Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang is now nearly as rich as longtime billionaire Warren Buffett — and could even soon surpass the Oracle of Omaha, in terms of net worth. Huang, 63, has a $142 billion net worth — including a $27.6 billion increase since January 1 — according to a Bloomberg estimate on…
A general view of the partially collapsed buildings damaged by some of the ballistic missiles launched by Iran on June 18, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nir Keidar | Anadolu | Getty Images The conflict between Israel and Iran is intensifying, with both countries not backing down from strikes and their leaders continuing to issue…
Warren Buffett once predicted that Berkshire Hathaway stock would rise when he eventually steps down. So far, the opposite has happened. Since May 3, when the “Oracle of Omaha” announced his plans to hand over the reins, the stock of his conglomerate has fallen more than 10%, underperforming the S & P 500 by about…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 22, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago |Getty Images Stock futures edged lower on Sunday evening ahead of a packed earnings week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 60 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500…
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…