Investing and Transactions

With a combination of uncertainty and opportunity currently on the stock market horizon, there are good reasons to turn to one of the investing world's all-time greats for some potential insight.

For Buffett followers, it’s that magical time of year again.

Ultimately, your best bet as a new investor is to develop a strategy that accounts for your goals and appetite for risk.

"That's more than the number of new crypto traders at Robinhood during the entirety of 2020," Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev tweeted Thursday. 

Extreme volatility has returned to GameStop shares.

Despite its critics, bitcoin has seen a meteoric rise in 2021 as companies have embraced the mainstream adoption of digital currencies, prompting them to make their own investments.

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger issued a warning Wednesday that nothing is ever really free -- at least when it comes to Robinhood and other brokerage apps that are trying to lure amateur investors in with promises of commission-free trading on their platforms. 

ViacomCBS Inc kicked off its investor day on Wednesday with a focus on the upcoming rebranding of its CBS All Access streaming service to "Paramount+" - a move designed to capture a larger share of viewers while it pursues selling content to competitors.

Square Inc raised the bets on bitcoin by investing $170 million more and Chief Executive Jack Dorsey promised on Tuesday to “double down” on the payment firm’s commitment to the world’s biggest cryptocurrency.

The company has launched a search for Bell's permanent replacement, noting that they are seeking a CFO with "the capabilities and qualifications to help accelerate GameStop’s transformation." The search, which will evaluated both internal and external candidates, is being conducted by a "leading executive search firm." 

WeWork co-founder and former Chief Executive Adam Neumann is in advanced talks to settle a high-profile legal fight with SoftBank Group Corp. by agreeing to a nearly $500 million cut in his payout from the shared-office-space company's new owner, a move that would help clear the way for WeWork's second attempt at a public listing.

Global dividend payments could rebound by as much as 5% this year, a new report estimated on Monday, after the coronavirus caused the biggest slump in payouts since the financial crisis more than a decade ago.

Bridgewater Associates is shuffling its management ranks after one of the most challenging years in the hedge-fund giant’s history.

WallStreetBets founder Jaime Rogozinski provides insight into retail investing on the heels of House lawmakers grilling Robinhood, Reddit and Citadel CEOs over the GameStop trading frenzy.

Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose bets on companies are closely watched, updated investors on how his flagship fund earned a record 70.2% return in 2020 on Thursday in a socially distanced way by sending out a 57-page presentation.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has signaled an interest in making a large purchase of voting shares from one of the country’s largest electric utilities, which is currently under investigation for its role in an Ohio bribery scandal.

Robinhood CEO insists firm has made changes following the suicide of a young customer.

Billionaire Mark Cuban talks about what he believes is wrong with financial markets.

These 38 stocks had the largest bets against them of any Russell 3000 stocks as of January 29, according to Goldman Sachs.

The GameStop hearing is hosted by the House Committee on Financial Services.