Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate saw shares drop more than 4%, retreating from record highs reached on Friday. Monday’s sell-off came after the 94-year-old Buffett announced his intention to step down as CEO. The board voted unanimously on Sunday to make Greg Abel president and…
The three keys USB logo is seen outside the London office of Swiss bank UBS in central London, on March 20, 2023. Daniel Leal | AFP | Getty Images Swiss giant UBS on Wednesday beat bottom line expectations amid sharp returns in investment banking while warning of the global trade impact of sweeping U.S. tariffs as…
A Santander office building in London. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg via Getty Images Spanish lender Banco Santander has eclipsed Swiss giant UBS as continental Europe’s largest bank by market capitalization, as U.S. tariffs ripple through the region’s bruised banking sector. UBS — whose share took a deep tumble after the April 2 announcement of U.S….
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