Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walt Disney — The media giant slid more than 4% even after Walt Disney Company posted fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat expectations, bolstered by after narrowing streaming losses. Hims & Hers Health — The stock surged 14% after the telehealth consultation platform posted second-quarter revenue guidance…

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Palantir Technologies — Shares declined nearly 5% after the company issued lighter-than-expected guidance for full-year revenue. First-quarter adjusted earnings were in line with expectations at 8 cents per share, per LSEG. Meanwhile, quarterly revenue of $634 million topped forecasts of $625 million. Lucid Group — The…

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Monday that consumer behavior has diverged as inflation for goods and services makes life harder for many Americans. Fraser, who leads one of the largest U.S. credit card issuers, said she is seeing a “K-shaped consumer.” That means the affluent continue to spend, while lower-income Americans have become more cautious…

The headquarters of Micron Technology Inc. stands in Boise, Idaho. Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Berkshire Hathaway — Class A shares added 0.6% following the release of first-quarter results and the annual shareholders meeting on Saturday. Berkshire posted a 39% yearly jump in operating profit, while…

Warren Buffett poses with Martin, the Geico gecko, ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares rose Monday after Warren Buffett’s conglomerate reported a surge in operating earnings as well as a record cash hoard. The company’s Class A shares were higher…

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Berkshire Hathaway — Class A shares traded up 1.2% early Monday after the conglomerate posted 39% year over year growth in operating profit. The Warren Buffett-led business also saw its cash holdings rise to record levels, approaching $200 billion. Paramount — Shares popped 2.4% following a…

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

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. “I would leave the capital allocation to Greg and he understands businesses extremely well,” Buffett told an arena full of shareholders at…

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett said that Berkshire Hathaway is looking into an investment in Canada. “We do not feel uncomfortable in any shape or form putting our money into Canada,” he told an arena full of investors Saturday. “In fact, we’re actually looking at one thing now.” The billionaire investor has placed bets in…

There may be an untapped market for exchange-traded funds. According to Calamos investments’ Matt Kaufman, there are trillions of dollars across CD and money market accounts, and it is a market ETFs should look to capture. “That’s larger than almost the ETF space itself,” the firm’s head of ETFs told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” earlier this…