KGWV · U.S. MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Upcoming U.S. economic data will influence the Federal Reserve’s assessment of rate hikes. After the Fed’s July policy meeting, the U.S. July nonfarm payrolls report is due this week and could have a significant impact on the central bank’s subsequent monetary…
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway's Class A and Class B stock rose this week to their highest level in eight months, CNBC reported on Aug. 1. Barron's analysis said Berkshire shares have still significantly underperformed the S&P 500 this year, but the latest rally…
Blackstone has hired Citigroup to handle the auction of NEC Group, with the sale valued at about £1 billion, according to Eastmoney Global Review. The source page was published on Aug. 2, 2026.
Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A and Class B shares rose this week to their highest level in eight months, according to a CNBC report published Aug. 1. Barron’s said Berkshire’s stock has still significantly lagged the S&P 500 this year, but the current rally may…
Five-year certificates of deposit have reappeared on the product shelves of China’s major state-owned banks, while many smaller and regional banks continue to cut rates on long-term time deposits, highlighting a divergence in liability-management strategies. O…
Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A and Class B shares rose this week, reaching an eight-month high, according to a report published by CNBC on Aug. 1. Barron’s analysis said Berkshire’s stock has still significantly underperformed the S&P 500 this year, but the curr…
“If Google cuts capital spending, will its stock rise? Most people’s answer is: It will fall even more.” In a recent discussion with overseas investors, Huang Leping, chief analyst for overseas technology at Huatai Securities, observed that AI development has…
Focus: Second-quarter 2026 earnings from U.S.-listed companies. The global race to build AI data centers is significantly boosting chipmakers’ results, with memory-chip prices rising particularly sharply. Kioxia, a Japanese chipmaker, said Friday that strong d…
A tax-gain-harvesting strategy described by the source involves selling profitable holdings at a 0% federal tax rate and immediately buying back the same shares to reset their cost basis permanently. Section 1091 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code applies the w…
Sumitomo Electric Industries’ first-quarter sales and operating profit both exceeded expectations, and the company raised its full-year sales and operating-profit guidance. The information and communications business delivered mixed results because of one-time…