Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

How Fast Top CEOs Like Warren Buffett Make the Average US Salary in 2025

The salaries of the top CEOs are staggering compared to what the average worker takes home. For the average American, a full year of work brings in $62,088. But for leaders of Fortune 500 companies, that amount can be pocket change earned... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Wall Street ends 2025 near record highs after year of economic upheaval

Traders on the floor of the New York stock exchange on New Year’s Eve.Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images Wall Street finished 2025 near record highs on Wednesday, as ballooning tech valuations and hopes of lower interest rates h... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Warren Buffett is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO. It's one of several big C-suite shake-ups in 2026.

Investing legend and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is handing off the reins at the conglomerate he founded on Jan. 1, 2026. The Oracle of Omaha is far from the only big-name executive moving away from the top spot next year, with... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Will Nvidia Stock Boom in 2026?

Key Points Despite phenomenal growth in 2025, Nvidia's stock is still relatively affordable compared to its growth and earnings. Investors should watch the spiraling cash burn situation with some of its major data center customers. 10 sto... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Stocks Slide on Weakness in Megacap Tech Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.19%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are down -0.17%, and March E-mini N... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Amazon Analysts See Renewed Growth Potential Into 2026

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Amazon (AMZN, Financials) is entering 2026 with renewed optimism from Wall Street, as top analysts project a rebound in its cloud and artificial intelligence businesses after a year of underperfor... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Brookfield to start cloud business amid AI frenzy, The Information reports

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Brookfield is starting its own cloud business to lease chips inside data centers directly to artificial ​intelligence developers, The Information reported on Wednesday, in a ‌bid to gain end-to-end control of the AI valu... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

World's 500 Richest Reach $11.9 Trillion After Record $2.2 Trillion Gain

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bloomberg data indicate that the world's 500 richest individuals added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective wealth this year, lifting combined net worth to $11.9 trillion as gains across equ... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

BC-Most Active Stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — prices for the Nasdaq composite, NYSE and NYSE American listed most active stocks. Nasdaq most active stocks: Stock Name Volume High Low Last Change Direct Digital Holdings Inc. 167,954,262 0.0828 0.0687 0.0704 +0.0101 In... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Could Buying Chewy (CHWY) Stock Today Set You Up for Life?

Key Points Chewy’s stock has plunged more than 70% from its all-time high. Its growth cooled off in the post-pandemic market. Its stock looks cheap, but it probably won’t generate any millionaire-making gains. 10 stocks we like better tha... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Investors should reallocate Big Tech plays 'now.' Here's how.

Steward Partners Global Advisory partner and managing director, Jason Bottenfield, joins Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to discuss how investors should be thinking about their investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) tra... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Trump 2.0, stocks soar again, gold hits records, AI boom rolls on — Yahoo Finance's 2025 year in review

When the closing bell rings on Wall Street Wednesday afternoon, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) will clinch its third straight year of double-digit gains and end the year near a record high. Wall Street is almost unanimously bullish on the year ahead... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

These Stocks Are the Market’s Biggest Winners and Losers in 2025

Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- The S&P 500 Index is poised to end 2025 up more than 17% as the bull market continues for a third year driven by enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. The AI trade broadened out this year, as chip stocks again... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Purpose Investments Inc. Announces 2025 Final Annual Notional Distributions for Purpose Mutual Fund Trusts with December 15, 2025 Tax Year-End

TORONTO, Dec. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Purpose Investments Inc. (“Purpose”) today announced the final annual capital gain and income distributions for its open-end exchange-traded funds structured as mutual fund trusts (the “Funds”)... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

SA: What's the best space stock right now for investors?

[Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company facility in Fort Worth, TX, USA.] JHVEPhoto What's the best space sector stock right now for investors? We asked Seeking Alpha analysts Julia Ostian [https://seekingalpha.com/author/julia-ostian] and... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Citi’s Scott Chronert: We’re in a ‘boom’ rather than a ‘bubble’ market

[Metallic 2026 Written Over Financial Chart Background] mustafaU Citigroup’s head of U.S. equity strategy Scott Chronert sees the market in a “boom” phase rather than a “bubble,” maintaining an optimistic outlook for the new year driven b... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

Could Investing $10,000 in United Parcel Service (UPS) Stock Make You a Millionaire?

Key Points UPS’ stock has dropped nearly 50% from its all-time high. It faced tough competitive, macro, and micro challenges over the past three years. It may take a few years for its turnaround efforts to yield results.10 stocks we like... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 18 days ago

REIT Player LXP Industrial Trust Churns Out A High 5.6% Yield

Operating as an industrial real estate investment trust, REIT stock LXP owns 112 properties across the Sunbelt and Midwest. Continue Reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

SPYV, XJAN: Big ETF Outflows

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF, where 96,050,000 units were destroyed, or a 16.7% decrease week ov... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

Should You Buy the iShares S&P 500 ETF Before 2026, Even With the Stock Market at an All-Time High?

Key Points The S&P 500 is a diversified index featuring 500 stocks from 11 different economic sectors. The index has delivered a compound annual return of 10.5% since its inception in 1957. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF is a very low-cost... Full story