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☆ Why Meta's shiny new dividend and whopping $50 billion buyback plan may divide investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta declared its first dividend and another $50 billion in approved buybacks. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMeta announced its first dividend and another $50 billion of authorized stock buybacks in its fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. The social-media giant is clearly eager to reward its shareholders, but its latest moves could divide investors. Meta's new dividend and large-scale buybacks are intended to show it values its shareholders and wants to reward them.

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☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is an epic turnaround story — and its latest deal looks a winner, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is the result of an incredible turnaround, Jacob McDonough said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe rise of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is a remarkable turnaround story, a chronicler of the company's early days said. He was referring to Diversified Retailing, Blue Chip Stamps, and Berkshire, which was a textile company when Buffett acquired it in 1965. They shuttered Berkshire's floundering textile business in 1985.

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☆ It's almost impossible for first-time buyers to afford a home, top analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSky-high house prices and mortgage rates have dashed many Americans' dreams of owning their own home, the chief economist of Moody's Analytics says. Meanwhile, 30-year mortgage rates have surged from historic lows of 2.5% during the pandemic to nearly 7%, Zandi noted. The so-called affordability crisis has been fueled by the lock-in effect, where homeowners on cheap mortgage rates don't want to lose it by selling. Indeed, sales volumes of existing homes slumped by 17% between February and December last year, from 4.6 million units to below 3.8 million, per the St. Louis Fed. Zandi has previously warned that several things need to happen for sales volumes to return to normal levels.

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☆ Donald Trump claims he's responsible for stocks hitting record highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump claimed credit for the stock market's surge to record highs this month. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "THIS IS THE TRUMP STOCK MARKET," Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday. The benchmark S&P 500, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, and venerable Dow Jones Industrial Average have notched record highs in recent days. AdvertisementTrump is presumably aware of the key drivers fueling the stock market's advance, and knows they probably don't include his possible reelection.

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☆ The inventor of Wall Street's favorite recession indicator predicts a slowdown this year - and slams the Fed for making things worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The model is forecasting lower economic growth in 2024 and I believe that will be realized," Harvey said, predicting a slowdown this quarter that will continue into the summer. AdvertisementHarvey also called on the Fed to end its inflation fight, arguing price growth has already normalized based on real-time housing data. "What the Fed has done in this cycle has made things worse, so we will be very fortunate to get out of this with slow growth." That could slow economic growth in the short term but prevent a full-blown recession later, he said. On the other hand, he argued the US should aim to accelerate economic growth to 5% by capitalizing on innovations like artificial intelligence and decentralized finance.

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☆ The S&P 500 looks risky, there's a 75% chance of recession this year, and a firing frenzy is looming, elite investor Jeffrey Gundlach says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jeffrey Gundlach says the S&P 500 is a bad bet now and the Magnificent Seven will probably falter. Gundlach expects inflation, interest rates, and unemployment to be higher than most expect. "Rich enough for sure is the S&P 500. It's going to be hard to sustain that double top in the S&P 500 with this type of expectation of earnings growth." So in the next recession, interest rates are not going to fall precipitously."

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☆ BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns of stubborn inflation - but expects growth to accelerate this year if interest rates drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewLarry Fink expects US inflation to prove stubborn, but economic growth to get a boost if interest rates fall this year. AdvertisementRapid inflation has spurred the Fed to hike interest rates from nearly zero to over 5%. Higher rates are also associated with slower growth, increased unemployment, and lower asset prices, raising the prospect of a market downturn or a recession. GDP growth was nearly 5% in the third quarter, unemployment remains at a historic low of below 4%, and resilient corporate earnings have buoyed stock prices. He struck a similarly optimistic tone on the long-term outlook for the US stock market and wider economy last year.

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☆ American consumers are feeling the pain of higher interest rates while Wall Street is having a ball, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Households have been hit hard by rate hikes while Wall Street has thrived, economist Stephanie Pomboy says. Pomboy flagged a surge in consumer credit-card debt in November as proof of mounting pressure. AdvertisementAmerican households are bearing the brunt of higher interest rates, while financial firms are raking it in, according to economist Stephanie Pomboy. She cautioned in September that the Fed's rate hikes would ultimately have a "severe impact" on the economy, companies, and household credit. She also predicted that in the aftermath of the disaster, Americans would balk at racking up credit-card debt again as they did after the mid-2000s housing bubble burst.

