Warren Buffett says letting Silicon Valley Bank customers go under would’ve been ‘catastrophic’

Follow our live coverage of Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway meeting.Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said Saturday that regulators avoided a financial disaster by making sure that Silicon Valley Bank customers didn't lose money in the firm's collapse.The sudden downfall of SVB in March forced the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to seize the...

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What to expect from Buffett and Munger

Warren Buffett is set to kick off Berkshire Hathaway 's annual shareholder meeting Saturday before tens of thousands of adoring shareholders. Here's your complete guide to the highly anticipated event. Berkshire's annual "Woodstock for Capitalists" will be held in Omaha, Nebraska, the second straight in-person gathering after two virtual...

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Charlie Munger says the U.S. commercial property market is in trouble: FT report

Charles Munger at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, April 29, 2022.David A. Grogan | CNBCCharlie Munger believes there is trouble ahead for the U.S. commercial property market.The 99-year-old investor told the Financial Times that U.S. banks are packed with "bad loans" that will be vulnerable...

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U.S. bank deposits are safe

Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWarren Buffett said Americans should not be concerned about their bank deposits in the wake of the latest financial shock in the sector and the government would ensure no depositor in this country lost a dime."People shouldn't be worried about losing...

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