Tech was on track for a strong session on Wednesday, as investors piled back into chip stocks following a brief pause. Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 added 0.9% as the likes of Micron, Nvidia, and Qualcomm all rallied.
Tech was on track for a strong session on Wednesday, as investors piled back into chip stocks following a brief pause. Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 added 0.9% as the likes of Micron, Nvidia, and Qualcomm all rallied.
The rising star of Spanish cinema discusses being orphaned at six, new feature Romería and why she always works with children Family reunions in European arthouse cinema are almost always unhappy events, on a scale of strife that ranges from simmering resentment (Louis Malle’s Milou in May) to spectacular score-settling (Thomas Vinterberg’s Festen). There are still splatters of bad blood on the Su...
The rising star of Spanish cinema discusses being orphaned at six, new feature Romería and why she always works with children Family reunions in European arthouse cinema are almost always unhappy events, on a scale of strife that ranges from simmering resentment (Louis Malle’s Milou in May) to spectacular score-settling (Thomas Vinterberg’s Festen). There are still splatters of bad blood on the Sunday best in the films of Carla Simón, but the Spanish director has a rare gift: she makes you leave the cinema with renewed faith that having relatives and keeping in touch with them may actually be a wonderful thing. Indeed no film-maker working in Europe now is as capable of turning birthday gatherings, garden parties or poolside barbecues into thrillingly sprawling canvases of human virtue and vice as this 39-year-old rising star. From a riotous water fight in the Berlinale Golden Bear-winning farming drama Alcarràs to a foul-mouthed dinner table singalong in her new film Romería, Simón directs kinship meetings with the attention to detail that other film-makers may invest in action sequences or dance routines. Continue reading...
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) spent about $78 billion on stock buybacks from 2018 through 2024. But then the billions stopped flowing and simply accumulated as cash on Berkshire's balance sheet. However, we recently learned that Berkshire completed its first buybacks in nearly two years, with recent regulatory filings showing that Berkshire spent about $234 million on buybacks durin...
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) spent about $78 billion on stock buybacks from 2018 through 2024. But then the billions stopped flowing and simply accumulated as cash on Berkshire's balance sheet. However, we recently learned that Berkshire completed its first buybacks in nearly two years, with recent regulatory filings showing that Berkshire spent about $234 million on buybacks during the first quarter of 2026. Here's a rundown of what this means to investors like you and me. To be fair, $234 million isn't a massive buyback for Berkshire. It represents about 0.02% of Berkshire's current market cap of $1 trillion. However, there are two key points to consider. First, the buybacks in question occurred only in March -- that's just one month of the first quarter. We have no idea whether CEO Greg Abel will (or has already) buy back more stock in the second quarter, which is underway now. Continue reading
Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize its nuclear forces. The nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year. (Image credit: AP)
Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize its nuclear forces. The nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year. (Image credit: AP)
Investing.com -- Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) reported a 3% rise in quarterly revenue, driven by robust growth in its cloud computing and AI businesses, though the top line narrowly missed analyst expectations.
Investing.com -- Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) reported a 3% rise in quarterly revenue, driven by robust growth in its cloud computing and AI businesses, though the top line narrowly missed analyst expectations.
(RTTNews) - After edging higher in early trades, the French stock market turned a bit weak on Wednesday with investors making cautious moves, digesting earnings news and regional economic data, and continuing to assess the developments in the Middle East.
(RTTNews) - After edging higher in early trades, the French stock market turned a bit weak on Wednesday with investors making cautious moves, digesting earnings news and regional economic data, and continuing to assess the developments in the Middle East.