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Here's what to expect from Warren Buffett during Berkshire Hathaway's first virtual annual meeting

Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge.




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Here's a full recap of Warren Buffett's newsmaking comments at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting

Buffett made a lot of news at Berkshire's first virtual annual meeting on Saturday, including revealing that he sold all his airline stocks.




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Warren Buffett says the economy will overcome coronavirus: 'Nothing can basically stop America'

Warren Buffett said he is optimistic that the U.S. economy will re-emerge even after being dealt a body blow by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Buffett on why he hasn't made any big investments: 'We don't see anything that attractive'

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is still sitting on its massive cash hoard because the conglomerate hasn't found a company to buy at an attractive price.




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Buffett on coronavirus, airlines and more: Watch the 5 best moments from the Berkshire meeting

Berkshire Hathaway's 2020 annual shareholder meeting, the "Woodstock for Capitalists," was hosted virtually for the first time ever.




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Mohamed El-Erian warns the Fed's pledge to support junk bonds could create 'zombie companies'

"My own sense is the Fed went too far in going into the high-yield market," the Allianz economic advisor told CNBC on Monday. "You get people who shouldn't be borrowing raising money."




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Buffett cautions on 'extreme consequences' from the Fed's recent moves

Buffett praised the Fed for its actions to blunt the effects of the coronavirus but said he worries about the repercussions.




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Warren Buffett unloads airline stocks, but trader sees opportunity in three other travel names

Warren Buffett has exited the airlines, but one trader says there could be pockets of opportunity elsewhere in the travel space.




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Crude gets crushed after Saudis signal faster comeback from attacks

The crude crush continues after yesterday's surge. With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland from the CME and Anthony Grisanti at the NYMEX.




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Oil is heading lower for 3 reasons, says longtime trader

Oil's two-day whipsaw after coordinated attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil supply won't interrupt its longer-term downtrend, says longtime trader Anthony Grisanti.




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Cramer explains why GE's board really booted former CEO John Flannery

Jim Cramer argues that the former General Electric CEO wasn't removed because of the speed of his turnaround.




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Cramer says GE 'deserved to rebound', but still won't buy it

Jim Cramer says now may not be the time to buy shares of General Electric despite a recent upgrade from a key analyst.




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Cramer: GE 'deserved to rebound' on Tusa upgrade, but I still wouldn't buy the stock

Jim Cramer says now may not be the time to buy shares of General Electric despite a recent upgrade from a key analyst.




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Cramer Remix: This market is being too picky

Jim Cramer explains why you should ignore the market's negativity ahead of the new year.




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JPMorgan health-care expert: Mergers, drug pricing and 2019 outlook will be leading topics at conference

Jim Cramer gets a preview of J.P. Morgan's upcoming health-care conference with the firm's top health-care analyst, Lisa Gill.




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Analyst maintains longer-term view on investments amid lock down

BMO Global Asset Management's David Moss believes in looking for businesses that are "great quality long-term winners," as Europe undergoes a Covid-19 lockdown period.




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The Week That Was: 20.5 million jobs lost in April, unemployment near 15%

CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.




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Arizona State management school holds graduation ceremony via robot

Arizona State plans to use robots during the graduation ceremony for its Thunderbird School of Global Management. The school's dean, Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, and Juili Kale, one of its soon-to-be graduates discuss.




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Dealing with the mental health fallout of the coronavirus

Dr. Simon Rego, Montefiore Health System in New York, on the mental health crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Why some experts believe Tesla is better positioned to survive this recession than other US carmakers

The coronavirus pandemic has crushed the global economy, and a recession is inevitable in the U.S. as the Federal Reserve warns the second quarter will be much worse than Q1. The auto industry has been hit particularly hard as car sales tank. But here is why some experts say that Tesla is better off than other U.S. automakers to get through this downturn.




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Warren Buffett's Berkshire swings to massive $50 billion net loss after coronavirus pummels stock investments

Berkshire's first-quarter net loss totaled $49.75 billion. A year earlier, net earnings totaled $21.66 billion.




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Beyond Meat shares rise as first-quarter revenue soars 141%, but it withdraws 2020 forecast due to coronavirus

Citing uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic that's shuttered much of the dine-in restaurant industry around the world, the company suspended its full-year forecast.




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Disney reports 58% drop in operating income from parks and cruises, its worst-hit segment

This is the first earnings report with Bob Chapek at the helm of Disney, after former CEO Bob Iger transitioned to executive chairman.




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CVS Health first-quarter revenue rose 8% as customers rushed into stores to buy essentials; shares up

The drugstore chain's stores have remained open as an essential retailer during the coronavirus pandemic, and it's also opened drive-thru testing sites.




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Wendy's shares jump after company reports US same-store sales picking up as customers return

Wendy's reported that its U.S. same-store sales are rebounding after plunging in March and the first half of April.




