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☆ Charlie Munger discusses investing at the Daily Journal annual meeting
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Famed investor Charlie Munger, a shareholder and board member for the Daily Journal Corp., will speak at the organization's annual meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The event is slated to begin streaming exclusively on CNBC at 1 p.m.

☆ Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway are beating the market this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But Warren Buffett has no reason to be worried. Shares of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) are up about 5.5% in 2022. Berkshire has big stakes in Coca-Cola (KO) and Kraft Heinz (KHC), which are each up around 10% this year. Buffett turns 93 next August while Berkshire vice chair and long-time Buffett confidant Charlie Munger will celebrate his 99th birthday on New Year’s Day. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall that would crack down on money laundering in the crypto world.

☆ From Disney to Target to Boeing, retirement is a thing of the past for CEOs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 13: (L-R) Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, Dick Costolo, former chief executive officer of Twitter, Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman of Twenty-First Century Fox, Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google, and Randall Stephenson, chief executive officer of AT&T, mingle during the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 13, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. The average tenure for departing CEOs during that same time period was about 11 years, up from nine years in 2020. That's not surprising, because of the impact of the pandemic and [other] crises, where boards put CEO succession on hold," Anterasian said. "In our research, boards put CEO succession on hold during crises," Anterasian said. At Disney, Iger has said he will only stay on for two years before a successor takes over.

☆ Billionaire investor Charlie Munger: ‘The world is not driven by greed, it’s driven by envy’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire investor Charlie Munger says he's never cared about comparing his riches to the money of others. It's driven by envy," Munger said at the annual meeting of the Daily Journal, the newspaper company where he is a director, earlier this year. In 2017, Munger said in an interview that he always tries to avoid feelings of "envy and jealousy" in business. Indeed, a 2018 study that found people driven by envy are more likely to experience poorer mental health and well-being. Envy is simply "built into the nature of things," Munger said at the Daily Journal's meeting.

☆ Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman says the S&P 500 won't hit a new high for a long time - and predicts a US recession and stubborn inflation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Leon Cooperman expects the S&P 500 to eke out mediocre returns for the rest of this decade. The billionaire investor predicts a US recession and stubbornly high inflation. Sign up for our newsletter to get the inside scoop on what traders are talking about — delivered daily to your inbox. "The 4,800 high this year will be the high for quite some time," he said about the benchmark stock index. Rising prices, declining growthA prolonged economic downturn and elevated inflation lie ahead for the US, Cooperman said.

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited. The European Union will ban Russian oil product imports, on which it relies heavily for its diesel, by Feb. 5. Part of the influx comes as ICE Futures Europe bans low-sulphur gasoil of Russian origin ahead of EU sanctions. Russian gasoil can still arrive in ARA storage tanks in December, but it must be moved to other tanks from which no delivery can be made, according to ICE. In January 2022, 70,000 tonnes of gasoil were delivered through the Ice gasoil futures exchange's website shows.

☆ Europe is loading up on Russian diesel 3 months before an import ban kicks in on refined fuels
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Europe is scrambling to secure Russian diesel three months before an import ban kicks in. Russian diesel loadings to a European refining hub soared 126% between the first half of November and October, per Reuters. An EU embargo on refined Russian oil products like diesel will take effect in February. Russian diesel loadings headed for the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) oil refining hub rose to 215,000 barrels per day from November 1 to November 12. Europe has been racing to fill up on refined Russian oil products ahead of a European Union embargo set to take hold in February – a penalty in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

☆ Warren Buffett's right-hand man blasted crypto, praised Elon Musk and Tesla, and defended the Fed in a rare interview this week. Here are the 14 best quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Charlie Munger called out fraud and delusion in crypto, days after Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX imploded. Warren Buffett's right-hand man said bitcoin and other crypto should never have been legal. He made the incendiary comments in a rare CNBC interview this week, just days after Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange became the latest crypto player to implode. "It's partly fraud and partly delusion — that's a bad combination. I think that's totally crazy.

