A rally in oil prices left stocks wavering while bond yields climbed, with trader anxiety building just days ahead of key inflation reports.

Hopes were dashed over the weekend for a breakthrough on shipping traffic through the critical waterway in the Persian Gulf.

U.S. stock futures were largely flat Sunday night as investors assessed renewed geopolitical risks surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran setting conditions for fully reopening the critical oil shipping route.

Oil prices remained broadly unchanged, if slightly higher, as markets awaited the outcome of Iran-Oman talks to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel has invested $10 billion in Google’s parent company and repurchased about $4.5 billion of its shares

The conglomerate struck a $6.8 billion deal, repurchased Berkshire shares and was a net buyer of other stocks, while more than doubling quarterly profits

After more than three years of sitting on a massive cash pile, Berkshire Hathaway finally loosened up and found a stock worth buying — its own. The storied conglomerate announced Saturday that after building a record cash holding of $397.

A strong earnings report reveals that new CEO Greg Abel dipped into Warren Buffett’s $380 billion cash reserve to buy back stock, boost Berkshire’s stake in Alphabet, and pursue one of its biggest acquisitions in years.