Canada's main stock index plummeted on Thursday, prompting a pause in trading as the United States' curbs on travel from Europe due to the coronavirus outbreak hit risk sentiment.
While the stock market rallied a lot in 2019, Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), up only 11% versus the overall market's 31.5% gain, didn't have as great of a year. Of course, Berkshire did slightly better than the market in 2018, up 2
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U.S. stock index futures hit a down trading limit for the second time this week on Thursday, after President Donald Trump suspended travel from Europe, but failed to convince markets he could contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic.
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In his 2018 shareholder letter, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett candidly announced why he and his investment team have been reluctant to put the company's record $128 billion in cash to work. Said Buffett:
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(RTTNews) - European stocks sank to their lowest in almost four years on Thursday after
U.S. President Donald Trump banned travel from most of Europe to the United States for 30 days, intensifying investor fears about the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
Warren Buffett famously said when others are fearful it's time to get greedy. The COVID-19 coronavirus has sparked a wave of selling through the airline industry, with investors terrified today's industry leaders will soon go the way of Pan Am, Braniff, or TWA.
Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued phones, amid growing national security concerns around the collection and sharing of data on U.S. users with China's government.
Climate change commitments by banks, pension funds and asset managers face their first major test as markets reel from the twin shocks of coronavirus and a sliding oil price. The challenge looks formidable.
Gold prices rose on Thursday as investors shunned risky assets after the United States announced a travel ban from virus-hit Europe, exacerbating fears of a global economic downturn.
Sales at WH Smith's stores in British airports have slumped by 35% as the coronavirus outbreak curbs travel, potentially denting its profit by up to 40 million pounds ($51 million) this year, the British retailer said.