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ASX to rise, Dow lifts in broad rally Share Australian shares are poised to open higher, lifted by overseas gains and on expectations that the RBA will not announce any changes after a policy meeting on Tuesday. ASX futures were up 11 points or 0.2 per cent to 7015 near 6.15am AEST. The currency was 0.6 per cent higher. The yield on the US 10-year note slid 2 basis points to 1.60 per cent near 4.30pm in New York. On Wall Street, stocks were mixed with the Dow and S&P 500 higher, while techs dra...

But that’s the path ahead for Greg Abel, a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. vice chairman who was publicly identified as the successor to America’s most renowned investor for the first time on Monday. Buffett said the 58-year-old executive will take over the $630 billion business when he steps down. Abel’s more than two-decade track record at the conglomerate includes high-profile dealmaking and overseeing its sprawling non-insurance businesses, from the BNSF railroad to Dairy Queen. But Buffett�...

Post-Pandemic Travel Demand Fuels Cruises And Airlines  Share   Share Trending April showers bring May flowers, and they are blooming today on Wall Street on the first trading day in May.  Even though stocks were lower on Friday, the S&P 500 was up 5.6% in April and has been up the past 3 consecutive months. Year to date, the S&P is up 11%. The Nasdaq rose 7% in April and the Dow gained 2.74%. While many say sell in May and go away, the start of the month is being met with buying.  Investo...

by CNN — May 3, 2021 . Warren Buffett said Monday that Greg Abel, the head of Berkshire Hathaway’s non-insurance business, will be his successor — although Buffett gave no indication that he will give up the top job at the conglomerate anytime soon. Abel has long been considered one of the two men likely to follow Buffett, along with Ajit Jain, who heads Berkshire’s insurance business. Both are vice chairmen of the company, along with 97-year old Charlie Munger. Speaking to CNBC Monday ...

Yes. Apple was the largest investment in terms of actual dollars outlaid. There are certainly enough lower tech opportunities out there for them, too. But everything is valued sky-high, and Buffett won’t commit capital if a company isn’t at the right price. The discipline they have is superhuman. It’s just a matter of Berkshire waiting out the current interest rates and valuation landscape.  Does Buffett regret not having invested in tech earlier? He’s said that he should have bought G...

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is off on the day, as of noon EST. Earnings are still on investors’ minds, and Berkshire Hathaway stock gained 1% after Warren Buffett’s enterprise said it captured a 20% increase in operating earnings and continued to repurchase significant portions of its own shares. Buffett also revealed that when he steps down, Greg Abel, vice chairman of all non-insurance operations, will take over the reigns. The move helped fuel the  Investors also championed reopening stock...

Billionaire, 90, lets slip plan for vice-chairman to take over at $644bn investment group

Wall Street logs gains Monday on strong earnings DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writers May 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Specialist Peter Giacchi, right, calls out prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, file photo. Stocks were solidly higher Monday, May 3, 2021, and investors cheered a strong dose of positive earnings reports as well as economic data that showed the U.S. economy is growing.Richard Drew/APShow MoreSho...

While wide-moat-rated Berkshire Hathaways (BRK.A) (BRK.B) annual meeting has always been entertaining, it hasnt generally been a big source of meaningful insight into the firms operations. This years event, which had the feel of past meetings--with CEO Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger joined by Ajit Jain and Greg Abel on a stage that resembled the one in Omaha taking questions directly from Becky Quick--was likely more comfortable for shareholders. That said, we feel that it was lacking in eno...

BNSF’s parent company responds to KCS merger activity BNSF’s net profit rises 5% in first quarter of 2021 0 301 3 minutes read A BNSF train. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Executives with BNSF parent company Berkshire Hathaway noted on Saturday during the company’s annual shareholder meeting that BNSF will seek opportunities to protect its franchise as the merger proceedings go before the Surface Transportation Board for review. BNSF has a “strong presence” in Mexico, altho...