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New York Times expects ad revenue to plummet 50% in Q2, but broke its record for net new subscriptions in a quarter

The New York Times Company said it expects advertising revenue to fall between 50-55% year-over-year in the second quarter as impacts of the pandemic are hitting demand for advertisers. But the media company, which gets two-thirds of its revenue from subscriptions, said it added more than half a million net new digital subscriptions.




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Homebound parents bought board games, not Barbies, crippling Mattel's sales in the first quarter

Consumers stocked up on board games, not Barbie dolls, amid the coronavirus pandemic, sending Mattel's sales in the first quarter tumbling.




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AB InBev sees worse ahead, with some improvement in China

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer maker, forecast a "materially worse" second quarter as coronavirus restrictions curb drinking across the globe, while noting some improvement in China.




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ECB ruling: German court can only check core of domestic constitution, analyst says

Volker Wieland, endowed chair of monetary economics at the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability, discusses the impending verdict on whether the ECB's public sector purchase program is legal under German law.




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E-commerce saw triple-digit growth in April, Pandora CEO says

Alexander Lacik, CEO and president of Pandora, discusses the Danish jeweler's earnings.




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Second quarter will be 'worst point in time' for European autos, analyst says

Jurgen Pieper, senior advisor for automobiles at Metzler, discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the autos sector.




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Protecting health and safety of citizens must come first, Spanish minister says

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation Arancha Gonzalez discusses Spain's current state of emergency.




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SAS CFO says airline should be granted government support amid pandemic

Torbjorn Wist, CFO of SAS, discusses the airline's position in the coronavirus crisis and its seeking of state aid to support the company through the pandemic.




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Working to ensure we emerge stronger from coronavirus crisis, Solvay CEO says

Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, discusses the chemicals company's first-quarter earnings.




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Croatia PM: Will not hesitate to speak of enlargement at EU-Western Balkans summit

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic speaks ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit on Wednesday.




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Expecting to see earnings trough in the third quarter, Siemens CEO says

Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the company's earnings.




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ECB has responded well to German court ruling, former ECB vice president says

Vitor Constancio, former vice president of the ECB, discusses the German constitutional court's ruling on the European Central Bank's bond-buying program.




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Corporate America takes lead in gay-rights uproar

Gay rights advocates and corporate leaders such as Apple's Tim Cook and Wal-Mart's Doug McMillon lead the charge against Arkansas' and Indiana's religious freedom laws.




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Drug name...or Star Wars planet?

Prescription drugs have weird names. But so do planets in the Star Wars universe. We asked CNBC staffers whether they could tell the difference.




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America's most diverse cities

These towns are the best for racial, income and educational diversity.




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Things could look worse for latest US recession: Former Fed special advisor

With the United States in a "very, very severe recession" given the coronavirus outbreak, the Fed will have to continue being a "lender of last resort" and use appropriate monetary policy to ensure sufficient liquidity in the economy, says Andrew Levin, professor of economics at Dartmouth College and a former special advisor to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).




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Lebanese citizens on a painful path despite the government's rescue plan, analyst says

Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East Correspondent at The Economist says a haircut for banks in Lebanon seems inevitable despite their recent spat with the government.




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The coronavirus pandemic is a 'crisis of trust' for consumers: Majid Al Futtaim CEO

It's going to be a "very difficult" period for the Middle East given coronavirus pandemic, but this could be a "golden opportunity" for economies to implement reforms and become more resilient, says Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim.




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Stem cell treatment for coronavirus symptoms being trialed in the UAE

Dr. Fatima al-Kaabi of the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City discusses a stem cell treatment currently being tested for its efficacy in alleviating coronavirus symptoms, and the easing of the lockdown in the UAE.




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Trump is playing the coronavirus 'blame game' with China ahead of the 2020 election: OCBC

The Trump Administration has attacked China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Vasu Menon of OCBC warns tensions between Washington and Beijing could pick up even further, heading into the 2020 election.




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No improvement in industry situation amid pandemic: Intl Chamber of Shipping

Esben Poulsson from the International Chamber of Shipping gives "Capital Connection" an update on how the industry is still fighting for government action amid the coronavirus crisis.




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Op-ed: Corporate leadership means putting lives first

Health experts should be driving the timeline while corporate America and government work together to get the economy through this pandemic.




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These are the three big things to focus on from OPEC and the G-20 meetings over the next 48 hours

These are the three things to focus on from OPEC and the G-20 meetings over the next 48 hours to discuss global energy markets.




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Op-ed: The contraction isn't over and it may take time to get used to a different world

It could take years for the world to recover from a significant economic contraction, and it will look different than the world we knew in January.




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Op-ed: The market comeback seems callous, but investors are betting on a bright post-crisis future

Stocks have risen swiftly as investors look beyond the coronavirus pandemic, but millions of Americans continue to suffer unemployment and sickness.