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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.

The most notable change in Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) massive, roughly $360 billion stock portfolio this year has been the conglomerate’s large increase in Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG).

Warren Buffett may be retired from his CEO duties at Berkshire Hathaway(NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB), but his influence lives on.

Warren Buffett is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in modern finance. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway evolved from a small textile manufacturer into one of the largest conglomerates in the world. Buffett’s patient, value-oriented investments were essential to that transformation.

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Fourteen recessions. Four major bear markets. A scary financial crisis. A global pandemic. Warren Buffett has survived and thrived through all of them.

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…