Matt Frankel

Key Points Berkshire Hathaway has been aggressively buying shares of Alphabet, the parent of Google. Alphabet is now Berkshire's fourth-largest investment.

The massive chipmaker isn't being judged on whether it beats earnings as much anymore, but there's one metric that is extremely important.

Despite a solid quarter, the market seems skeptical about the fintech's future.

History shows that this ETF should be a great long-term investment, regardless of any short-term noise.

Key Points SoFi fell by nearly 10% after reporting record earnings in the second quarter. While SoFi raised its revenue guidance, its profit expectations remained unchanged.

Key Points Investors are split on whether the Fed will raise rates in September. Regardless of what the Fed does, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF should be a solid long-term investment.

Stripe and Advent are reportedly no longer pursuing an acquisition of the fintech.

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) was a potential buyout target, but the two companies interested in acquiring it recently abandoned their plans.

The fintech reported incredibly strong numbers, but there's one part of its guidance that has the market worried.

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) reported second-quarter earnings that handily beat expectations and showed record highs for revenue, profitability, members, and cross-buying.