Warren Buffett is celebrating the successes of Berkshire Hathaway’s companies last year and in the 60 years since he took over a struggling New England textile company and began converting it into a massive conglomerate.

Warren Buffett is celebrating the successes of Berkshire Hathaway’s companies last year and in the 60 years since he took over the company.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett characterized tariffs as “an act of war” that functions as a consumer tax, as markets grapple with President Donald Trump‘s recent implementation of 25% tariffs on

KEY TAKEAWAYS Warren Buffett said in a rare TV interview that President Donald Trump's tariffs are an "act of war" and could cause inflation.The legendary investor and CEO of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway made those comments Sunday in an interview with CBS News for a documentary on Katherine Graham,

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) always make headlines in February when the firm holds its annual meeting. Among the many takeaways is what the company has been buying and selling and how invested it is in the market. A critical detail from the 2025 meeting is that Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile hit a record high, suggesting the Oracle of Omaha and his investment Colossus are on the sidelines. The risk for the stock market is the impact of Donald Trump's policies on an already-strained economic situation. His policies are expected to sustain higher-than-wanted inflation due to tariffs and increased domestic demand, likely keeping the FOMC from lowering interest rates. The question is if inflation will hold steady at its current pace or accelerate as it did in the second half of 2024. If inflation continues to accelerate, the FOMC must raise interest rates to combat inflation, which could easily tip the economy into a recession. Trump's policies also include mass layoffs. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is cutting government jobs by the thousands and will impact the labor market generally. That is bad news for employment data and the consumer outlook, but it may have a silver lining. Reducing government jobs may offset Trump's inflationary pressure enough to keep it from accelerating consumer-level inflation so that rate hikes come back onto the table. As it is, the CME FedWatch Tool indicates a 92% chance for one 25-basis point rate hike by year's end and about 70% chance for two. Broadening Economic Activity and Earnings Growth Are the Opportunity The opportunity for investors is that the United States will avoid recession, and Trump's policies will not significantly accelerate inflation. The U.S. economy will remain strong, and corporate earnings will grow in this scenario, a bullish environment for stocks compounded by the expectation of broadening activity. Easing regulatory and tax hurdles are expected to bolster economic activity across sectors, leading to a broader rally in stocks, another good reason for Mr. Buffett to raise cash. In that light, Berkshire's sales in 2024 were precautionary but also preparatory, raising capital for deployment into new investments. So, the S&P 500 is set up to fall but is not likely to fall far because the outlook for economic and earnings growth is dimming but still positive. A price correction in early 2025 may only fall as much as 5.5% from the all-time high, finding support at the January low, but there is a risk of a deeper correction because the forecasts could continue to decline. The critical support zone is 5,725 to 5,780; if broken, this market could retreat to 5,400 or deeper before hitting solid support. Catalysts for the market include tariff relief, easing inflation, and lower interest rates, but they are not likely to emerge until later in 2025. The S&P 500 could remain in a holding pattern until then, trending sideways within the established range. Before you make your next trade, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. Our team has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and none of the big name stocks were on the list. They believe these five stocks are the five best companies for investors to buy now...

This marks the first remark from the 94-year-old business mogul on Trump’s trade and economic policies. Last week, the Republican firebrand announced the sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada,

Berkshire Hathaway, the multinational holding company operated by Warren Buffett, just became the latest company to distance itself from diversity, equity, and inclusion. The firm’s most recent annual report on Saturday appears to have removed a section that mentioned the diversity,

It might seem questionable for a country to impose tariffs on its biggest trading partners, especially when its economy is showing signs of shrinking.

COLUMN. In his annual letter to shareholders published on Saturday, the Berkshire Hathaway boss urged the US president to spend government money 'wisely,' and warned him of the inflationary crisis that could result from his policies,

The billionaire’s annual letter to shareholders praised saving and attacked dividends as usual, but it also contained plenty of advice for the US president.

Warren Buffett on Saturday sent a cautionary message to the U.S. government on Saturday in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders, urging Washington to maintain a stable currency and take care of those who get "short straws in life.