Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said it owned $860.6 million of Amazon.com Inc shares at the end of March, after the billionaire admitted to underestimating the online retailer and its Chief Executive Jeff Bezos.

This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Health Research subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. Last year, online pharmacy PillPack was on track to more than t…

Walmart will offer free one-day delivery on around 220,000 items on its online store with orders over $35. The retailer will roll it out to 75 percent of the US by the end of 2019, including 40 of the 50 biggest metropolitan areas.

This morning, the Supreme Court decided to allow iPhone owners to proceed with a lawsuit against Apple. The plaintiffs claim that Apple has a monopoly through the App Store. Apple tried to argue that developers are the ones who pay Apple's commission, so they…

Amazon's growing ad business may have produced some unintended casualties. CNBC has learned that Amazon staffers were mistakenly removing ads with religious content, explaining to sellers that a "policy update" reportedly banned promos for products "related t…

NBCUniversal is launching a new feature it hopes will increase conversion rates for advertisers. Called ShoppableTV, it displays QR codes during specific moments in TV shows and take viewers directly to e-commerce sites once scanned. The company says this is …

Donald Trump raises China trade tariffs to 25 percent Washington Times Trump renews tariff threat ahead of critical Chinese trade talks CNN Trump says tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods will increase to 25%, blames slow progress in trade talks CNBC Trum…

Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway has been buying up shares of tech giant Amazon.

A SpaceX official confirmed Thursday during a press briefing that one of the company's Crew Dragon capsules meant for crewed spaceflight was destroyed, according to CNBC. The update from the company confirms reports that followed the failed April 20th test. S…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Wall Street banks will show up at an elite Saudi investment conference this month despite a growing exodus of top media companies and business leaders after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Friday in a tweet that the Tesla-branded tequila called “Teslaquilla”—the bottle of liquor that co-starred in his April Fool’s Day joke about the automaker filing for bankruptcy — is “coming soon.” Musk’s tweet was a response to …

CNBC cable news network added its name on Friday to the growing list of media companies that have pulled out of a Saudi investment conference this month, citing the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

"CNBC will no longer participate in the FII in Riyadh due to the continuing questions surrounding the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi," said a post on the network's Twitter feed.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday he was still planning to attend an investment conference in Saudi Arabia despite growing outrage over the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist in Turkey.

Business Insider China's trade surplus with the US swells to a record high Business Insider China's trade surplus with the US swelled to a record high of $34.13 billion in September. Exports rose 14.5% versus a year ago, the fastest pace since February. The C…

Wall Street Journal China Export Growth Accelerates Despite US Trade Tensions Wall Street Journal BEIJING—China's exports strengthened unexpectedly in September despite the worsening trade dispute with the U.S., while the two countries' trade gap hit a fresh …

Reuters China September exports surge, creating record surplus with US despite tariffs Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - China's vast export engine unexpectedly kicked into higher gear in September, producing a record trade surplus with the United States that could…

The sell-off in the yuan is in some ways a reversal of the strength in the Chinese currency since 2016, Tim Adams,  president and CEO of The Institute of International Finance, told CNBC.

Jeffrey Gundlach shares his market views on CNBC's "Halftime Report" Thursday.

Delta Air Lines Inc has canceled about 100 flights so far due to Hurricane Michael, the U.S. airline's Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday.

Samsung has just announced the Galaxy A9, a mid-range smartphone notable for featuring a grand total of four cameras on its back. The handset is part of a new strategy from the company in which it’s attempting to introduce  features on its mid-range devices f…

"The fact is, I do have a better handle on the situation than the Fed does, just like in 2007," says CNBC's Jim Cramer.

Walmart is teaming up with MGM and others on original content for a free, ad-supported streaming service operated by Vudu. According to reports from Variety, Reuters, and CNBC, Walmart-owned Vudu will license original series created by MGM for this service, w…

Wall Street Journal US Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 1969 Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The unemployment rate fell in September to the lowest level since the Vietnam War while hiring cooled slightly, the latest signs of an extremely tight lab…

A United Airlines plane flying from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia made a mayday call and safely completed an emergency landing after the pilots realized they were running low on fuel, according to reports. In a statement to Business Insider, a United spoke…

RT @RyanChandlerTV: "Texas finishes out of the top five for the first time in the history of CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business." (It…

28-year-old social media manager in Norway is required to take 3 weeks of vacation in summer: 'Work is not everything' https://t.co/YN1LCJiS8O

RT @KPMGUS_News: Watch: @KPMG_US Chair & CEO @PaulKnopp joined @SquawkCNBC to discuss KPMG's $2 billion investment with @Microsoft in #Gene…

RT @BillLindeke: Contrary to popular local GOP opinion, Minnesota ranks #5. South and North Dakota are #34 and #36, respectively. https://t…

RT @KPMGUS_News: Watch: @KPMG_US Chair & CEO @PaulKnopp joined @SquawkCNBC to discuss KPMG's $2 billion investment with @Microsoft in #Gene…

US #Dollar continues to be in free fall today, not just a decline but plummeting. Markets expect #FederalReserve to stop hiking rates. Of course Gold, silver and stocks are rallying. @CNBC

RT @LivingBlueTX: @RepMaryGonzalez @CNBC The only way to make our state better is to get all Republicans out.

