Key Focus Next Week: U.S. Jobs Data and Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

Sun, 03 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200

The Wall Street Journal live‑coverage card highlights the main events investors should watch over the coming week, centering on the upcoming U.S. nonfarm payrolls report and Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting. The jobs data will help shape expectations for the Federal Reserve’s interest‑rate path, particularly whether the labor market remains strong enough to delay or slow any planned rate cuts. Against that backdrop, stocks across the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have recently reached new highs, bolstered by solid earnings and resilient tech‑sector performance, even as geopolitical tensions and elevated oil prices continue to loom in the background. At the same time, attention is turning to Berkshire Hathaway’s Omaha gathering, where Greg Abel presides as CEO for the first time while Warren Buffett remains on stage. Shareholders will focus on how the conglomerate plans to deploy its record‑sized cash pile, how succession and strategy discussions are framed, and whether the company