Warren Buffett , who came into 2025 with the most cash he’s ever owned, is now presented with an ugly market meltdown and extreme volatility — an environment where he’s known to thrive. Buffett, the fabled father of value investing, has a long history of taking advantage of depressed periods to hunt bargains and put together…
If you’ve seen Warren Buffett comment on social media about President Donald Trump’s most recent tariff policies, the Berkshire Hathaway chairman and world’s 4th-wealthiest person wants you to know it wasn’t him. “There are reports currently circulating on social media (including Twitter, Facebook and Tik Tok) regarding comments allegedly made by Warren E. Buffett. All…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway fared better than the S & P 500 in a brutal week as investors embraced the safety of a cash-rich conglomerate while President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs wreaked havoc on Wall Street. Class B shares of the Omaha-based parent of Geico insurance and BNSF Railway fell 6.2% last week, less than…
Financial markets that spent two years anticipating a recession that never came took two days to price in surging odds of a recession that might come by invitation. With one of the nastiest two-day selloffs in history following President Donald Trump’s launch of punitive tariffs on most trading partners, the stock market is in one…
A handful of sectors have emerged as standout winners in the market turmoil of the past month: utilities, health care, real estate and financials. It hasn’t been an easy month for stocks, with President Donald Trump’s ramping trade war and economic releases ringing alarm bells of a potential recession at the forefront of investors’ minds….
Every year, millions of basketball fans fill out brackets trying to pick the winning teams for the NCAA’s March Madness men’s basketball tournament, often competing in office-wide pools in hopes of scoring prizes ranging from bragging rights to thousands of dollars. Berkshire Hathaway is no different. Chairman Warren Buffett has been running a March Madness…
Reports that Berkshire Hathaway may soon sell its real-estate brokerage business sparked speculation that Warren Buffett may have lost faith in the struggling industry. Compass is in advanced talks to buy Berkshire’s HomeServices of America , and a deal could come together soon, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter….
Warren Buffett at a press conference during the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting on April 30, 2022. CNBC Legendary investor Warren Buffett made a rare comment on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying punitive duties could trigger inflation and hurt consumers. “Tariffs are actually, we’ve had a lot of experience with them. They’re an act of war,…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Febru-weary Stock futures are higher Friday as markets head into the final trading day of the month. February has been a tough month for the indexes: The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have shed almost 3% each,…
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett isn’t afraid to admit when he, or his company, has messed up. Mistakes are inevitable — and once you realize you’ve made one, you should own it quickly to prevent additional damage, Buffett wrote in his annual letter to shareholders, published this past weekend. He learned that lesson from his…