SQUAWK BOX, MONDAY 6TH NOVEMBER, 2023

Wall Street enjoys its best week of the year and the Nikkei responds by hitting a one-month high. The risk-on sentiment was fuelled by a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data but Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin tells CNBC that there are still no rate cuts to come in the near-future. Berkshire Hathaway posts a 40 per cent jump in operating earnings as Warren Buffett buys up short-term Treasury bills. The company’s cash pile balloons to a record $157bn. In telco news, Telecom Italia’s board approved KKR’s €19bn bid for its fixed-line network. However, top shareholder Vivendi vows to block the deal using any legal means possible.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.