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On May 16th, Berkshire Hathaway released its first-quarter holdings report (13F). Berkshire increased its holdings in Alphabet (GOOGL.O), The New York Times, and other stocks in the first quarter. Alphabet saw an increase of over 36 million shares, raising its stake from 2.04% to 5.93%. It completely sold off its holdings in Amazon (AMZN.O), Visa (VN), Mastercard (MA.N), and UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N). It reduced its holdings in Chevron (CVX.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N). It established a position in Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), purchasing 39.8 million shares, with a market value of approximately $2.65 billion. Its holding in Apple (AAPL.O) remained unchanged, ending three consecutive quarters of reductions; Apple remains its largest holding. Overall, Berkshires holdings in US stocks were valued at $26.3 billion as of the first quarter, compared to $27.4 billion in the previous quarter. During the quarter, the company bought approximately $16 billion worth of stocks and sold approximately $24 billion worth, resulting in a net sale of approximately $8.15 billion. The number of stocks held plummeted from 42 to 29, indicating a significant increase in market concentration.On May 16th, Bridgewater Associates, the worlds largest hedge fund, released its Q1 2023 13F report on its US stock holdings as of the end of March. The report shows that Bridgewater established new positions in 214 stocks, increased its holdings in 292 stocks, liquidated 261 stocks, and reduced its holdings in 487 stocks during the first quarter. Bridgewater significantly increased its holdings in chip stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA.O), Broadcom (AVGO.O), and Micron Technology (MU.O) during the first quarter, while liquidating its holdings in enterprise software stocks such as Salesforce (CRM.N) and ServiceNow (NOW.N), and reducing its holdings in Adobe (ADBE.O). As of the end of Q1, Bridgewaters US stock holdings were valued at $22.4 billion, compared to $27.4 billion in the previous quarter. Specifically, Bridgewater increased its holdings in Nvidia by 827,800 shares, raising its stake from 2.63% at the end of last year to 3.65%; it increased its holdings in Broadcom by 670,000 shares, raising its stake from 1.47% to 2.54%; and it increased its holdings in Micron Technology by 586,000 shares, raising its stake from 0.93% to 2.23%. In addition, Bridgewater initiated its first position in TSMC with 1.077 million shares, which accounted for 1.62% of its portfolio as of the end of the first quarter.On May 16, US President Trump posted on social media that the US military and the Nigerian armed forces carried out a joint operation that evening to "eliminate" Abu Bilal Minuki, the number two leader of the extremist group "Islamic State".US President Trump: Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of the Islamic State extremist group, has been eliminated. The operation was carried out jointly by the US military and the Nigerian armed forces.According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center, a magnitude 2.3 earthquake occurred at 11:12 on May 16 in Weichang County, Chengde City, Hebei Province (42.40 degrees north latitude, 117.37 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

European Stock Markets Begin The Holiday Week With A Gain

Aria Thomas

Dec 27, 2022 17:16

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European markets began the abbreviated last week of the year on a positive note.


The DAX was up 0.8%, the CAC 40 was up 1.05%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 was up 0.94% as of 03:10 ET (08:10 GMT).


On January 8, Chinese officials will no longer need foreigners entering the country to undergo quarantine. This is the most significant international news to emerge from China. The idea of China's openness might be the justification for market gains. The Nikkei 225 and the Shanghai Composite both ended the day with gains, with the Nikkei 225 gaining 0.16% and the Shanghai Composite gaining 1%.


At 03:15 ET (08:15 GMT), the EUR/USD was also up 0.1%, while the US Dollar Index fell 0.2%, a possible indication of a risk-on Santa rally to close out the year.


In keeping with the holiday schedule, today's economic calendar is somewhat light, with the Case-Shiller housing index, U.S. retail inventories, and French bond auctions serving as highlights.


LVMH Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) (+2%), Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) (+1.7%), TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) (+1.5%), Eni SpA (BIT:ENI) (+1.4%), and BASF SE (ETR:BASFN) (+1.3%) were among the leading Euro Stoxx 50 gainers. Grifols SA (BME:GRLS) was the most significant decliner, down 2%. Very few large European equities were in the red.


Crude Oil WTI Futures traded down 0.1%, while Brent Oil Futures declined 0.15 % on commodities markets. Gold Futures resumed their strong pace at the end of the year, trading 0.65% higher.

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