Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reaching a $9.7% billion dollar deal to buy accidental Petroleum's prochemical business in cash. Buffett's biggest move since acquiring insurer Alagany. It's a sign he may be ready to put that record cash pile to work.Joining us now with more is Miles Udlin, a Yahoo Finance head of news. Miles, thanks for being here. Thanks for having me.So, Warren Buffett back on the hunt here. I mean, what does this tell you about where he maybe sees value right now. Uh well, I think th ...

[Music] Good Thursday morning from Yahoo Finance's New York City headquarters studios. I'm Yao Finance executive editor Brian Saz. You're watching Rice Acquisition at the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell.You guess it by the name. Rice is a spack that is focused on the energy sector. It priced its IPO at $300 million.It will debut today and candle and venture getting things underway at the NASDAQ. All right, it's a government shutdown day two with minimal to no progress on a new spending bill ...

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You talked about the October effect. We called it October phobia. Fear of crashes and big sell-offs and massacres that we've had in October.But really going way back to even the 1969 almanac that my father put out, my late father put out. October is a bargain month. It's the best time to buy stocks.It's a bear killer. Best time to buy stocks, especially small caps and large caps. And we see a general turnaround um sometime in the month depending upon what happens.So, we're looking at a potential for a monst ...

Listen and subscribe to Stocks In Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast. The US government is shut down. So what does this all mean for Wall Street? In this episode of Stocks in Translation, RSM Chief Economist Joe Brusuelas joins host Jared Blikre and Senior Reporter Allie Canal to discuss the current economic outlook and how it could be impacted by the government shutdown. Brusuelas also offers top insight on Federal Reserve policy, the bond market, and the rol ...

[Music] Hello and welcome to Asking for a Trend. I'm Josh Lipton and for the next half hour, we are breaking down the trends of today that'll move stocks tomorrow. There's a lot to keep track of, so we're focusing on what you need to know to get ahead of the curve. Here's some of the trends we're going to be diving into.Markets seem to be shrugging off this government shutdown. And at the end of Wednesday's session, all major indices did end the day higher. And salary matters, but it's not the only thing on ...

[Music] That is the closing bell on Wall Street and now it's market domination over time giving you full coverage all the moves to get you up to speed on the action from today's trade. Yahoo Finance's very own Jared Blickery joining us now to break it all down. Jared, what do you see at that close.>> Well, thank you Josh. Uh the Dow is not up by a lot, just over 40 points or onetenth of a percent, but that is enough for a record closing high. And I'll show you the intraday price action.Here you go off of th ...

With many uncertainties around the government shutdown, here's how it could affect your finances. When it comes to your portfolio, investor sentiment may be jarred in the short term, particularly if the shutdown affects the Fed's rate lowering agenda. That could mean potential volatility in financial markets.But historically, shutdowns have not resulted in a major sell-off. Now, turning to the economy, the impact will depend on the length of the shutdown. Federal employees won't get paid until the governmen ...

It's a challenging environment for job seekers, with many professionals wondering if they should press forward with their careers or pivot to something entirely different. On this week's episode of Living Not So Fabulously, John and David Auten-Schneider speak with Nick Wolny, managing editor at Ziff Davis and the author of the upcoming book "Money Proud," about being unafraid to try something new. Nick shares his unique journey from being a student of the French horn to becoming a financial writer, and exp ...

Government Shutdown Impact - The duration of the government shutdown is unpredictable, influencing its overall impact [1] - Government shutdowns are typically short-lived due to political pressure, but current circumstances present increased risk [1] - The shutdown will delay the release of the jobs report [1] Federal Reserve (The Fed) Policy - The shutdown complicates the Fed's path towards potentially cutting interest rates two more times by the end of the year [2] - The Fed will have access to fewer data series, impacting their decision-making process [2] - The Fed will rely on private data sources to assess the September job situation and inflation [2][3] - The Fed might proceed on a pre-set course, potentially implementing another rate cut at the end of October [3]