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Warren Buffett, freshly retired as Berkshire Hathaway CEO at years end, dominated headlines this week with a two-hour CNBC special, Warren Buffett A Life and Legacy, airing Tuesday. According to Kingswell, it featured never-before-seen interviews from right after his retirement announcement, packed with gems like his glowing praise for the late Tom Murphy, whom he called a teacher, business partner, and friend so profound you wouldnt need to study anyone else. Buffett even confessed to youthful horse racing losses, a rare peek at the sunk-cost fallacy snaring even geniuses. No public appearances yet, but hes reportedly cleaning out his office, handing keys to successor Greg Abel, as a new YouTube breakdown highlights his 2026 investor advice amid Berkshires record 377 billion cash pile from trimming Apple and others.
Business buzz swirls around Berkshire: Reuters via Kingswell reports the US may soon expand Chevrons Venezuela license, boosting a key holding, while Berkshire just pocketed 230 million in quarterly dividends from Occidental Petroleum. BNSF Railway CEO Katie Farmer told Trains theyre sticking to 3.8 billion in cap-ex like last year, focusing on safety and customer transparency, with no M&A appetite from parent Berkshire. JPMorgans Jamie Dimon shrugged off poaching Berkshire exec Todd Combs, quoting Buffett: If hes going anywhere, at least hes going to you. Nasdaq and The Motley Fool pieces revive his timeless stock teststick to your circle of competence, like his Apple and Alphabet bets despite tech warinesswhile Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices predicts dropping mortgage rates to 6 percent will spark spring housing booms and refi savings.
No fresh social media mentions or personal sightings in the last 24 hours, but with 65 percent of Berkshires portfolio in Apple, Amex, BofA, Chevron, and Coke per Nasdaq, eyes stay glued.
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