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Tensions between the world’s two largest economies have escalated over the last several years. Florence Lo | Reuters BEIJING — China is trying yet again to boost foreign investment, amid geopolitical tensions and businesses’ calls for more concrete actions. On Feb. 19, authorities published a “2025 action plan for stabilizing foreign investment” to make it easier … Read more
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Craig Hudson | Reuters The popular narrative among Federal Reserve policymakers these days is that policy is “well-positioned” to adjust … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway raised its stakes in Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co., Itochu, Marubeni and Sumitomo — all to 7.4%. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warren Buffett released Saturday his annual letter to shareholders. In it, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway discussed how he still preferred stocks over cash, despite the conglomerate’s massive … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Novo Nordisk — Shares rose 4.9% after the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the U.S. shortage of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic is resolved after more than two years. Hims & Hers Health — The telehealth stock, which offers compounded Wegovy and … Read more
Steve Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72, speaking to CNBC on April 3, 2024. CNBC Billionaire investor Steve Cohen doubled down on his negative view of the U.S. economy due to a backdrop of punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts spearheaded by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. The chairman and CEO of … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Booking Holdings — The online travel company jumped 3% after fourth-quarter results surpassed analysts’ expectations. Adjusted earnings came in at $41.55 per share and revenue clocked in at $5.47 billion. Analysts were looking for $36.03 per share in earnings and $5.18 billion in revenue, per … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Palantir — The technology stock tumbled 11.9%, on track for its worst day since May . The stock is also on pace to see back-to-back losses of 10% or more for the first time ever. Shares took a hit after the disclosure of a new stock … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Klaviyo — The software company surged almost 6% after fourth-quarter results topped Wall Street expectations. Klaviyo posted adjusted earnings of 7 cents per share on $270 million in revenue, above the 6 cents per share and $257 million in revenue that analysts surveyed by LSEG were … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Capital One Financial , Discover Financial Services — Shares of Capital One gained 1.6%, while Discover Financial Services dipped 0.3%, after the two companies said their respective shareholders have voted to approve Capital One’s acquisition of Discover. Toll Brothers — Shares fell more than 5% in … Read more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Howard Hughes Holdings — Shares slipped about 5% after Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman upped his takeover offer for the real estate company , vowing to turn it into a “modern-day” Berkshire Hathaway. Ackman said Tuesday that his firm submitted a proposal to acquire 10 million … Read more