Wall Street

Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings rise nearly 7%, cash pile approaches $150 billion

Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a solid increase in second-quarter operating earnings, while the cash hoard at Warren Buffett’s conglomerate swelled…

JPMorgan backs off recession call even with ‘very elevated’ risks

JPMorgan Chase economists on Friday bailed on their recession call, joining a growing Wall Street chorus that now thinks a…

Carl Icahn’s company stock drops 23% after IEP slashes quarterly dividend in half

Shares of Carl Icahn’s conglomerate Icahn Enterprises experienced a sharp sell-off Friday after the firm slashed its quarterly dividend in…

Warren Buffett says he’s not worried about Fitch’s U.S. downgrade

Warren Buffett shrugged off Fitch’s U.S. credit rating downgrade, noting it doesn’t change what his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, is doing…

U.S. debt downgrade sinks global markets — but economists are not concerned

Global stock markets tumbled on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top…

State Street is cutting fees on 10 funds worth more than $70 billion combined

Asset management giant State Street is reducing the fees investors pay for a group of core ETFs, the company announced…