Steve Goldstein

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Steve Goldstein

When Warren Buffett steps down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, he’ll be one of only a few thousand 95-year-olds still working. When Warren Buffett steps down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A BRK.B — but stays on as chair — at the end of the year, he’ll be 95 years old. That will put him in rarefied company, not just for a high-ranking executive but for being in the workforce at all.

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Steve Goldstein

People walk in front of Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 building in Taipei on April 7, 2025. Taiwan’s currency is skyrocketing. Taiwan’s currency is exploding, and along with fears about what Bloomberg reported is $767 billion of foreign assets held by Taiwan’s life insurers. It’s a classic case of liability and asset mismatching that often leads to financial troubles.

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Steve Goldstein

International stocks have outperformed U.S. equities this year, but going forward American companies have an advantage, says Morgan Stanley’s top stock-market strategist. They say Warren Buffett is the world’s greatest investor, but he’s going to be retiring 30 years later than the typical American. Winning can be measured in different ways. But in the stock market, winning is only measured by numbers, and even with nine consecutive gains, the S&P 500 SPX is still down 3% on the year.

1 week ago | marketwatch.com | Steve Goldstein

Deportations are running well short of the White House’s goals, according to a Wall Street estimate. The Trump administration’s deportations are running well short of the 1 million per year goal he’s advocated, according to one estimate. Economists at Barclays are estimating that deportations are being made at an annual rate of 120,000, according to a research note published Thursday.

1 week ago | morningstar.com | Steve Goldstein

By Steve Goldstein The Trump administration's deportations are running well short of the 1 million per year goal he's advocated, according to one estimate. Economists at Barclays are estimating that deportations are being made at an annual rate of 120,000, according to a research note published Thursday. They derive that data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention data, as monthly interior detentions and deportations are highly correlated.