Material success can be measured in a multitude of ways: cars, luxury items, and followers. But behavioral finance expert Morgan Housel has an unusual exercise to do so: a reverse obituary. “It’s a little bit morbid, but it’s to write what you want your obituary to say, and then try to live your life up to that,” Housel tells Fortune …
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is known for his engaging stories about investing, and he’s quick to throw in a quip here and there that will get a chuckle out of the crowd. But investors take his investing advice very seriously. That’s because this investing giant, as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has delivered market-beating returns for nearly six decades. Throughout his …
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The billionaire has proven his investing strengths over time. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is known for his engaging stories about investing, and he’s quick to throw in a quip here and there that will get a chuckle out of the crowd. But investors take his investing advice very seriously. That’s because this investing giant, as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has …
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Warren Buffett’s company owns these stocks, and they could be great additions to your portfolio. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett helped turn the investment conglomerate into one of the world’s most valuable companies. With a market capitalization of approximately $1.08 trillion as of this writing, Berkshire ranks as the world’s 11th-biggest business (at the time of this writing). Given Berkshire’s …
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By BEN SHIMKUS, US CONSUMER REPORTER and TILLY ARMSTRONG, US DEPUTY CONSUMER EDITOR Published: 20:23, 4 October 2025 | Updated: 20:23, 4 October 2025 A stock market metric named after legendary investor Warren Buffett is flashing a warning sign. The Buffett Indicator — which compares the total value of US stocks to the country’s economic output — just hit a …
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Warren Buffett Just Give Occidental Petroleum a HUGE $10 Billion Boost. Should You Buy OXY Stock Here? Barchart.com Warren Buffett Watch: His last big deal as Berkshire CEO before Abel takes over? CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Comes to the Aid of Occidental Petroleum—Again The Wall Street Journal Occidental CEO says chemical divestiture will improve core oil, gas business Reuters Buffett Scores Win in Berkshire’s …
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The big move by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy the chemicals business of oil giant Occidental Petroleum for nearly $10 billion is a double win for Berkshire, analysts say, in Buffett’s potential swan song deal before retiring at the end of December. The Oct. 2 deal is the first-ever Berkshire announcement that quotes incoming CEO Greg Abel and doesn’t …
Read More »Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Comes to the Aid of Occidental Petroleum—Again The Wall Street Journal Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway set to make its biggest deal in three years CNN Berkshire buys OxyChem, EV sales hit records, Amazon’s grocery push and more in Morning Squawk CNBC As Warren Buffett nears retirement, he’s making his biggest purchase in years MarketWatch A Berkshire Deal for Occidental Chemicals Unit …
Read More »OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway is buying Occidental Petroleum’s chemical division for $9.7 billion in what may be the last big acquisition involving the consummate dealmaker, Warren Buffett. Buffett wasn’t mentioned anywhere in materials released by Berkshire Hathaway discussing the deal Thursday, potentially signaling a passing of the torch to Vice Chair Greg Abel, to whom Buffett will hand …
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Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Trump administration to release the September jobs report on Friday despite the ongoing government shutdown, a Senate aide told CNN on Thursday. The monthly jobs report, compiled and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is arguably the most critical piece of US economic data released each month. Its importance is even …
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