The Jobs Miss That Moved Markets: What July's -23,000 Payrolls Number Really Means
President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 carries significant market-moving potential. Pre-summit talks reveal progress on tariff reductions, AI safety protocols, and critical mineral flows.
There is a number that Wall Street has been sitting with since Friday morning: 61. That is how many years Warren Buffett spent building Berkshire Hathaway from a failing New England textile mill into a $1.1 trillion conglomerate. On September 18, 2026, that chapter formally closed. Buffett, 96, stepped
Warren Buffett steps down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after 61 years, handing the role to his son Howard. Greg Abel continues as CEO in a carefully orchestrated succession plan that removes the last symbolic anchor to the Buffett era.