American Express Stock News

Berkshire Hathaway led Q1 with a 17.5% return, driven by strong operating earnings and potential for significant acquisitions with over $300 billion in cash. Vertex Pharmaceuticals gained 20.4%, fueled by its CF franchise and new therapies, Alyftrek and Journavx, with potential blockbuster status for the latter. Alphabet Inc. was the biggest laggard at -18.3%, impacted by increased capital expe...

The stock market has crashed. In just the last five trading days, the Nasdaq-100 index is down more than 10% and has officially entered a bear market, meaning it is down at least 20% from its recent high.

American Express (AXP 4.62%) shareholders are finding their wallets a bit lighter at the start of the year, as the stock has declined approximately 29% from its 52-week high. Despite the credit services giant posting record financial results for 2024, concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy are weighing on the company's outlook.

In the past 40 years, Berkshire Hathaway has compounded shareholder capital to the tune of 40,000%. The conglomerate has done this under the direction of Warren Buffett, arguably the greatest capital allocator ever who knows how to pick winners.

We wrote about it repeatedly, as did most of the financial press.

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The S&P 500 has declined about 6.7% since the beginning of the year (as of this writing) as fears of higher tariffs, stubborn inflation, and fewer interest rate cuts drove away the bulls. In this uncertain market, it might be tempting to simply park your cash in some CDs and T-bills.

Warren Buffett is known for saying his favorite holding period is "forever." But if you follow Berkshire Hathaway's trading activity, you'll notice that it sells stocks quite often, whether partial or full positions.