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(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s third quarter in many ways marked a new peak.To start, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s operating profit topped its best levels. That was lifted by record earnings from BNSF railroad, his biggest-ever acquisition. Gains on his stock bets pushed the conglomerate’s 2019 net income to a staggering $52 billion, making Berkshire the most profitable public company in the world.And the legendary investor now has more cash than ever to play with: $128 billion. That’s the record which has Berkshire’s stock languishing as investors grapple with a question amid all the superlatives: What comes next?“Berkshire has sort of an …read more […]

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(Bloomberg) — For Berkshire Hathaway Inc., profits from its stake in Kraft Heinz Co. were better late than never.Almost a third of the jump in Berkshire’s third-quarter earnings came from finally recording its share of the packaged food giant’s 2019 results. A $467 million gain replaced what had been blank spots in the past two quarters as Kraft Heinz delayed reporting first-half results amid regulatory probes.Kraft Heinz has been a black mark for Warren Buffett over the past year, as he took a $2.7 billion writedown in 2018 results and conceded he and 3G Capital paid too much in the …read more […]

Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO) shares fell more than 15% Friday after reporting a third-quarter earnings miss and guidance that came in below Street estimates. Funko reported quarterly earnings of 27 cents per share, which missed the consensus estimate of 32 cents. The company reported quarterly sales of $223.3 million, which beat the consensus estimate of $220.44 million. …read more […]

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On Wednesday, investors watched as the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates for the third time in 2019.
The S&P 500 index rose following the news. However, while general sentiment may be improving, it won’t fully erase the bearish omens we’ve seen over the past few weeks.
In fact, a recent study by E-Trade revealed that this month, active investors with valuable assets are twice as likely to expect a recession to hit before 2020 than they were in September.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell reportedly stated that it would take a significant change in inflation for the committee to consider raising rates again.
For those …read more […]