Warren Buffett sounds warning to Washington as Berkshire reports record profit

  • I wonder if the new political uncertainty in the USA is already priced in.

    Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 are at an all-time high.

    Surprising, considering the new administration seems to shake up the US in a big way. Could go right, could go wrong - but shouldn't the uncertainty alone already devalue the US stock market?

  • If Warren Buffet believes people with the "short straw" need help, why doesn't he just give away his money to individual people in less comfortable circumstances?

    Edit: I'm not talking about "forming a charity". I'm talking about just giving actual money to actual individuals.

  • "Berkshire would not have achieved its results in any locale except America whereas America would have been every bit the success it has been if Berkshire had never existed." -- https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2024ltr.pdf

    Not just a great investor, Buffet is a great man. Not many "self-made" billionaires think like that.

  • With $334B in cash sitting around doing nothing, Buffett doesn't need anyone else to take care of the "short straws".