Berkshire Hathaway accelerates buybacks and cuts cash holdings as profit beats forecasts
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased $4.5 billion in stock and invested billions more, reporting a 16% rise in operating profit and doubling net income.
Rising oil prices pressure US futures ahead of Big Tech earnings
Oil prices surpass $95 per barrel, pressuring U.S. futures ahead of key Big Tech earnings amid Middle East tensions and currency fluctuations.
Wall Street rises as chipmakers rebound and Middle East tensions ease
Wall Street advanced as chipmakers like Intel and Micron Technology rebounded and tensions between Iran and Israel eased, calming investor concerns.
Anthropic commits to $200B Google cloud deal with chip capacity
Anthropic commits to spend $200 billion on Google Cloud and chip capacity, deepening its AI partnership and impacting cloud revenue backlogs.
Apple marks 50 years as a tech titan amid AI challenges
Apple celebrates 50 years of innovation, evolving from a garage startup to a tech giant facing new challenges in artificial intelligence.
Google ad sales rose at robust rate at holidays, but AI-driven numbers let down investors
More importantly, revenue growth in the Google Cloud division tethered to the AI craze wasn't as robust as had been anticipated.













