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• Warren Buffett bashes gold, says the 'magical metal was no match for the American mettle' (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 19:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett isn't a fan of gold. 
  In his annual letter out Saturday, Buffett gave an example showing why stocks are a better investment than gold over the long run.
  This wasn't the first time that Buffett has bashed the precious metal.
  It's no secret that Warren Buffett doesn't like gold as an investment.
  The legendary investor used an example in his 2018 letter to drive home his point about the importance of not panicking and investing in stocks over gold for the long run. 
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• Here are the biggest takeaways from Warren Buffett's annual letter (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 18:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, released his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday.
  Buffett discussed items like his plans to repurchase the company's stock and how a new accounting rule impacts Berkshire Hathaway's bottom line.
  The 88-year old investor made no explicit statements about plans for succession at the company.
  Each year, Berkshire Hathaway investors and the broader investment community look to chairman and CEO Warren Buffett's annual letter for compan
  
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• Warren Buffett says monster buybacks are in store for Berkshire Hathaway — and that could drive Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer crazy (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 17:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, wrote in his annual letter out Saturday that the company planned to buy back more of its stock. 
  Buybacks have recently drawn the ire of some politicians.Senators Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders wrote in a New York Times op-ed earlier this month that corporate stock buybacks should be limited.
  Warren Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday, and in it he said that his Omaha-based conglomerate, Berkshire Hatha
  
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• Here are Warren Buffett's 15 biggest investments (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett's annual letter was released Saturday.
  In it he listed Berkshire Hathaway's 15 biggest investments by market value.
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  Warren Buffett's annual letter was released Saturday, and in it he listed Berkshire Hathaway's 15 biggest investments by market value.
  Buffet said he and Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger don't view the names as a "collection of ticker symbols – a financial dalliance to be terminated because of downgrades by 't
  
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• Half of all startups expect to get acquired, but the number of companies that don't have a plan is growing

  23-02-2019 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The proportion of US startup executives who expect their companies to eventually be acquired is 50%, according to a new study from Silicon Valley Bank.
  That's a smaller proportion of respondents than last year.More executives this year said they are not sure of their exit strategy.
  The portion of US executives who expect to their firms to go public or remain private long-term remained stable.A plurality of US startup executives expect to sell their companies down the road, but uncertainty over t
  
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• WARREN BUFFETT: We're hunting for an 'elephant-sized acquisition' (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, released his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday. 
  Buffett wrote that he and his vice chairman, Charlie Munger, still hoped to make a large acquisition.
  Buffett said in last year's letter that he wanted to make a big deal, but companies' valuations were too expensive.
  Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, wrote in his annual letter released on Saturday that he remained on the hunt for a sizeable acq
  
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• Elon Musk's tweets make it look like Tesla's revamped board is still bad at its job — and it could get the company into even more trouble (TSLA)

  23-02-2019 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  It doesn't seem like Tesla's board of directors is doing a great job of watching what Elon Musk says to shareholders.
  Musk tweeted a false production target for Tesla this week, then took hours to correct himself.
  Even after he did, he left the misleading tweet online.
  The incident could get the company and Musk in trouble again with the SEC, which specifically ordered Tesla to oversee his investor communications on Twitter and elsewhere.
  What's more, the tweets showed that even after the board'
  
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• Bloomberg gets into alt data; Millennials are taking over the mortgage market; JPMorgan is hot on the cloud

  23-02-2019 15:18 via feedproxy.google.com
   
  Dear Readers,
  I hope everyone checks their Nikes before their weekend workouts...the sneaker explosion heard round the world was definitely the craziest story of the week (not to mention that the sportswear giant's market cap shed $1 billion in market value the next day).  
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  While not as dramatic as #shoegate, I was shock
  
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• WARREN BUFFETT: The new accounting rule will produce 'wild and capricious swings in our bottom line' (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 14:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett released his annual letter on Saturday.
  Buffett said a new Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) rule has induced "wild and capricious swings" for the company's profits, and that the swings will continue. 
  The letter comes one day after one of Berkshire's holdings, food manufacturer Kraft Heinz, plunged 27% after reporting quarterly earnings. 
  Warren Buffett released his annual letter on Saturday, one day after shares of one of its l
  
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• Tesla could go bankrupt and Elon Musk could run afoul of the SEC and it wouldn't matter — because owners love the cars (TSLA)

  23-02-2019 14:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tesla has a big advantage, no matter what happens with CEO Elon Musk and the company's financials because owners love its cars.
  The level of love Tesla owners have for their vehicles is among the highest in the auto industry.
  Tesla has achieved this by spending essentially nothing on advertising.
  Another week, another Elon Musk Tesla controversy.
  This one is sort of a tempest in a teapot, and it comes at a time when the news around Tesla has been fairly quiet. Musk's settlement with the Securiti
  
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• WARREN BUFFETT: Berkshire Hathaway raked in $3.8 billion in dividends last year — here's how much our 5 biggest holdings paid (BRK.B)

  23-02-2019 14:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett loves dividend paying stocks. 
  Berkshire Hathaway raked in $3.8 billion worth of dividends in 2018.
  In his annual letter, Buffett laid out how much Berkshire was in paid in dividends by its five largest holdings.
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  Warren Buffett has always been a fan of companies that pay dividends.
  In his annual letter released Saturday, Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway was paid $3.8 billion in dividends in 2018, a number that he expects will increase in 20
  
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• Warren Buffett's annual letter is coming soon. Here's what to expect.

  23-02-2019 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Warren Buffett's annual letter is set to be released Saturday.
  Investors are eagerly awaiting the letter, which is expected to address Buffett's outlook on topics that go beyond the company's financials.
  In a new report to clients, Morgan Stanley analysts described what they're looking for.
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  Berkshire Hathaway shareholders will get a peek inside Warren Buffett's mind on Saturday. They'll get to review Berkshire's balance sheet, earnings, and revenue growth, as
  
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• A recession signal with a multi-decade track record is cropping up again, and it has Wall Street on standby for the next crisis

  23-02-2019 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Federal Reserve has firmly signaled that it will not raise interest rates until risks to the economy subside. 
  Some Wall Street strategists are convinced that this stance marks the end of the Fed's hiking cycle and is a prelude to the next recession.  
  Their views — and what this means for stocks — are outlined below.If you had to pick just one catalyst that explains the stock market's rally this year, the Federal Reserve would be a solid choice.
  The central bank t
  
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• Deutsche Bank's malaise goes deeper than its tumbling share price

  23-02-2019 10:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Deutsche Bank has repeatedly been in the news for the wrong reasons of late and the impact is being felt at deeper levels than before. 
  The bank has seen a string of issues dog its performance of late with its disappointing results and lagging share price just the tip of the iceberg with investors sending Deutsche's cost of funding higher. 
  The bank's funding is now more expensive than that of smaller Spanish lenders such as BBVA or Caixabank which raises serious questions about the ma
  
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