Inside Alts: Private equity management fees hit new low in 2025

A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Alts newsletter, a guide to the fast-growing world of alternative investments, from private equity and private credit to hedge funds … Read more

Top Wall Street analysts suggest these 3 stocks for their growth prospects

Amazon Ireland corporate offices in Dublin, as Amazon.com, Inc., said on Tuesday it plans to cut its global corporate workforce by as many as 14,000 roles and seize the opportunity provided by artificial intelligence (AI), in Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 28, 2025. Damien Eagers | Reuters Valuations of several technology and artificial intelligence stocks are expected … Read more

Berkshire Hathaway shares dip as Warren Buffett exits and Greg Abel era begins

Warren Buffett and Greg Abel at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett’s six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of a new era under successor Greg Abel. Class A … Read more

How January goes could set the market’s tone for the rest of 2026

How the market kicks off the new year could set the tone for the remainder of 2026. Investors return to their trading desks next week after wrapping up the holiday season, optimistic for the new year but with some trepidation for what’s to come. The S & P 500 is expected to post yet another … Read more

Buffett says Berkshire has the best odds of any company for lasting a century as he hands over reins

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is better positioned than any company to endure for the next century as he handed over the CEO reins to his successor Greg Abel, whom he strongly endorsed. “It has a better chance I think of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of,” Buffett … Read more

Retail investors close out one of their best years ever. How they beat Wall Street at its own game

A graph displaying the Apple stock price on a smartphone app. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail investors have had a gangbuster year in 2025. Mom-and-pop investors bought the dip at key points this year, providing strong returns as the market climbed to all-time highs. Once thought of as unsophisticated and easily duped, … Read more

Wall Street sees a bright 2026 for this beat-up dividend-paying stock

The real estate sector is limping out of 2025, but Wall Street analysts spot an overlooked opportunity for the new year: Federal Realty Investment Trust . While the S & P 500 is on track for a 17% jump in 2025, the real estate sector within the broad market index is on pace to end … Read more

The four pillars for a 2026 rally, according to one trader

There are four pillars that ensure the bull market will continue next year, according to the Sevens Report. With this year mostly in the rearview mirror, investors are looking ahead to 2026. With just one trading day left, stocks look like they could end the year near all-time highs. As of Monday, the S & … Read more

Morgan Stanley says these are top stock picks in 2026, including Nvidia

Morgan Stanley named several stocks that are best positioned going in to 2026. The Wall Street investment bank said companies such as Nvidia are its top ideas for next year. Other overweight-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Western Digital, Spotify and Palo Alto Networks. Spotify Spotify is firing on all cylinders, Morgan Stanley said. … Read more

2025 draws to a close next week as investors brace for a new year

The year draws to a close in the week ahead as investors look ahead to 2026, which promises to be consequential. Stocks could end the year on a high note next week. With just three trading sessions left in 2025, the major averages are making a dash toward all-time highs. On Friday, the S & … Read more