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☆ The Federal Reserve is done talking about recession
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Federal Reserve officials seem to have stopped talking about recession as the threat has faded. The r-word doesn't appear in the minutes from the central bank's last three meetings. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe Federal Reserve is done talking about recession, notes from its recent meetings show. The word "recession" doesn't appear even once in the minutes from the central bank's last three meetings, which took place between September and December.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg cashed in about $190 million of Meta stock in November, marking his first sales in 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg sold about $190 million worth of Meta Platforms stock in November, SEC filings show. Meta shares have surged by 166% this year, virtually erasing losses in 2022. AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg cashed in about $190 million worth of Meta Platforms shares in November, marking his first disposals since 2021, after his company's stock came roaring back this year. Meta shares crashed in 2022, but have virtually erased those losses after a 166% advance this year that has crushed the Nasdaq Composite's 36% gain. AdvertisementZuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have vowed to donate 99% of their Meta shares to good causes during their lifetimes.

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☆ A record 8.5 million Chinese borrowers are now blacklisted for not paying their debts, a report says. They're feeling the same financial pressures as Americans.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A record 8.54 million Chinese borrowers are blacklisted for not paying their debts, the FT reported. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA record 8.5 million Chinese borrowers – about 1% of the country's working-age adults – are blacklisted by their government for failing to pay their debts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The restrictions placed on the borrowers threaten to weigh on consumer spending in the world's second-largest economy, crimping global growth.

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☆ Charlie Munger only trusted one person besides Warren Buffett with his personal fortune. Here's a look at Li Lu's tribute to the legendary investor.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Charlie Munger's close friend and confidant, Li Lu, recently penned a tribute to the late investor. AdvertisementA close friend and confidant of Charlie Munger recently published a tribute to the legendary investor who died last week, highlighting the values and principles that made him unique. Li Lu, the only person other than Warren Buffett who Munger trusted to invest his personal fortune, penned a eulogy titled "Remembering my teacher Charlie Munger" on Facebook. Li has roughly quintupled the sum since then, making it little surprise that Munger — Buffett's right-hand man and Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman — has dubbed him the "Chinese Warren Buffett." "Charlie Munger answered those questions through his long exemplary life."

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☆ Here's some of the best advice offered by late investing legend Charlie Munger
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jordan Hart | Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWell-known investor Charlie Munger has died at the age of 99 after a decades-long career. In the last decades of his life, Munger began selling or donating the majority of his Berkshire stock. You're going to crater immediately. If you've got two suitors who are eager to have you, but one is way better than the other, you're going to choose that one rather than the other. If you don't, you're going to need a lot of luck."

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☆ Home prices are poised to drop as the frozen housing market thaws, 2 top experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Price drops may be needed to thaw the housing market, which could take years, Zandi said. Kelman expects home prices to drop next year, as listings are up and sellers are cutting prices. AdvertisementHouse prices may be headed lower, dealing a blow to sellers but providing relief to buyers, two experts say. The housing market ground to a halt this year, as the Federal Reserve's inflation-fighting hikes to interest rates have boosted mortgage rates to two-decade highs. "I don't expect the housing market to come roaring back here, certainly not in 2024," he said.

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☆ A Hollywood director took millions of dollars in Netflix funding and used it to trade options and crypto, report says. Here's a closer look at how he used the cash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A movie director used Netflix funds to trade options and cryptocurrencies, The New York Times said. "47 Ronin" director Carl Erik Rinsch bet on Gilead Sciences and dogecoin, and against the S&P 500. He lost $6 million on options, but a winning bet on dogecoin boosted his balance to $27 million. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementA Hollywood director took millions of dollars of production funding from Netflix and used it to trade stock options and cryptocurrencies, The New York Times said on Wednesday.

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☆ Warren Buffett celebrates Thanksgiving with a nearly $900 million gift - and details what will happen to his fortune after his death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett has made giving away Berkshire Hathaway stock a Thanksgiving tradition. He just donated $866 million worth of shares to his family's foundations, echoing last year's gift. Buffett discussed wealth and philanthropy, and revealed fresh details about his estate planning. The famed investor donated close to $900 million worth of his company's stock to four of his family's foundations on Tuesday, topping his nearly $800 million gift last November. He gave 1.5 million B shares to The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named after his late wife, and 300,000 shares to each of his three children's organizations: The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and NoVo Foundation.

