Berkshire Hathaway just posted Q1 2025 results and here's everything u need to know from earnings and the Buffett annual shareholder meeting:
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2/ Berkshire Hathaway ended Q1 with a record $347.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents—up from $334.2B last quarter. That’s a $13.5B increase, and nearly $240B more since 2022. Still sitting on the sidelines, Buffett’s been a net seller of stocks for 10 straight quarters.
3/ Net earnings fell 63% YoY to $4.67B, dragged by investment losses. Operating earnings dropped 14% YoY to $9.64B, with insurance underwriting hit hard by ~$860M in after-tax losses from the California wildfires.
For decades, we've debated the Federal Reserve's independence. But now, a Supreme Court case currently on the Court’s “shadow docket”—Trump v. Wilcox—may bring it to a critical tipping point.
Should a president be allowed to fire the Fed Chair? Let's dive in. 🧵(1/21)
Trump v. Wilcox: The case concerns whether President can remove independent agency officials like Gwynne Wilcox (National Labor Relations Board) & Cathy Harris (Merit Systems Protection Board) from their positions without cause.
This case revives the “unitary executive” theory, a constitutional interpretation suggesting the president should have direct control over all executive-branch agencies—Fed included.
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