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Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, Jared Blikre, and Julia La Roche discuss the big stories of the day. Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Futures, also joins the show to talk about oil prices.

Today’s Topics

3 Americans back home after being held in North Korea
Trump says details of North Korea meeting are in place
Israel fires missiles at Iranian targets in Syria
Oil soars in wake of Trump’s Iran decision
Scientists warn of explosive eruptions at Hawaii volcano
SpaceX set to launch updated Falcon 9 rocket
AXA IPO priced below expectations, ticker EQH
Apple scraps plans to build data center in Ireland
Google redesigns Drive to match Gmail
NTSB investigates deadly Tesla crash
Wells Fargo admits to keeping fee rebates: WSJ
Goldman Sachs to slow down tech hiring
White House hosts AI summit with tech firms

Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett sells Apple
Berkshire Hathaway's first quarter profits plummeted along with the paper value of its investments, but the company said Saturday that most of the businesses it owns outright performed well. The figures were heavily influenced by a large drop in the paper value of Berkshire’s investments. Buffett encourages investors to pay more attention to the conglomerate’s operating earnings that exclude the investment figures.
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The US could give homeowners a $980 billion stimulus at no additional cost, 'Oracle of Wall Street' says
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Here's the 1 Stock Warren Buffett Thinks Should Outperform the S&P 500 Without as Much Downside
A big cash pile protects the above-average core operations of this stellar company.
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This Dividend Stock Yields 4.4% and Has 15 Consecutive Years of Dividend Increases. Here's Why It's a Buy Now
This industry-leading company is out of favor and worth buying now.
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This 8.3%-Yielding Dividend Stock Has Plenty of Fuel to Continue Producing Prodigious Amounts of Passive Income
MPLX is a well-oiled cash-producing machine.
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Buffett explains Berkshire's reduced stake in Apple at annual company meeting
Warren Buffett discussed Berkshire Hathaway's decision to reduce its stake in tech giant Apple at Berkshire's annual meeting on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska.
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A 64-year-old 'peak boomer' worries his savings and Social Security won't be enough to retire: 'My biggest fear is finding myself at 75 standing at the door at Walmart.'
David Kirsch, 64, is hoping to live comfortably in retirement — but he isn't sure his savings and Social Security will cover his living expenses.
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‘We Lost Quite a Bit of Money.’ Berkshire Sold Entire Paramount Stake, Buffett Says.
Berkshire Hathaway has sold its entire stake in Paramount Global losing “quite a bit of money,” Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett said at the company’s annual meeting on Saturday. Buffett also shot down speculation that Ted Weschler or Todd Combs, who together run about 10% of Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio, had purchased the Paramount stake, taking responsibility for the investment himself. “It was 100% my decision and we’ve sold it all and we lost quite a bit of money,” said Buffett.
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Why Warren Buffett's billions in cash at Berkshire Hathaway is a bearish stock market signal
Berkshire Hathaway cut its stake in Apple by about 13% as its cash pile hit a record high in the first quarter. A bearish signal all around?
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Dow Jones Futures: Stock Market Makes Bullish Move, Nvidia In Buy Area; Palantir, These AI Plays On Tap
The market rally made a bullish move, with Nvidia flashing a buy signal. Palantir leads five AI stocks near buy points with earnings due.
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