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☆ Tech stock sell-off may herald the long-awaited AI reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe tech slide follows a dramatic sell-off in Asia, with Japan's main stock market index, the Nikkei 225, ending 12.4% lower and other AI heavyweights such as SoftBank slid hard. By the end of the year, the company expects to spend up to $40 billion on AI research and product development. That's because AI's been touted as a technology as revolutionary as the internet and smartphones by tech luminaries like Bill Gates. If others really start to believe that's the case, it could mark the beginning of the end for the AI rally.

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Stocks, cryptocurrencies, the dollar, oil — they’re all down sharply again on Monday on concerns that the U.S. economy is slowing faster than expected. It comes after a rough week for global markets. That has reignited criticisms that the Fed is moving too slowly to cut rates as economic conditions look shakier. Mega-cap tech stocks, which have driven much of the market’s gains this past year, were especially bruised: Nvidia was down 11 percent premarket, while Apple was off 7.5 percent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to a one-year low.

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☆ Berkshire Hathaway cuts Apple position: Here's what you should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBerkshire Hathaway cuts Apple position: Here's what you should knowJosh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to discuss Berkshire cutting its Apple position.

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☆ Berkshire's selling of Apple was 'risk management' decision, says Glenview's Bill Stone
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBerkshire's selling of Apple was 'risk management' decision, says Glenview's Bill StoneBill Stone, chief investment officer at Glenview Trust Company, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss Berkshire Hathaway's selling of half of their stake in Apple.

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☆ Apple leads tech rout after Berkshire Hathaway sells more than half of its stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple stock plunged as much as 11% on Monday on news that Berkshire Hathaway sold about 50% of its stake. Warren Buffett's conglomerate sold about 390 million Apple shares in the second quarter. The decline in Apple shares, which was double the Nasdaq 100's decline of about 5%, came after it was revealed over the weekend that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold about 50% of its Apple stake. According to its second-quarter earnings report, Berkshire Hathaway sold about 390 million Apple shares during the quarter, which is on top of the 115 million Apple shares it sold during the first quarter of the year. This is an opportunity, especially going into what I view as a really historic upgrade cycle for Apple," Ives said.

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☆ Apple shares drop 7% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway slashes stake by half
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | 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 sent shockwaves through the investing world over the weekend by slashing his big Apple stake by half, causing the tech stock to crater on Monday amid the intensifying global sell-off. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in its earnings filing that its Apple holding was valued at $84.2 billion at the end of the second quarter, indicating that the Oracle of Omaha dumped a little more than 49% of the tech stake. Global stock markets are on the brink of a major correction, triggered by concerns of an economic slowdown. Buffett also started selling his second biggest holding Bank of America in July.

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☆ The stock market is in no man's land. Here's what investors should expect next
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Anything above 4% indicates the market is overbought, anything below a minus 5% means the market is oversold.) I am just prematurely predicting other investors fleeing the stock because they think Warren knows more than them. Many investors thought that Amazon was the best set up of the Mag Seven going into earnings. We are right smack in a most perilous moment because the Fed doesn't want to move too fast but the stock market does and the Fed does not care about that. I don't think a presidential election is all that conducive to the market.

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☆ Joe Biden Stepped Aside. a Lot of Aging CEOs Should Do the Same.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Less discussed, however, is a parallel crisis in corporate America: a wave of aging business leaders who refuse to step aside. The average retirement age is similarly increasing: to 62 in 2024 from 57 in 1991. Using public data from 1992 to 2018, they assessed the relationship between a CEO's age and their "managerial ability," as measured by how they turned company resources into revenue and profit. "A 10% increase in CEO age is associated with a 1.9% decrease in managerial ability," they wrote. And older workers, both above and below the traditional retirement age, already face unwarranted discrimination in the workplace.

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☆ Here are 4 things we're watching closely in the stock market this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Stocks had a rough week, topped off with a pummeling Friday after the July jobs data came in weaker than expected. Until then, bad economic news was good news for the stock market, because it meant the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates sooner. On Thursday, a drop in U.S. manufacturing activity for July and a jump in initial jobless claims dragged down the market. Next week is light on economic data, so expect earnings reports and CEO commentaries to drive the market action. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Dow futures slide nearly 200 points after Nasdaq falls into a correction: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on August 02, 2024 in New York City. U.S. stock futures fell Sunday night following a volatile week for Wall Street, in which the Nasdaq Composite dropped into correction territory. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures dipped 0.7% and 1.1%, respectively. On Friday, the Nasdaq capped a third straight week of losses, bringing the tech-heavy index down more than 10% from a record set last month. The S&P 500 also posted a third straight losing week, down 2% for the week.

