Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. If you remember 2008, chances are you also remember the fear. Home values were collapsing. Borrowers were defaulting. The phrase “underwater mortgage” was everywhere. But fast forward to 2012, and Warren Buffett was telling CNBC viewers something no
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Private-equity giant Blackstone (NYSE: BX) recently acquired $2 billion in discounted commercial real estate loans. The company has been aggressively buying commercial loans for much of the last two years, and the latest acquisition brings the total value
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Two financial legends, two completely different paths to homeownership. Dave Ramsey urges you to save up and buy a house outright — no mortgage, no monthly burden. Warren Buffett, on the other hand, calls the 30-year fixed mortgage
Legendary investor and “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett recently announced he will step down as CEO of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, at the end of 2025. Buffett has led the company for 60 years, guiding it from a struggling textile company to a huge — and hugely successful — conglomerate. Buffett built his company by
George Pimentel / Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. With an estimated net worth of $161.8 billion, Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has built a tremendous financial empire. Now, At 94 years old, Warren Buffett has finally decided to retire from
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway heavily sold banking shares in Q1, according to a 13f filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The Oracle of Omaha sold all shares of Brazilian bank Nu Holdings, which has its own crypto platform. He disposed of 40.18 million shares of the bank during the quarter that
Warren Buffett’s famous quote, “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful,” inspired 26-year-old Natalie Fisher to start investing in the stock market in 2020. Fisher’s story isn’t unique. The Oracle of Omaha has been a role model for countless investors throughout his career, with fans regarding him as a father
Warren Buffett said he would step down as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO after 55 years, eliciting tributes from investors and business leaders. Buffett, 94, made the announcement on Saturday during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. The crowd gave Buffett two standing ovations, acknowledging his career as the longest-serving chief executive of an S&P
The stock market crash triggered by President Donald Trump’s global tariffs brought Warren Buffett’s investment moves over the past year into a fresh light, underscoring his prudence amid the once-raging bull market. His decision last year to shed most of Berkshire Hathaway’s Apple stock now looks especially well timed. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren
The stock market has been rather turbulent through the first quarter of 2025, and with the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, interest rates, and recession fears, there’s no way to know when that will change. The S&P 500 benchmark index recently dipped into correction territory, and although it is now down by about 9% from recent highs,