☆ Warren Buffett's first big semiconductor investment in his career is also a bet on Apple's future
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The disclosure sparked a big rally in the stock as Buffett made Taiwan Semi Berkshire's 10th biggest holding at the end of September. Taiwan Semi is the biggest chip producer in the world by revenue, with clients like Nvidia and Qualcomm. By betting on Taiwan Semi, Buffett is essentially backing the Apple ecosystem and iPhone demand in coming years, he said. It's about 25% of their revenue... when you are betting on TS, you are really betting on Apple." 'Moat' Taiwan Semi has a unique quality that Buffett always looks for – and that is a competitive edge or the so-called wide moat.

☆ FTX's collapse could be crypto's dot-com crash moment – with the industry struggling to ever regain investors' trust
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The collapse of FTX could weigh on cryptocurrencies for years, experts told Insider. And the dot-com crash shows that there could be further pain ahead. "In a very crude way, this isn't that different to the dot-com crash," Morningstar Investment Management CIO Dan Kemp told Insider. Just 48% of internet companies even survived the dot-com crash, and it took Amazon a decade to regain its peak share price of $113. Whether cryptocurrencies can bounce back as some tech stocks did 20 years ago remains to be seen.

Even though more than half the money ever invested in bitcoin would now be underwater if it had stayed, crypto monitors insist it's somehow still attracting punters. Cryptocurrency and bitcoin investors seem to be showing few signs of dumping their crypto-related assets, stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), despite the latest wave of turmoil and scandal to crash over the sector. Analysts at JP Morgan estimate that around $25 billion has flowed out of the crypto since May. He estimates that the stablecoin market cap peaked at around $170 billion earlier this year and has declined by around $25 billion since May. That is, $25 billion of redemptions flowing out of crypto, most likely to fiat currency, perhaps cash or cash-like products.

☆ Billionaire investor Charlie Munger defends the Fed's inflation fight - even if it causes a recession
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Charlie Munger defended the Fed, saying it needs to curb inflation even if the cost is a recession. Warren Buffett's right-hand man compared the US central bank to the sober person at a party. "That's what they're supposed to do," Munger continued. "They're supposed to be the one guy at the party that doesn't hang around the punch bowl getting drunk." "If you look at Japan today, you would find that the central bank has made our central bank look like a little mouse that hardly tries to do anything," he said.

☆ Charlie Munger says crypto is a bad combo of fraud and delusion — 'good for kidnappers'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, a longtime cryptocurrency skeptic, said digital currencies are a malicious combination of fraud and delusion. The country did not need a currency that was good for kidnappers," Munger said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick. I think that's totally crazy. Partly fraud and partly delusion. "Good ideas, carried to wretched excess, become bad ideas," Munger said.

☆ Charlie Munger calls the success of Elon Musk's Tesla a 'minor miracle' in the car business
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger spoke highly of Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla , calling it an amazing feat in the American auto industry. "I was certainly surprised that Tesla did as well as it did," Munger said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick that aired on "Squawk Box" on Tuesday. "We haven't had a successful new auto company in a long, long time. What Tesla has done in the car business is a minor miracle," Munger added. Listen to the full interview with Munger on the Squawk Pod podcast.

☆ What the Club is watching Tuesday — more cooler inflation, Dow stock earnings, price target hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Truist raises price target on Eli Lilly (LLY) to $421 per share from $400. Club holding Procter & Gamble (PG) price target cut to $130 per share from $140 at Credit Suisse. Mizuho cuts price target on Club holding Salesforce (CRM) to $225 per share from $235. Amazon initiated with an outperform (buy) rating at MoffettNathanson, with a price target of $118 per share. Bank of America double upgrades Netflix (NFLX) to a buy rating from a sell, with a price target of $370 per share.

☆ Berkshire's Munger doubles-down on crypto criticism
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBerkshire's Munger doubles-down on crypto criticismCNBC's Becky Quick joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss crypto skepticism with Berkshire's Charlie Munger, with new concerns fueled by the FTX collapse.

☆ Charlie Munger weighs in on U.S.-China trade relations
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCharlie Munger weighs in on U.S.-China trade relationsBerkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger joins CNBC's Becky Quick to weigh in on the U.S.'s relationship with China.

☆ Charlie Munger weighs in on crypto collapse: We do not need currency for kidnappers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Becky Quick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCharlie Munger weighs in on crypto collapse: We do not need currency for kidnappersBerkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger joins CNBC's Becky Quick to weigh in on the fallout of crypto exchange FTX.

