Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBC Warren Buffett on Friday made his biggest annual donation to date, giving $5.3 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares to five charities. The legendary investor, who’s turning 94 in August, converted 8,674 of his Berkshire Class A…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nike — Nike shares sank more than 14% after the athletic retailer posted disappointing revenue for the recent quarter and cut its guidance, saying it expects sales to drop 10% in the current period. The company now estimates that fiscal 2025 sales will fall in the…
HANGZHOU, China — Apple‘s mixed-reality headset began deliveries in China on Friday with a retail price roughly 18% higher than in the U.S. The device starts at 29,999 yuan ($4,128) in China, compared with a $3,500 retail price in the U.S. When asked by CNBC, a customer surnamed Chen in Beijing said his suggestion to…
Honor CEO George Zhao (L) and GSMA CEO John Hoffman on stage at Shanghai Mobile World Congress during an awards ceremony on June 27, 2024. Honor HANGZHOU, China — The transforming power of artificial intelligence is of no value unless user data is protected, CEO of Chinese smartphone company Honor, George Zhao, told CNBC in…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the 2024 CNBC CEO Council Summit in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2024. Shannon Finney | CNBC The Federal Reserve should wait to cut interest rates until “at least” the end of the year, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund. The U.S.…
A photo illustration of the Chewy logo is seen on a smartphone and a PC screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chewy shares surged on Thursday after meme stock leader Roaring Kitty posted a picture on social media platform X that resembles the logo of the online pet food retailer.…
Retailer traders took Nvidia’ s recent sell-off as a buying opportunity, snapping up shares of the dominant artificial intelligence chipmaker amid the volatility. The cohort bought $1.8 billion worth of Nvidia shares over the past week as the Jensen Huang-led company suffered a quick pullback, according to JPMorgan data. At the single-stock level, that accounted…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walgreens Boots Alliance — The stock plummeted more than 24.5% after the retail company reported third-quarter earnings results that missed Wall Street’s expectations . The company also announced a cut to its full-year adjusted profit outlook and said it would close stores that are underperforming as…
People line up to get into the U.S. Supreme Court on the day where decisions ares expected to be handed down, in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday put new limits on the power of the Securities and Exchange Commission to enforce securities laws — the latest…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Micron — Shares slipped nearly 6% after the semiconductor manufacturer posted revenue guidance of $7.6 billion for its current quarter, coming in line with analyst expectations. Micron also reported a third-quarter earnings and revenue beat. GSK — Shares of the biopharmaceutical company slid nearly 2% after…
