Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger spoke during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday. The billionaire investors flagged widespread “gambling” on stocks, and slammed bitcoin as worthless. Buffett and Munger also discussed inflation, Robinhood, the pandemic, and the risks of speaking up. Something is loading. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger called out the feverish speculation in … Read more
“It’s almost a buying frenzy,” the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chief executive officer said during the conglomerate’s annual meeting, which was held virtually from Los Angeles. “People have money in their pocket and they’re paying higher prices,” he said. Buffett attributed the faster-than-expected recovery to swift and decisive rescue measures by the Federal Reserve and U.S. … Read more
Warren Buffett criticized SPACs and Robinhood at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. The investor said they encourage gambling and treating the stock market like a casino. Charlie Munger, Buffett’s right-hand man, damned both trends as well. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Warren Buffett blasted special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and the Robinhood trading app for … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold its Costco position after investing more than 20 years ago, a filing revealed this week. The billionaire investor’s company grew its stake in the big-box retailer from 355,000 shares worth $32 million in 1999, to 4.3 million shares worth $1.3 billion in June of this year. The sale is a … Read more