Warren Buffett on the market today: 'It's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling'

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Warren Buffett was critical of a stock market that he said is increasingly driven by speculative trading, as opposed to investing for the long term. "It's tough to find values when everybody is preferring gambling," Buffett told CNBC's Becky Quick . The chairman of Berkshire Hathaway had sharp words on the stock market earlier this year. In May, he likened it to "a church with a casino attached," specifically calling out the surge in one-day options trading as "gambling." The stock market has rallied to all-time highs this year, climbing a wall of worry that included an energy shock from an ongoing war with Iran. Skeptics have said there's too much speculation in stocks tied to the artificial intelligence build-out, with vehicles such as options and leveraged exchange-traded funds adding fuel to the fire. Equities have increasingly attracted retail traders en masse, who are buying shares of memory chipmaker Micron and recent initial public off...

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SpaceX, Apple, PayPal, Cava, Progressive, Micron & more

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: SPCX, AAPL, PYPL, CAVA, PGR, MU Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: SpaceX Shares of the rocket maker fell for the fourth-straight session, dipping below its $135 initial public offering price for the first time. Apple , Alibaba and Baidu Apple shares rose about 4% to a fresh high after its Apple Intelligence cleared a major regulatory hurdle in China, which will allow the service to be used on iPhones in the country. No launch date is set yet, but the news also lifted shares of Alibaba and Baidu, which will partner with Apple on the effort. Alibaba gained 5%, while Baidu added 2%. Memory stocks The group was pulling back in midday trading Wednesday after big gains in the prior session. Micron , Seagate and Western Digital shares each fell around 8%, while Sandisk tumbled more than 11%. The move comes amid some speculation that competition with Chinese memory chipmakers could be poised to intensify. These fears were stoked by reports that rival ChangXin Memory Technologies , also known as CXMT, is seeing strong demand for its Shanghai listing. Cava Shares of the fast-casual food chain climbed 5.5% following an upgrade to overweight from equal weight by Morgan Stanley. The bank said Cava has a "defensible" valuation and is "one of the strongest fundamental stories in restaurants." Lionsgate The movie studio's stock jumped more than 6% after Reuters reported , citing three people familiar with the matter, that Lionsgate is exploring a sale and has seen some interest from France's Bollore Group. The report also said Banijay Group is a potential suitor as well. Insurance stocks Shares of Progressive fell more than 7% after the insurer reported a 31% drop in income in June versus a year ago. Progressive also saw a steep increase in its combined ratio last month, as it rose to 90% from 86.6% a year ago. Other insurance stocks were down in sympathy, including Allstate , which fell 4%; AON , which slipped less than 1%; and Travelers , which fell almost 2%. Lucid Group Shares rebounded 19% after the electric vehicle maker denied reports that it is considering filing for bankruptcy court protection or exploring a take-private transaction. Management said it has sufficient liquidity to fund its operation into next year and called the reports "completely false." BlackRock The investment management company jumped more than 7% after it reported better-than-expected earnings. BlackRock delivered adjusted earnings of $13.91 per share, topping an LSEG estimate of $12.59 per share. Revenue also beat estimates. Pentair Shares tumbled more than 17% after the water-treatment equipment maker issued preliminary second-quarter results that missed Wall Street expectations. The company said it expects adjusted earnings of $1.12 a share, well below the $1.48 analysts were expecting, according to FactSet. Morgan Stanley Shares were up up slightly after the bank delivered record quarterly revenue and profits in...

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