Warren Buffett still searching for big elephant deal in his final time as Berkshire CEO

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC In the final stretch of his tenure atop Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett was still pursuing that elusive elephant. The 95-year-old legendary investor, who handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel…

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JPMorgan is lower after better-than-expected results. Is it a buying opportunity?

JPMorgan Chase shares were under pressure Tuesday despite a strong quarter , and Wall Street analysts largely framed the pullback as profit-taking rather than a fundamental shift in the outlook. The bank stock fell nearly 3% on Tuesday after the bank posted fourth-quarter results that topped expectations on better-than-expected revenue from the bank’s trading operations. The company said net…

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Yellen says Powell probe ‘extremely chilling’ for Fed independence

Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Monday condemned an investigation into her successor, Jerome Powell, saying it compromises the central bank’s independence. Yellen, who served as Treasury secretary after leaving the Fed, added that she thinks financial markets should be more concerned about a situation that she called “extremely chilling.” “I’m surprised the market…

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