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☆ A jazz critic missed out on a $6 million fortune by selling his Apple stock for about 1/700 of its value today
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ted Gioia made a $6 million error when he cashed in his Apple stock about 25 years ago. The jazz critic bought 300 shares in the 1980s that would have been worth $6.4 million today. AdvertisementA management consultant turned jazz critic made a $6 million mistake when he sold Apple stock about 25 years ago. Gioia purchased 300 Apple shares, paying only a little above the company's IPO price. "Without Jobs, Apple failed every time it tried something new, for example the Newton handheld device, which was a huge disaster—and almost a joke," Gioia continued.

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☆ Warren Buffett's company has built a record $157 billion cash pile so he can capitalize when the economy tanks, veteran professor Steve Hanke says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has built a record $157 billion pile of cash and Treasuries. Buffett is gearing up to snag bargains and strike deals once the economy weakens, Steve Hanke says. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "This is classic Buffett," Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, told Markets Insider in a recent interview. The Berkshire boss will profitably put his dry powder to work once the economy slumps, Hanke said.

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☆ ChatGPT's father Sam Altman was ousted by OpenAI's board then took a top job at Microsoft over the weekend. Here's how investors, analysts, and insiders reacted to the drama.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI then accepted a top job at Microsoft over the weekend. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOver the course of a whirlwind weekend, OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman was ousted from ChatGPT's parent company and promptly accepted a job running a new AI research team at Microsoft. [Microsoft CEO Satya] Nadella says they're still committed to OpenAI. (Ware predicted brain drain as other OpenAI employees follow Altman to Microsoft or join other rivals now he's no longer in charge.)

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☆ Stocks may crash 30%, a recession looks imminent, and commercial real estate is a bubble about to burst, market prophet says. Here are Gary Shilling's 8 best quotes from a new interview.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Market prophet Gary Shilling issued a raft of dire warnings to investors in an interview this week. Stocks may crash 30%, a recession is imminent, and commercial real estate is a bubble about to burst, he said. AdvertisementStocks could crater by 30%, the US economy is careening toward recession, and commercial real estate is a bubble about to burst, a legendary market prophet warned this week. "I think the biggest bubble right now is commercial real estate. This isn't of the magnitude of the subprime-mortgage bonanza, but I think it is a bubble which is beginning to crack."

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☆ Prepare for stocks to plummet 30% and a recession to strike any day now, legendary market prophet says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Stocks could plummet by as much as 30%, a legendary Wall Street forecaster has said. He said he was betting on Treasury bonds and the US dollar and against stocks and commodities. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPrepare for stocks to plunge by a third and a recession to strike imminently, a legendary market forecaster has said. "You'd have a further decline of about 30% from here to get that 40% overall decline, peak to trough," he said.

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☆ Warren Buffett is piling up cash because he sees a storm brewing and can't find bargains, wealth manager says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway held a record $157 billion of liquid assets at the last count. Berkshire is betting on growth and value with Apple and Bank of America, the wealth manager says. AdvertisementWarren Buffett's stack of cash is bigger than ever because he spies problems on the horizon and he's struggling to find bargains, one wealth manager says. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway held a record $157 billion in liquid assets like dollars and Treasury bills on September 30. AdvertisementMunson said that Berkshire is essentially pursuing a barbell strategy of owning both growth and value stocks.

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☆ David Beckham's mentor praised Warren Buffett's leadership style - and urged soccer-club owners to act the same way
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

David Beckham's mentor, Sir Alex Ferguson, praised Warren Buffett in his book about leadership. Like Buffett, soccer-club owners should be a source of funding and advice when needed, he said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementSoccer-team owners should lead like Warren Buffett, according to the legendary manager who mentored David Beckham. Insider has spoken to several CEOs of Berkshire subsidiaries in recent years, and they've painted a similar picture to Ferguson.

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☆ Warren Buffett's company is so massive it's like a mini US economy - and its latest earnings may stoke recession fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The famed investor's company reported lower revenues and profits in several divisions last quarter. Here's a roundup of Berkshire's weak spots last quarter:BNSF Railway - operating revenues fell by 12% and earnings by 15%. Manufacturing: consumer products - revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter and 13% in the nine months to September. AdvertisementAdvertisementBuffett foreshadowed the challenges, warning in May that most of Berkshire's businesses would report profit declines this year. While the US has escaped recession so far, Berkshire's earnings suggest there are some cracks in the economy.

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☆ A 'Black Swan' investor warns of the biggest debt bubble in history - and predicts the Fed's efforts will end in disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A "Black Swan" investor says there's a huge debt bubble and the Fed's policies will end in disaster. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I don't think that should be a controversial statement." "Treasuries are not a safe haven, they're very much a hopeful haven. I think that they're pretty cheap right now, frankly, so I don't want to trash them too much.

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