☆ Charlie Munger: What Tesla has done in the car industry is a minor miracle
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCharlie Munger: What Tesla has done in the car industry is a minor miracleBerkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger joins CNBC's Becky Quick to give his view on the Federal Reserve, Elon Musk, and more.

☆ 'We will resist the temptation to bottom fish': A 42-year market vet says the tech stocks that dominate the market are still overvalued — and their impending demise will further bring down the rest of
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But according to Bill Smead, a 42-year market vet and the founder and CIO of Smead Capital Management, the group is still overvalued. Smead Capital Management"As you can see, it took years for the tech bubble stocks of 1999 to get interesting. Smead also included a chart on the average valuation of the top 100 tech stocks, which still shows historically elevated levels. Smead Capital Management"Hannibal Lecter said to Clarisse in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, 'Have the lambs stopped screaming?' Smead's views in contextSmead's view that tech stocks are overvalued is shared by some.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Costco, DoorDash, Berkshire Hathaway & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Bank of America reiterates Synchrony as buy Bank of America said the financial services company is a "hidden" beneficiary of the PayPal-Apple partnership. Bank of America downgrades Funko to neutral from buy Bank of America said in its downgrade of Funko that it sees a "challenging" holiday for the toy company. Oppenheimer upgrading DoorDash to outperform from perform Oppenheimer said it sees improving margins for the food delivery company. Bank of America reiterates Northrop Grumman as a top pick Bank of America said the company has a "best in class" space business. Oppenheimer reiterates Walmart as buy Oppenheimer said investors should buy the dip heading into Walmart earnings next week.

☆ Meet Byron Trott, the billionaire businessman behind Michael Dell's new investment and advisory firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Dell's family office is merging with merchant bank BDT to form a new investment and advisory firm. Back in 2008, when he was still working at Goldman Sachs, Trott was publicly praised by Warren Buffett, whose distaste for M&A bankers — and Goldman Sachs — is notorious on Wall Street. "Byron is the rare investment banker who puts himself in his client's shoes," Buffett said in a letter to investors. The combination, the companies said on Thursday, "will create the preeminent advisory and investment firm serving the distinct needs of family- and founder-led business owners and strategic, long-term investors." Here's how Trott, a Midwest native, went from a small-town football player to an investment banker advising billionaires:

Management at Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N) Esso France reached a deal with a majority of unions on Monday, but not the CGT. "I have therefore asked the prefects, as permitted by law, to requisition the personnel needed to the functioning of the company's depots," she said, referring to Esso France. SHORTAGES1/5 People gather during a TotalEnergies and Esso ExxonMobil workers' protest outside Esso refinery in Fos-Sur-Mer, France October 11, 2022. Esso France said it had reached a salary deal with unions on Monday. Even so, the CGT said it had not signed off on the deal, and its workers remained on strike.

☆ 'Moneyball' manager Billy Beane says Warren Buffett's investing lessons apply to baseball too - and Seth Klarman agrees
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Moneyball" star Billy Beane said Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's lessons apply to baseball. Author Michael Lewis profiled Beane in "Moneyball," and Brad Pitt played the baseball executive in the movie adaptation of the book. "It's about finding value in athletes, in baseball players — but those principles apply across areas," the billionaire investor and Baupost Group CEO said. Klarman has been heralded as "the next Warren Buffett," including by the Berkshire chief himself. Read more: Table tennis champion Ariel Hsing has been friends with Warren Buffett for more than a decade.

☆ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon slammed crypto as dangerous - and called bitcoin a Ponzi scheme
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jamie Dimon slammed bitcoin and some other crypto as "decentralized Ponzi schemes." However, Dimon touted blockchain and said he would welcome a properly regulated stablecoin. "I'm a major skeptic of crypto tokens, which you call currency, like bitcoin," the JPMorgan CEO told the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. Dimon told the same Congressional committee in May 2021 that crypto was inferior to conventional assets such as dollars and gold. Moreover, the JPMorgan boss said in 2017 that bitcoin was a fraud, and the hype around it would end in disaster.

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