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☆ Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor. Even after the selling Apple remains the largest stock stake by far for Berkshire. Buffett had trimmed the Apple stake by 13% in the first quarter and hinted at the Berkshire annual meeting in May that it was for tax reasons. Berkshire’s Apple holding was once so big that it took up half of its equity portfolio. Berkshire began buying the stock in 2016 under the influence of Buffett’s investing lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs.

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☆ Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Apple by nearly 50%
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Robert Ilich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in tech giant Apple by nearly 50%, according to Berkshire’s second quarter earnings report released on Saturday. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed its holdings in Apple were valued at $84.2 billion at the end of the quarter, dropping from 790 million shares to 400 million shares. Berkshire Hathaway has previously downsized its stake Apple, which has a market cap over $3.3 trillion. In the final three months of 2023, Berkshire Hathaway sold off 10 million shares of Apple stock, representing about 1% of its holdings in the company. Along with Apple, Berkshire cut its stake in its second largest position, Bank of America, to $41.1 billion.

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☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor. Even after the selling Apple remains the largest stock stake by far for Berkshire. Buffett trimmed the Apple stake by 13% in the first quarter and hinted at the Berkshire annual meeting in May that it was for tax reasons. But the magnitude of this selling suggests it could be more than just a tax-saving move. Berkshire's Apple holding was once so big that it took up half of its equity portfolio.

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☆ Here are Warren Buffett's top stock holdings, revealed in Berkshire's latest quarterly earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett is turning heads after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it sold nearly half of its Apple stake last quarter. About 72% of Berkshire's equity portfolio is concentrated in five stocks, according to the conglomerate's latest earnings report. Meanwhile, Berkshire held onto longtime bets Coca-Cola and American Express , worth $25.5 billion and $35.1 billion, respectively, at the end of the second quarter. Buffett was in a selling mood overall in the second quarter with Berkshire shedding more than 75 billion in stock, raising its total cash level to an eye-popping $277 billion. After the sales, these holdings remain same top five holdings Berkshire disclosed in the first quarter.

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☆ Berkshire’s Cash Stockpile Soars as It Cuts Its Stake in Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cash at Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett, soared to nearly $277 billion in the second quarter as it sold a large chunk of its stake in Apple. It still owned about 400 million shares worth $84.2 billion as of June 30. The cash stake grew to $276.9 billion from $189 billion three months earlier largely because Berkshire sold $75.5 billion in stocks, including shares in Bank of America. It was the seventh straight quarter Berkshire sold more stocks than it bought. Second-quarter profit from Berkshire’s dozens of businesses rose 15 percent to $11.6 billion from $10.04 billion a year earlier.

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☆ Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on almost $280 billion in cash after slashing its Apple stake in half
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Berkshire Hathaway's cash stockpile has soared to nearly $280 billion. The conglomerate sold off nearly half of its huge stake in Apple last quarter. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on a whole lot of cash after repeatedly slashing its stake in Apple. Berkshire Hathaway made the eyebrow-raising decision to cut its Apple stake, which remains the largest stake in its portfolio, by nearly 50% last quarter.

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☆ Warren Buffett raises Berkshire cash level to record $277 billion after slashing stock holdings
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. 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 record of $189 billion, set in the first quarter of 2024. For the second quarter, Berkshire's operating earnings, which encompass profits from the conglomerate's fully-owned businesses, enjoyed a jump thanks to the strength in auto insurer Geico. Operating earnings totaled $11.6 billion in the second quarter, up about 15% from $10 billion a year prior.

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☆ Morgan Stanley tells wealth advisors they can pitch bitcoin ETFs in a first for a big bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned. The firm's 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting Wednesday, according to people with knowledge of the policy. Those funds are BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, the people said. The move from Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest wealth management firms, is the latest sign of the adoption of bitcoin by mainstream finance. In January, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved applications for 11 spot bitcoin ETFs, heralding the arrival of an investment vehicle for bitcoin that is easier to access, cheaper to own and more readily traded.

