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Databricks, which sits at the intersection of data, AI models and enterprise infrastructure, ranks No. 3 on CNBC’s 2026 Disruptor 50 list.

Gabelli Funds' Q1 2026 13F portfolio remains steady at $14.81B, with over 1,200 positions. Click here to read more about the portfolio.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) has adjusted its equity portfolio under new CEO Greg Abel, including a new $2.6 billion stake in Delta Air Lines (DAL) while tripling the firm's stake in Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). The Glenview Trust Company CIO Bill Stone takes a closer look at Berkshire's revamped equity holdings and which stocks it has dumped under Abel. After stepping down from the chief executive role at the beginning of 2026, Warren Buffett remains as Berkshire's executive chairman.

​Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the Best Stocks to Invest in For 5 Years According to Billionaires. Wall Street is bullish on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) since the company reported its fiscal Q1 2026 earnings on April 30. ​During the quarter, the company posted $8.40 billion in revenue, reflecting more than 15.8% year-over-year growth and […]

Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO made big moves in the first quarter.

Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) just closed the books on calendar Q1 2026, and both networks beat expectations while pulling toward different strategic frontiers. Visa is selling itself as a “payments hyperscaler”. Mastercard is leaning into agentic commerce and stablecoins. The same swipe economy, two very different bets on what comes next. Data Processing Carries ... Visa vs Mastercard. The Numbers Just Told Us Which Network Is Pulling Away

Shares of UnitedHealth Group slipped on Monday after Berkshire Hathaway revealed in a regulatory filing that it divested from the healthcare giant during the first quarter.

Berkshire Hathaway changed its holdings in the first quarter, but its top 10 stocks look the same from the fourth quarter.

Points expert Jason Stauffer explains how to decide if a credit card with flat-rate rewards or elevated spending categories is better.

MA and JD.com team up on AI commerce, cross-border payments and fraud prevention to simplify global trade and improve travel shopping in China.

Greg Abel exited positions including Visa, Mastercard, Amazon, and UnitedHealth while boosting Berkshire's Alphabet stake to almost 58 million shares

Berkshire Hathaway has a new top dog. Its appears that Greg Abel is barking loudly, upending much of the company's huge investment portfolio.

The exit was part of a broader portfolio reshuffle in the first quarter after Greg Abel succeeded Warren Buffett as CEO

Chamath Palihapitiya says the U.S. should let Nvidia sell advanced AI chips to China freely, arguing export controls only give Huawei room to catch up.

When asked in March whether Berkshire was still putting money to work, Buffett said the conglomerate had made "one tiny purchase."

Mastercard, a world leading technology company in payment, and JD.com, a Nasdaq-listed technology and service company with supply chain at its core, announced a strategic partnership to deliver innovations that build a more connected, secure and intelligent commerce ecosystem.

One shipping lane controls roughly 20 percent of the world's oil supply. Right now, it's closed. And in the space of five trading days, that single fact has moved oil to $105 a barrel, pushed Treasury yields to their highest point in roughly a year, and resurrected a rate hike scenario that nobody was pricing a week ago. Welcome to Monday.

The companies will focus on cross-border payments infrastructure and improving payment experiences for inbound visitors to China.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) has partnered with Amazon and Mastercard to issue new Amazon Prime Business and Amazon Business credit cards for business customers. The cards are designed to integrate Amazon Business tools, U.S. Bank Spend Management features, and Mastercard's global acceptance and security capabilities. U.S. Bancorp, trading at $53.12, sits in the middle of the large U.S. banking group and already has a presence in payments and commercial banking. The stock is up 23.3% over the...

Let’s dig into the relative performance of Mastercard (NYSE:MA) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q1 credit card earnings season.

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) recorded its first quarter of portfolio decisions under new CEO Greg Abel. The company exited positions in Amazon, Visa, Mastercard, and UnitedHealth while sharply reducing the overall number of holdings. Berkshire returned to airline stocks with a new stake in Delta Air Lines and added exposure to Macy's, while reallocating more capital to Alphabet. Berkshire Hathaway enters this new phase with NYSE:BRK.A recently trading around $723,821.0 per share. Over...

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the Best Fundamentally Strong Stocks to Buy Now. On May 12, Truist reduced its price objective on the company’s stock to $561 from $590 and kept a “Buy” rating on the shares. This was part of the research note on the broader Payments sector after the Q1 results. Notably, […]

JD.com (NasdaqGS:JD) has entered a new partnership with Mastercard to expand global payments capabilities and AI-powered commerce solutions. The collaboration focuses on supporting JD.com's cross-border retail and logistics ecosystem while upgrading its payment infrastructure. The announcement highlights JD.com's push to strengthen its position in international e-commerce and digital payments. JD.com, trading at $32.01, has seen mixed share performance, with the stock up 6.2% over the past...

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is among the stocks with the best earnings growth for the next 10 years. On May 5, BMO Capital reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a price target of $580 on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA). In its analysis, the firm highlighted the robust Q1 results, with the company delivering beats on both revenue and […]

Ripple is closing bank deals at a pace the crypto industry has never seen from a single company. There’s been ten major partnerships so far this year, including Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, JPMorgan, Mastercard, and Convera. What’s more is that many of these financial institutions collectively manage more money than most countries produce in a ... Ripple Is Closing Bank Deals Every Week: Why XRP Holders Aren’t Seeing the Benefit

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) announced a deal to acquire BVNK, a platform that connects crypto and traditional payments, as part of its global digital payments strategy. The UK Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into Mastercard's digital wallet arrangements. Mastercard also launched a new partnership with JD.com to develop AI-powered and agentic commerce solutions that integrate its payment infrastructure. For investors watching NYSE:MA, these moves highlight how a...

Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio got one of its biggest renovations ever during Greg Abel's first three months as the company's CEO.

U.S. stocks ended the week mostly unchanged amid persistent inflation pressures and surging Treasury yields. Read more about this week's major events on Wall Street.

Berkshire Hathaway added stakes in Delta and Macy's during Greg Abel's first quarter as CEO of the conglomerate, while eliminating holdings in Amazon and other major companies.

Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google's parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after taking over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year. The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino's Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio. Buffett was always reluctant to invest in tech companies because he said he didn't understand them well enough to predict the long-term winners.