When Warren Buffett called healthcare a "tapeworm" on the U.S. economy, he was referring to the fact that healthcare costs have been growing faster than the overall economy and show no signs of slowing. There are a host of companies working on the...
If you're a long-term investor, you're not short of reasons to avoid the commodity-type and capital-intensive airline sector Warren Buffett once qualified as a "death trap". Ryanair (NASDAQ: RYAAY), the top European carrier by passengers, is...
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The second-largest shareholder in Kraft Heinz sold about 9% of its stake in the company. 3G Capital remains the food giant's second-largest holder, right behind Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett is perhaps the greatest investor of our time. Berkshire's book value has grown nearly 1.1 million percent since 1965, and Buffett himself has seen his net worth soar to $82 billion...
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Whenever there's considerable macroeconomic uncertainty, even the highest-quality stocks can get thrown into the bargain bin. Even if you don't quite catch the "bottom" in a stock, owning high-quality franchises with sustainable competitive...
In addition to its collection of more than 60 subsidiary businesses, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) owns a massive stock portfolio worth more than $200 billion. Since most of the stock positions were hand-picked by legendary investor...
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The market became gravely concerned when Vicki Hollub, CEO of Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY), came in, guns blazing with an offer to pay $76 per share for Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and backed by $10 billion from Warren Buffett. Hollub seemed...
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My morning train reads:
• Investing in Fine Art the Securitized Way (Wealth Management)
• Buffett’s Been Quiet, But His Philosophy Still Speaks Volumes (Bloomberg)
• Hulbert: What’s going on with interest rates? (Marketwatch)
• Can Steve...
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You would be hard-pressed to find a list of higher-quality or better-known companies than those owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. That's why many investors across the globe pay close attention to what Berkshire Hathaway buys and sells in...
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There's a solid case to be made that conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) and banking giant Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) are both trading for steep discounts. Berkshire has been targeted by hedge fund managers and even Warren...
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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, and Oprah Winfrey share one thing in common beyond their billionaire status: they’re voracious readers. Buffett famously claims he...
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One of Warren Buffett's best-known aphorisms is: "Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful." This mindset has helped the Oracle of Omaha amass a roughly $79 billion fortune over more than half a century of investing.Right...
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Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of our time. With roughly $10,000 in hand in the mid-1950s, the Oracle of Omaha has grown that initial nest egg into a net worth that now exceeds $79 billion. And, as I've noted before, if not for his...
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The KISS (acronym for "keep it simple, stupid") principle is arguably the best strategy for investing, and is one that has been employed by some of the greatest investors ever, from Warren Buffett to Peter Lynch. And if buying stocks that anyone...
After selling his appliance and furniture company RC Willey to Warren Buffett, Bill Child is now CEO and chairman of Koloa Landing Resort at Poipu, Autograph Collection.
In a regulatory filing published on Wednesday, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) (NYSE: BRK-A) revealed an increased stake in Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). While the position implies a level of confidence in the stock's long-term...
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It was absolutely a day to forget for stock market participants, as the S&P 500 took one of its worst hammerings in recent memory.The bears are still clawing in the post-market trading hours, with some companies getting hit with notable declines...
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Investors love to "buy with Buffett" and it's no surprise why. The founder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) is one of the richest people in the world, having built a conglomerate now worth $480 billion, and he's made many...
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