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Berkshire's Insurance Business: The Horsepower of its Growth Story

Berkshire Hathaway's BRK.B insurance operations remain the foundation of its business model and a major growth driver. Although the conglomerate owns more than 90 subsidiaries across diverse industries, it is also one of the world's largest property and casualty insurers. Its insurance portfolio includes …

Selena Gomez Accused of Fraud by Mental-Health Startup Investors

(Bloomberg) -- Pop star Selena Gomez is being accused of fraud by investors who claim she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote her mental-health startup, which collapsed last year. Most Read from Bloomberg Anthropic in …

3 Reasons We’re Fans of Ameriprise Financial (AMP)

3 Reasons We're Fans of Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Ameriprise Financial has followed the market's trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 14.8% to $557.69 per share while the index has gained 11.7%. …

Forget Nvidia: Michael Burry and Bill Ackman Are Buying These Two Beaten Down Stocks — Should You?

Let's face it: Nvidia (NVDA) can't grow the way it already has. The money now is in finding the next beaten-down or ignored stocks. So let's learn from two Wall Street giants who spend their days doing exactly that — Michael Burry and billionaire …

Sanofi: Information concerning the total number of voting rights and shares - July 2026

Sanofi Winthrop Industrie Information concerning the total number of voting rights and shares, provided pursuant to article L. 233-8 II of the Code de commerce (the French Commercial Code) and article 223-16 of the Règlement général de l'Autorité des Marchés Financiers (Regulation of the …

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Just Bought Netflix and 5 Other Stocks. Here’s What Investors Need to Know.

Key Points Pershing was able to purchase Netflix stock after a major sell-off earlier this year. Ackman also took new positions in Visa and Mastercard. Ackman and his team bought the dip on stocks that investors have sold amid concerns about disruption from artificial …

Clear Channel Outdoor falls amid report on Mark Walter

[Truck stop billboard in the desert] Gary Yeowell Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CCO]), which is being acquired by Mubadala Capital and TWG Global for $6.2 billion, dropped 2.3% after a report about Mark Walter's TWG Global. TWG has been exploring a range of deals …

Fintech, Payments Firms Outperform Expectations Amid Solid Consumer Spending, RBC Says

Financial technology and payments companies outperformed quarterly estimates as consumer spending tu PREMIUM Upgrade to read this MT Newswires article and get so much more. A Silver or Gold subscription plan is required to access premium news articles. Upgrade Already have a subscription? Sign …

Goldman Sachs wants to turn bitcoin into a yield machine

Scott Melker discusses the Goldman (GS) deal to acquire the yield-generating ETF platform Neos rather than build out its own. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure …

Bill Ackman Invests in Netflix and Visa in a Tough Year for His Pershing Square Funds

The hedge fund manager has added Visa, Mastercard, Netflix and three other new investments to his portfolios. Continue Reading

Q2 Earnings Outperformers: PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) And The Rest Of The Diversified Banks Stocks

Q2 Earnings Outperformers: PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) And The Rest Of The Diversified Banks Stocks As the Q2 earnings season wraps, let's dig into this quarter's best and worst performers in the diversified banks industry, including PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and its …

Analysts Are Undervaluing Berkshire Hathaway Now That Greg Abel Is Putting the Company's Cash to Work. But That's Not the Reason.

Given that the stock's only a tad below analysts' consensus price target of $525.08 following the recent release of its second-quarter results, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) Class B shares appear to be fully and fairly valued. And maybe they are. Dig deeper, …

WFC Stock Gains 20.5% in 3 Months: Buy, Hold or Sell the Stock Now?

Wells Fargo & Company WFC shares have gained 20.5% over the past three months, outpacing the industry's 16.1% growth. Its peers, Bank of America BAC and Citigroup C, have risen 30% and 10.2%, respectively, over the same period. Price PerformanceZacks Investment Research Image Source: …

Why The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc (PNC) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now

All investors love getting big returns from their portfolio, whether it's through stocks, bonds, ETFs, or other types of securities. But when you're an income investor, your primary focus is generating consistent cash flow from each of your liquid investments. While cash flow can …

Why Is Wells Fargo (WFC) Up 1.6% Since Last Earnings Report?

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Wells Fargo (WFC). Shares have added about 1.6% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500. Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is Wells …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Up 5.3% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). Shares have added about 5.3% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500. But investors have to be wondering, will the recent positive trend continue leading up to …

AMD to Raise as Much as $5 Billion From Debt Offering

(Bloomberg) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is planning to raise as much $5 billion in what could be the chipmaker's biggest-ever investment-grade bond sale, adding to a wave of debt tied to the artificial intelligence boom. Most Read from Bloomberg Walter Sells Lakers, Seeks …

Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs

Nvidia announced this week that Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR were willing to commit up to $500 billion to build AI data centers. That eye-popping figure got a lot of the attention, but the bigger story is Nvidia's effort to create …

Morgan Stanley doubles down on SpaceX stock for investors

There is a number making the rounds on Wall Street right now that would have seemed disconnected from reality 12 months ago: a $600 price target for a company that went public at $135 in June and briefly fell below that listing price within …

SmartStop (SMA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer - H. Michael SchwartzChief Financial Officer - James R. BarrySenior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Strategy - David Steven Corak TAKEAWAYS …

MCY Outperforms Industry in a Year: Time to Add it for Better Returns?

