, Berkshire, Warren, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, United States, China, Beijing, Minneapolis, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, homebuilder D.R

☆ Morning Bid: China data disappoints as markets yearn for stimulus
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Data on Tuesday showed China's industrial output and retail sales growth slowed in July, adding to concerns about a faltering post-pandemic recovery in the world's second-biggest economy. China's major state-owned banks stepped into the spot market to steady the currency, according to sources. Chinese policymakers last month released a batch of stimulus measures, including boosting auto and home appliances consumption, relaxing some property restrictions, and pledging support to the private sector. Over in Australia, wage growth held steady in the June quarter while the pace of annual pay awards unexpectedly slowed. That, along with the release of dovish minutes from the central bank's July policy meeting, bolstered bets that the RBA would keep rates steady.

Persons: Ankur Banerjee, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, DR, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Silicon Valley Bank, Credit Suisse, REUTERS, Staff, Ankur, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Silicon, Germany, Asia, China, Pacific, Japan, Australia, U.S, Berkshire, Sweden, Singapore

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Discover Financial, D.R. Horton and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Discover Financial Services — Shares slipped 6.5% after CEO Roger Hochschild resigned. Turnstone Biologics — Stock in the biotechnology company slipped 2.3% in premarket trading. Earlier on Tuesday, investment firm Piper Sandler initiated coverage of the stock with an overweight rating. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital — The renewable energy investment firm climbed 2.1% after Bank of America upgraded shares to buy.

Persons: Roger Hochschild, John Owen, Turnstone, Piper Sandler, Horton —, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Horton, Hannon Armstrong, Phillips, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Fitch, Wells Fargo, Baird, Steel, —, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: Nvidia Corporation, Discover Financial, Bank of America, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Banks, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, CNBC, Nvidia, UBS Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, The Texas, Cleveland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Discover, D.R. Horton, Nvidia, Cleveland-Cliffs, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Banks — Major Wall Street banks slid during midday trading after CNBC reported Tuesday that Fitch Ratings may once again downgrade the health of the banking sector. Shares of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase slid 2%, while Citigroup and Morgan Stanley each fell more than 1%. Paramount Global — Paramount Global shares climbed 2% in midday trading. Turnstone Biologics — The biotechnology stock added 1.96% in midday trading.

Persons: Banks, Fitch, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Roger Hochschild, John Owen, Hannon Armstrong, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital — Hannon Armstrong, Homebuilders, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, D.R, Horton, Lennar, Wells Fargo, Baird, Turnstone, Piper Sandler, —, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Citizens Financial Group, U.S . Steel, Esmark, U.S, Steel, Discover Financial, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital — Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Paramount Global, The Alliance, Motion Pictures, Television Producers, Bloomberg, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Nvidia, UBS, Investment Locations: Cleveland, Warren Buffett's

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2023. The Commerce Department's report showed retail sales grew 0.7% last month against expectations of a 0.4% rise, suggesting the U.S. economy remains strong. "The retail sales number might indicate that the Fed would continue to raise rates." Home Depot (HD.N) added 1% after the home improvement chain posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly same-store sales and topped profit estimates. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a 5.29-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 2.90-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Wells, Fitch, jitters, Peter Andersen, JPMorgan Chase, Zions, Wells Fargo, Bilibili, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's, Horton, Amruta Khandekar, Shristi, Shashwat Chauhan, Maju Samuel, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nvidia, UBS, Wells Fargo, PT U.S, Dow, Nasdaq, U.S, Commerce, Andersen Capital Management, Fed, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Bank of America, PacWest Bancorp, Western Alliance Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance, Treasury, Alibaba, Dow Jones, General Motors, Berkshire, Warren, Lennar Corp, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Boston, China, Beijing, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, homebuilder D.R

☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway makes interesting bet on these homebuilders
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought shares of a few homebuilders in the last quarter, a new regulatory filing revealed. Horton shares, $70 million worth of NVR shares as well as $17.2 million worth of Lennar in the second quarter, the filing showed. These stakes are relatively small for Berkshire, whose equity portfolio is worth nearly $350 billion. Top holdings Berkshire shares just hit a record high last week on the back of strong second-quarter results. Also during the second quarter, Berkshire added to its relatively new stake in Capital One Financial , bringing it to nearly $1.4 billion.

Persons: Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Horton, Todd Combs, Ted Weschler, Benjamin Moore Organizations: Berkshire, Clayton Homes, Apple, American Express, Bank of America, Capital, General Motors, Chevrolet, GMC Locations: Omaha, Berkshire, McLean , Virginia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Discover Financial, Lennar, Getty Images and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Discover Financial Services — The financial services stock fell more than 5% after announcing the resignation of its CEO. Horton , Lennar a nd NVR rose in extended trading after regulatory filings revealed Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway added new positions in the stocks during the second quarter. Horton rose 2.7%. Getty Images — Shares of the content creation company tumbled about 15% in extended trading after it issued preliminary second-quarter results. Getty Images posted a loss of 1 cent per share, compared with the 9 cents per share earned in the year-ago period.

Persons: Roger Hochschild, John Owen, D.R, Lennar, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, NVR, Horton, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Discover Financial, Getty, Revenue Locations: Horton

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