According to the firm’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Berkshire lifted the combined GOOGL and GOOG position to about 106 million shares.
A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered state officials to repay the tax money already collected from big tech firms. The Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Maryland estimated the tax, approved in 2021, could raise about $250 million a year to help pay for a sweeping K-12 education measure.
Management put a number on the board so big it forces a question, and the market is paying up as if it's a sure thing.
Berkshire’s Alphabet stake—consisting of the search giant’s voting and nonvoting shares—rose about 80% in the quarter to 106 million shares, reflecting a purchase directly from Alphabet in June and open-market buys, based on a 13-F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. Berkshire was a seller of part of its sizable stake in Bank of America cutting it by 30 million shares to 483 million shares now worth about $31 billion.
Clear Street Managing Director Owen Lau compares Databricks to Android as an open-source alternative to Snowflake, while outlining the margin pressures and ROI debates surrounding its serverless AI model following a $190 billion valuation.
Jefferies sees pressure from rising component costs and fewer opportunities to lift iPhone pricing through radically differentiated hardware.
Google’s Pixel 11 puts Gemini at the heart of its smartphone strategy as Alphabet looks to expand AI adoption and challenge Apple’s ecosystem.
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A Maryland court on Friday struck down a 2021 law that imposed taxes on digital ad sales and ordered the state to provide refunds to Google, Peacock and Apple, which challenged the statute.
Vanguard swapped the benchmark powering one of the most popular growth ETFs on the market, and most holders never saw it coming. What looks like a paperwork formality could quietly reshape which companies sit inside your portfolio over time.
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BOSTON, August 14, 2026--Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc. July 2026 Monthly Update
A court cut down how long Apple customers will have to wait to receive part of a $250 million settlement.