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Warren Buffett is not done selling Bank of America . Berkshire Hathaway shed a total of 19.2 million BofA shares on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for almost $779 million at an average selling price of $40.52 per share, according to a new regulatory filing. The conglomerate has now been offloading the bank stock for 12 consecutive days with total sales now exceeding $3.8 billion. Its remaining 942.4 million shares have a market value of $37.2 billion at Thursday's close of $39.50. The bank stock has dropped 5.2% so far this week, going as low as $38.98 in Thursday's trading as recession fears plague the financial sector.

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☆ Berkshire's mounting cash pile could top $200 billion as Buffett continues selling stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David A. GroganBerkshire Hathaway 's highly scrutinized cash pile could top $200 billion — more than the entire annual gross domestic product of Hungary — amid CEO Warren Buffett's rare sale of some of his favorite stocks. The Omaha-based conglomerate is likely to say its cash hoard topped the previous record of $189 billion, set in the first quarter, when it reports second-quarter earnings Saturday morning. The selling could have resumed in the second quarter as shares of the iPhone maker jumped 23% in the period. "It's just a question of how long they are going to sit on it," Andrew Kligerman, TD Cowen's Berkshire analyst, said in an interview, referring to Berkshire's enormous cash pile. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Berkshire Hathaway

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☆ Final Trade: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Merck and U.S. 10 Year Treasury
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | 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 EmailFinal Trade: Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Merck and U.S. 10 Year TreasuryThe final trades of the day with the Fast Money traders.

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☆ Bill Ackman's Pershing Square withdraws IPO as demand for offering waned
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, speaks during an interview for an episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Bill Ackman's Pershing Square USA withdrew plans for a an initial public offering after investor demand appeared to wane from original expectations. As of the end of June, Pershing Square had $18.7 billion in assets under management. Most of the money was under Pershing Square Holdings, a closed-end fund that trades in Europe. Ackman's move to publicly list Pershing Square was seen as a way to capitalize on his growing presence among retail investors.

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☆ These 4 companies — including one backed by Warren Buffett — can leverage AI with their exclusive data, says fund manager
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AI models, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude, are built by running complex algorithms on large amounts of data. Khodjamirian, who also manages the Monopolies and Oligopolies ETF , named four stocks that he sees as potential winners: Moody's , S & P Global , MSCI , and Intuit . Moody's Using Moody's as a prime example, the fund manager highlighted the company's extensive database on credit decisions. MCO 5Y line S & P Global and MSCI Similarly, Khodjamirian sees potential in S & P Global and MSCI due to their vast troves of financial and index data. His thesis rests on the idea that as AI use becomes more widespread, the value of software — the AI models — may diminish.

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Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. Berkshire Hathaway's selling streak in its big Bank of America stake has extended to nine straight days, suggesting that Warren Buffett is not just trimming the longtime holding. The Omaha-based conglomerate sold a total of 18.4 million shares of the bank from Thursday to Monday for $767 million at an average price of $41.65, a new regulatory filing late Monday revealed. Over the past nine trading sessions, Berkshire has cut its stake by 71.2 million shares with just over $3 billion of sales. After the selling spree, Berkshire still owns 961.6 million shares of BofA with a market value of $39.5 billion.

Persons: Warren Buffett Organizations: Berkshire, of America, Apple, Express Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, Berkshire

☆ Warren Buffett starts downsizing his Bank of America bet — Here's what could lie behind the move
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett surprised many investors by downsizing one of his longest held and largest positions — Bank of America . Berkshire Hathaway recently unloaded 52.8 million Bank of America shares worth $2.3 billion during a six-day selling spree, the first time since late 2019 that the Omaha-based conglomerate reduced its holding. The legendary investor said then that he liked the business, valuation and management of the Charlotte-based bank "very much." BAC YTD mountain Bank of America Tax liability Taxes could also be a motivating factor in the BofA sale. Buffett, who paid over $5 billion in corporate taxes in 2023, believes the corporate tax rate could move higher to help fill the government's yawning gap between spending and revenue.

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