Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is hovering around an all-time despite last week's sell-off in the major indexes. At the time of this writing, Berkshire's market cap is $1.11 trillion,

U.S. stock futures fell sharply in premarket trading on Thursday as tariff news continued to put Wall Street on edge.

US stock markets fell sharply Friday after an economic report showed American consumers are growing increasingly fearful of price increases and how President Donald Trump’s tariffs could reignite the inflation crisis.

Dow Jones has aso moved away from session lows, although the index remained in the negative territory. Boeing, which was down by 4.3%, was the worst performer in the Dow Jones index today. The stock moved lower as traders worried that tariffs would increase the company’s costs.

U.S. stocks fell sharply and wiped out even more of their gains since President Donald Trump’s election after he said that tariffs on Canada and Mexico would take effect within hours.

Even as Home Depot's earnings growth slowed in the last few years, it still made sizable dividend raises. In 2024, Home Depot raised its dividend by 7.7%. It boosted its payout by 10% in 2023, 15.2% in 2022, 10% in 2021, and 10.3% in 2020.

The selloff came as more than $2.7 trillion worth of options expired, an event which typically spurs heightened volatility.

The two highest-yielding Dogs of the Dow can be a safe haven as the stock market goes through a significant consolidation period this year.