As Berkshire Hathaway Keeps Buying Other Stocks, Financial Dominance Becomes More Obvious

Posted: August 15, 2019 at 10:55 am

Warren Buffett may be getting older every year, but he and the giant Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have remained acquirers of public stocks for years. The conglomerate could even ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Allstate, Corning, DexCom, Lam Research, On Deck, Qualcomm, Spotify, Western Digital, Whiting Petroleum and More

Posted: August 1, 2019 at 8:50 am

The stock market got the rate cut it wanted on Wednesday, but the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 sold off handily as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Altria, Apple, BP, EA, Enphase, FireEye, Gilead, Mastercard, P&G, 2U and More

Posted: July 31, 2019 at 9:03 am

Stocks saw profit-taking on Tuesday, but the major indexes were up on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's expected interest rate cut in the afternoon. Earnings season is proving to ...
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How Banks Are Replacing Treasuries, Utilities and CDs for Income Investors

Posted: July 29, 2019 at 11:00 am

Many investors need income from their stocks to help supplement their life or retirement. With the yield on Treasuries so low, and with the Federal Reserve embarking on an interest ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Apple, Chipotle, Costco, Exxon, Netflix, Qualcomm, Ulta, US Bancorp and More

Posted: July 18, 2019 at 8:55 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally lower on Thursday, but the three major equity indexes remain effectively just under their all-time highs. The bull market is now well over 10 ...
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10 Top Banks to Repurchase $125 Billion in Stock Over Next 12 Months

Posted: June 28, 2019 at 11:30 am

The Federal Reserve has released its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). This exercise includes a quantitative assessment for the top banks that operate in the United States. The ...
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2019 Fed CCAR Gift to Warren Buffett: Dividend Hikes and Buybacks Galore for All Major Banks

Posted: June 27, 2019 at 5:30 pm

At the end of June, the Federal Reserve now releases its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). This exercise includes a quantitative assessment for the top banks that operate ...
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Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Make Key Changes to 2019 Stock Picks

Posted: May 15, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of March 31, 2019. Warren Buffett still runs Berkshire Hathaway and, as he is one of the richest ...
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Why Warren Buffett May Buy More Bank Stocks Rather Than Make Large Share Buybacks

Posted: April 30, 2019 at 6:45 am

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) is a bit of an enigma when it comes to a traditional company. The company is the largest conglomerate of all, with a $533 billion ...
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Big Banks in the Spotlight as Earnings Season Rolls Out

Posted: April 14, 2019 at 7:05 am

The first-quarter earnings reporting season is off to the races this week, after kicking off last week with strong results from JPMorgan and Wells Fargo. 24/7 Wall St. has put ...
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Warren Buffett’s Top Stocks for 2019

Posted: February 14, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its public equity holdings as of December 31, 2018. Most investors should look at these public equity holdings as the top holdings at ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AK Steel, CRISPR, Dell, DocuSign, Grubhub, NRG, US Steel, Vale, Wayfair, Zynga and More

Posted: January 28, 2019 at 8:50 am

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Monday after Friday's gains, but the Dow Jones industrial average is now over 2,000 points higher than its lows from the start of ...
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