RT @lorakolodny: Antarctic sea ice has been at record low levels for months — here's what that means https://t.co/TQz3AtiIL1 <--- it means…

RT @MSPBJnews: Minnesota replaces Texas as No. 5 in CNBC's closely watched ranking of "America's Top States for Business," shoving the Lone…

2-year Treasury yield tumbles after June CPI is less than expected https://t.co/t6up7QknlB

Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler tumble as Microsoft expands in cybersecurity https://t.co/DDfmXpbkY0

Biden's Federal Reserve Board nominees clear key Senate committee https://t.co/DXhmHCpvUQ

RT @douglewinenergy: "The state was dinged for... concerns about its power grid, its aging water utilities, skimpy per-pupil school spendin…

Salaries are not increasing but tipping is skyrocketing. Here's a CNBC article of when NOT to tip, very interesting. https://t.co/GQXNzl137Z

RT @RyanChandlerTV: "Texas finishes out of the top five for the first time in the history of CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business." (It…

Can you predict as well?? Inflation: Brits keep getting pay rises — despite the Bank of England's warnings https://t.co/gUCzuqUkev

RT @goldseek: It has now been nearly 20 years since I have watched CNBC. I can now say that I have my sanity and focus fully back! I just a…

RT @CROWSPLAY1: Elon Musk launches his new company, xAI https://t.co/qFPOZUCzom

RT @GovPritzker: We're moving on up as one of our nation's top states for business, Illinois. Since 2019, we've jumped 13 spots! Here are…

RT @lawrence_wright: Our political leaders in Texas are so caught up in culture wars the state has fallen behind in the one metric they car…

RT @DeekeTweak: Here's my understanding of what happened with the CMA news: 1)CNBC reports MSFT offered a "small and discreet" divestiture…

Apple just released a preview of its next big iPhone update. Here's what's new https://t.co/x2VWfZS1Jy

RT @squawksquare: BREAKING: Elon Musk launches his new company, xAI $tsla https://t.co/2soVaitNrJ

RT @ITGuy1959: @POTUS You forced millions to take their lousy drugs while simultaneously exempting them from any liability. If this is sta…

RT @bomalley: How @SiemensMobility and @AlstomUSA are preparing for a passenger rail boom in the U.S. https://t.co/84Ijt5TmKV

RT @BudKennedy: “Power grid issues, rising crime, poor health care, and a rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion, all contributed to t…

RT @danharris: Demographics is destiny. India is the future. China is the past. Do you agree? https://t.co/2MN3aLNsNE

RT @CNBCPolitics: North Korea launches long-range missile toward sea after making threat over alleged U.S. spy flights https://t.co/uWRzUi…

RT @VanceGinn: #Texas falls out of the top five in @cnbc's "Top States for Business 2023" ranking for the first time in years. This legisl…

RT @HoustonChron: Texas tumbles out of CNBC's top five states for business for first time in ranking history https://t.co/5yykIPqTjA

RT @EricaGrieder: Dang, CNBC even wrote a whole story about it: https://t.co/MIvbta63yV #txlege

RT @RyanChandlerTV: "Texas finishes out of the top five for the first time in the history of CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business." (It…

RT @MSPBJnews: Minnesota replaces Texas as No. 5 in CNBC's closely watched ranking of "America's Top States for Business," shoving the Lone…

RT @crypto: Singapore’s Temasek is currently not looking to invest in crypto exchanges given regulatory uncertainty in the sector https://t…

RT @SpirosMargaris: How #Amazon charts its own course on #AI, leaning on its strengths in #cloud and #ECommerce https://t.co/7hd4Lt0Zpq…

RT @BudKennedy: “Power grid issues, rising crime, poor health care, and a rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion, all contributed to t…

RT @RyanChandlerTV: "Texas finishes out of the top five for the first time in the history of CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business." (It…

RT @scottbraddock: Gov Abbott has bragged about Texas' CNBC business rankings ever since he took office. Now that his leadership is damagin…

RT @jeremymbarr: CNBC will probably need to append an editor’s note to this: https://t.co/XZ821U40ZG https://t.co/wHMIgyZxJo

RT @WatcherGuru: JUST IN: BlockFi CEO has denied CNBC’s claims that the company is being sold for $25 million.