Warren Buffett

Artificial Intelligence

With Gemini 3, Google Gains Ground on OpenAI

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Executives are touting Gemini 3, which comes eight months after the chatbot’s 2.5 model, as a “massive jump” for AI.

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Finance

Retiring Warren Buffett Pledges to Keep Betting on Berkshire Hathaway

At the end of the year, the legendary investor will hand the top job at the holdings giant he’s led for six decades to Greg Abel.

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Finance

Unease About Warren Buffett’s Retirement Overshadows Berkshire Earnings Beat

For the 12th consecutive quarter, Berkshire Hathaway was a net seller of stocks, offloading $6 billion worth.

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Advisor Upside

3 Reasons to Keep Politics Out of Portfolios

Mixing politics and investing is like mixing emotions and math: It rarely adds up.

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Consumer

Kraft Heinz Breaks Up, Bumming Out Billionaire Buffett

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Warren Buffett may be on the way out, but his word still has weight; shares of Kraft Heinz fell 7% Tuesday.

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Markets

Stock Buybacks are the Ultimate Gift for Companies in Record Year

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This month marks the end of what Goldman Sachs estimates will be a record year for stock buybacks, with a volume of roughly $930 billion.

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International Economics

US Markets Represents 70% of Total World Market Capitalization

What this means, however, is that the next time American markets tumble, it won’t just be America’s problem.

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Industry News

AI Won’t Replace Advisors. But It Will Transform the Industry.

AI won’t treat us to a round of golf to discuss investment strategies. But the technology is already a game changer for financial advisors

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Investments

Berkshire Unloads Billions More in Stocks As Markets Ponder Buffett’s Next Move

Berkshire Hathaway sold $36.1 billion of stock in the third quarter, including several billion dollars of Apple and Bank of America stock.

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Markets

Warren Buffett Doesn’t See Much Reason to Deplete Huge Cash Pile

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Berkshire Hathaway’s legendary investor admitted that he doesn’t have any idea how to put $189 billion of cash to effective use.

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International Economics

Japan Looks to Leave its Lost Decades Behind

After years of chronic stagnation, prices are rising again, with inflation exceeding the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for two years running.

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Energy

Bill Gates’ TerraPower to Build First Small Reactor in US

The company plans to have one of the newfangled small modular reactors up and running in Wyoming by 2030.

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Markets

Warren Buffett Splashes Water on Any Great Investing Expectations

The Oracle of Omaha warned investors to not expect “eye-popping” performance in the coming years.

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