Biography Flash Warren Buffett at 95 His 373 Billion Cash Hoard and Bold Japan Bet Prove the Oracle Right Again

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The episode discusses Warren Buffett's recent investment strategies and his significant cash reserves at age 95.

Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, has stayed remarkably out of the spotlight since stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO on December 31, 2025, handing the reins to Greg Abel while vowing to go quiet at age 95. But his shadow looms large over the conglomerate's bold moves this week. Insurance Journal reports Berkshire is plunging 287.4 billion yen, or 1.8 billion dollars, into Japans Tokio Marine Holdings, ramping up its insurance play in a market hot with foreign suitors like KKR and Apollo. This echoes Buffetts own push into Japans trading houses six years back, signaling Abel is sticking to the playbook. Market watchers at 247 Wall St and TECHi are buzzing about Buffetts prescient cash hoardnow at 373 billion dollarsafter years of net stock selling, including slashing Apple and Amazon stakes in his final quarter. With the SP 500 down 11 percent year-to-date amid a selloff, Berkshire stock is up 12 percent, proving his caution genius as critics eat crow. Morningstar notes a 2 billion dollar windfall from Occidental Petroleum shares, fueled by Iran oil tensions spiking energy pricesa parting gift from the master. Redfin data highlights Berkshire subsidiaries warning on a…

People in this episode

Host: Warren Buffett

Topics covered

• Warren Buffett
• Berkshire Hathaway
• investing
• Japan
• insurance market
• stock market

Keywords

• Warren Buffett
• Berkshire Hathaway
• Tokio Marine Holdings
• insurance
• cash hoard
• stock market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Tokio Marine Holdings, Apple, Amazon, Occidental Petroleum, KKR, Apollo

Places: Japan, Omaha

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