TOPSHOT – Poland’s main opposition leader, former premier and head of the centrist Civic Coalition … [+] bloc, Donald Tusk addresses supporters at the party’s headquarters in Warsaw, Poland on October 15, 2023, after the presentation of the first exit poll results of the country’s parliamentary elections. Poland’s liberal Civic Coalition led by former EU More
Topline Shares of Hong Kong fintech firm AMTD Digital continued to plunge on Thursday, crashing for a second day in a row after rising more than 21,000% since its July IPO, with experts calling it a new meme stock and warning investors to stay away from the stock as its valuation looks like “an absolute… More
Topline Stocks fell and rates on government bonds surged on Wednesday as investor concerns about a slowdown in economic growth continued to weigh on markets, while oil jumped to a 13-week high on the back of climbing U.S. gas prices. Stocks will struggle for direction until there are “clear signs” that the Fed is taming… More
Topline Billionaire investor Warren Buffett continues to see opportunities in the stock market despite a selloff in recent months, recently snapping up more shares of energy company Occidental Petroleum, as some of his biggest holdings continue to outperform despite surging volatility this year. Some of the billionaire investor’s big bets in energy and consumer-related stocks… More
Topline Shares of Facebook parent Meta fell over 25% on Thursday—erasing over $230 billion in market value for its worst trading session in history—after the company’s dismal quarterly earnings report showed declining users and surging expenses related to the company’s metaverse project. Facebook’s stock had its biggest drop ever, losing a quarter of its value… More
Topline As the surge in oil prices continues amid increasing demand and a supply crunch that has driven up prices for all types of fuels, energy stocks are soaring—in some cases, notching triple-digit returns—while several U.S. oil tycoons watch their net worths spike. Several U.S. billionaires have seen their net worths jump considerably as the… More
Gas pipe getty The severe cold snap in Texas and elsewhere is creating a dangerous situation. Speaking to family members in Houston and elsewhere, I hear first-hand stories of residents who’ve lacked power or heat for over a day, in extreme cold, and water supplies shut off. Forecasted warmer weather by the end of the… More
ASSOCIATED PRESS Charlie Munger is an amazing investor and Warren Buffett’s partner at Berkshire Hathaway. He recently gave an interview to CalTech alumni that has a lot to teach us about investing. There were many insights for investors in that interview, but I want to focus on one segment, where a viewer asks Charlie: “How… More
Airbnb cofounders: Chief product officer Joe Gebbia (left), chief strategy officer Nathan … [+] Blecharczyk (center) and CEO Brian Chesky (right). Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Airbnb Airbnb’s much-anticipated initial public offering was well worth the wait for the company’s three billionaire cofounders. Shares soared on their first day of trading Thursday, more than doubling the… More
As Zoom Video Communications’ stock has skyrocketed, so too has the fortune of its billionaire … [+] founder. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg High-flying video conferencing service Zoom, which has seen skyrocketing demand during the coronavirus pandemic, is now worth more than ExxonMobil, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies. As of 2:30 p.m. ET,… More
Under Sheth’s watch, Vista Equity Partners has conducted more software acquisitions than any other … [+] company or investor in recent years. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Following billionaire Robert Smith’s admission to tax fraud last week, one of his private equity firm’s top dealmakers—cofounder and president Brian Sheth—looks set to depart. While Sheth—who launched Vista Equity… More
Newly elevated cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu from Italy, attends the courtesy visit of relatives … [+] following a consistory for the creation of new cardinals on June 28, 2018 in the Apostolic Palace at St Peter’s basilica in Vatican. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty… More
Topline Shares of athletic apparel retailer Nike surged by nearly 10% on Wednesday, a day after the company reported financial results that crushed expectations thanks to booming online business during the coronavirus pandemic. Nike’s digital sales rose 82% last quarter, even as many of its stores reopened. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key Facts… More
Topline The market fell sharply on Thursday as tech stocks continued to struggle, while conflicting timelines on a coronavirus vaccine and uncertainty around the next fiscal stimulus bill from Congress also weighed on investors. Stocks were under pressure again on Thursday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Key Facts The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1%, nearly… More
TOPLINE Though many on Wall Street were surprised by Walmart’s recent announcement that it has teamed up with Microsoft in a bid to buy TikTok, a deal would allow the retailer to leverage the social media app to reach younger consumers and build its e-commerce platform, analysts say. A deal for TikTok could be a… More