Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Crypto stocks — Several bitcoin-related names were hit following the cryptocurrency’s drop below $50,000 for the first time since February. Robinhood plummeted more than 10%, and MicroStrategy plunged more than 8%. Others such as Coinbase and Marathon Digital each fell around 5%. Kellanova — Shares of…

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Monday vowed that the central bank would react to signs of weakness in the economy and indicated that interest rates could be too restrictive now. Asked whether weakening in the labor market and manufacturing sector could prompt a response from the Fed, Goolsbee did not commit to a…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Chip stocks — Nvidia shares fell roughly 12.5% in premarket trading as the artificial intelligence trade continues to unwind, dragging down once-hot semiconductor plays. Broadcom slipped about 9%, while Super Micro Computer and Arm Holdings shed more than 12% each. Apple — Apple shares sank more…

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024.  David A. Grogen | CNBC 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…

It’s a July for the record books. State Street Global Advisors finds inflows into exchange-traded funds hit $127 billion. Not only was it the best July ever, but the firm’s head of SPDR Americas research notes it is also the second-largest monthly inflow ever. “Part of it is just the market,” Matt Bartolini told CNBC’s…

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…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Chevron — Stock in the oil major slipped more than 3% after the company’s second-quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates. Chevron reported adjusted earnings $2.55 per share on revenue of $51.18 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG forecast earnings of $2.93 per share on $50.8 billion in…

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…

Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 2024. CNBC 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…

Signage for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is displayed outside the central bank’s headquarters in Singapore. Sam Kang Li | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s central bank established a task force to bolster the city-state’s stock market. The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that the review group will evaluate measures to “improve the vibrancy”…