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A market valuation signal with a near-perfect historical record just flashed for only the second time in the past 100 years. The first time it flashed this bright, the dot-com bubble collapsed and the S&P 500 lost roughly half its value.

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Berkshire Hathaway said Friday that Warren Buffett, 96, will step down as chairman effective immediately. He will move to the chairman emeritus role.

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, after more than 60 years guiding the firm that turned him into a household name for millions of investors worldwide.

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The second-quarter 13F from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKA)(NYSE:BRKB) reached the SEC on Aug. 14, and it shows what CEO Greg Abel did with the conglomerate’s $299 billion U.S. stock portfolio during his second full quarter running the company. Much of the portfolio sat still: Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola — three of the four biggest positions…

The large conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) is widely considered to have one of the greatest stocks of all time, and it’s got the numbers to back it up.

Legendary investor and former Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) Warren Buffett once famously described his Dexter Shoe acquisition as a “gruesome mistake,” though not necessarily for the reason most investors might assume. 

Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $397.4 billion in cash. That number is larger than the market value of ExxonMobil. It exceeds the GDP of South Africa. It is the largest liquid reserve in the company’s history. Berkshire has been a net seller of stocks for more than three years and has not found a major…

After months of volatility and stagnating performance, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) both reached new record highs this week. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is still working through its recent pullback, it’s surged by nearly 4% in the last five days alone, as of this writing.