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🦉 What The Oracle Is Buying—And Selling
Plus, the importance of agility in this market, and more
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Happy Tuesday! Berkshire Hathaway reshuffled its portfolio in Q4, trimming financial holdings while maintaining its massive Apple stake. Here’s what Buffett’s latest moves reveal — and how investors can position themselves ahead of his annual letter. Also, read why investors should be nimble under the current paradigm.
—Josh Enomoto
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MARKET RECAP
Last week: Stocks ended the week higher, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.5% and the Nasdaq rising 2.6%, as markets shrugged off inflation concerns and trade uncertainty. Treasury yields declined, with the 10-year yield falling to 4.48% following weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Investors remain focused on economic resilience, corporate earnings strength and the potential for policy shifts that could shape market direction in the months ahead.
On Our Radar: Back from holiday, analysts’ attention will turn toward the home builder confidence index, due later this morning. On the earnings front, energy giants Occidental Petroleum and Devon Energy will release their results after today's close.
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made strategic portfolio adjustments, cutting financial stocks while doubling down on key consumer brands.
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FIVE ZINGERS
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Grand Entrance: Robinhood Markets has seen its equity value quadruple over the past year as the fintech moves beyond the meme-stock world. Learn about what may lie ahead for the platform.
Friendly Skies: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey noted that people are running away from X, which has cynically benefited rival platform Bluesky. Still, read why Dorsey isn't fully satisfied with the development.
Iron Fist: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon scolded employees regarding the bank's full return-to-office policy. Here's why the head exec is laying down the law.
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Stocks are within spitting distance of new all-time highs, and for years, we were spoiled by U.S. markets outperforming the rest of the world by a wide margin. But in recent weeks, I shared some important data points on how we could see a pause in that trend and how China especially could benefit in the near term.
We must always consider what's called recency bias when it comes to trading. There is such a thing as trading with the trend, which will improve the odds of your success as a trader, but it's important to remember that nothing last forever.
That said, markets have a tendency to exhibit trends that last longer than most expect. These tend to last at an asset level, but themes within those asset classes often change on a more frequent basis. It's important to stay nimble, and if you catch yourself feeling too smart in this time, be ready to play some defense.
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