Mercury General Corporation MCY shares have risen 40.5% in the past year, outperforming the industry, the Finance sector and the Zacks S&P 500 composite's growth of 7.8%, 13.3% and 21.7%, respectively. Mercury General has outperformed its peers, including Axis Capital Holdings Limited AXS, The …

Goldman Sachs Expands Bitcoin Push With $2.25B Asset Manager Deal

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: $GS) has agreed to acquire NEOS Investments, the asset manager behind the $1.1 billion Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI), in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the firm at as much as $2.25 billion. NEOS manages about $30 billion across 19 options-based …

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How Is Morgan Stanley Strengthening Its Position in Digital Assets?

Morgan Stanley's MS launch of the Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust ("MSSE") and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust ("MSOL") marks a meaningful expansion of its digital-asset product strategy. The two exchange-traded products (ETPs) give investors exposure to ether and SOL through a regulated exchange-traded structure, complementing …

Will GS's Push Into Options-Based ETFs Enhance Its Competitive Edge?

The banking industry is witnessing a structural shift toward active ETFs and options-based income products, as investors increasingly seek higher income, tax efficiency and downside-risk management within the liquid ETF wrapper. Derivative-income ETFs have grown to roughly $180 billion in assets, seeing a CAGR …

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Nvidia and Broadcom Deepen AI Financing Push — But Wolfe Sees Long-Term Risks

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), two of the world's largest chipmakers, are tapping debt and private capital markets to fund the AI infrastructure boom. These massive financial commitments coming from some of the biggest names in the market signal exceptionally-strong AI compute …

MLP Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Key Points Interested in MLP SE? Here are five stocks we like better. Record first-half results: MLP's revenue rose 10% to approximately €583 million, while EBIT reached a record €64 million, driven by growth across wealth, life and health, and property and casualty businesses. …

American Airlines, Stand Up To Cancer and Lily Collins collaborate for 10th annual fundraising campaign for innovative cancer research

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and American Airlines today launched their annual campaign to raise funds for innovative and lifesaving cancer research.Combined SU2C and AA logos The six-week campaign, "Let's Go Further, Together," launches Aug. 13 …

Priori Expands Client Advisory Board with New Members from Fortune 500 Corporate Legal Departments

Priori Legal operations and legal department leaders from Mastercard, Meta, Google, Uber, General Motors, U.S. Bank, Capital One and more will help shape the future of outside counsel management NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Priori, the legal technology company modernizing outside …

Can SYF Turn Record Purchase Volume Into Stronger Earnings?

Synchrony Financial's SYF record purchase volume is an important growth driver for the second half of 2026. It reached an all-time high of $49.8 billion in the second quarter, up 8% year over year, with growth across all five sales platforms. This growth accelerated …

Morgan Stanley Sees Sea's Spending Building Earnings Power

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sea (NYSE:SE), the Singapore-based operator of the Shopee e-commerce platform, Garena gaming business, and Monee digital finance arm, had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley to $153 from $130, with the firm maintaining an Overweight rating. Morgan …

4 Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds to Buy for Wealth Creation

The U.S. economy is showing a mixed picture this month, with the labor market losing momentum even as some indicators remain resilient. July nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000, far below expectations for an 83,000 gain, while previous months were revised sharply lower. The unemployment …

Ackman adds Netflix, Visa and Mastercard in portfolio revamp

Investing.com -- Bill Ackman disclosed six new portfolio holdings on Thursday, including Netflix, Visa, and Mastercard, representing his largest portfolio restructuring in several years. The billionaire investor said he began purchasing the shares during the second quarter for his investment funds, including Pershing Square …

Crypto’s Wall Street Era Arrives as Retail Buzz, Liquidity Fade

(Bloomberg) -- Gracy Chen doesn't want to run just a crypto exchange anymore. Most Read from Bloomberg Walter Sells Lakers, Seeks More Cash to Pay Loans Amid DOJ Probe Anthropic Said in Talks to Buy Startup Decart for $6 Billion Phoebe Gates Knew Phia …

Ackman unveils six new investments including Netflix, Visa, Mastercard in biggest portfolio overhaul in years

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Bill Ackman unveiled six new holdings including Netflix, Visa and Mastercard, marking the billionaire investor's biggest portfolio overhaul in years. Ackman said on Thursday he acquired shares ‌starting in the second quarter that will be …