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The U.S. equity market has been anything but calm in 2025, as several factors, including persistent trade tensions, rising macroeconomic uncertainties, and geopolitical challenges, have weighed on overall investor sentiment.
In 1965, Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway. He said that in hindsight it was a "doomed" textile mill "headed for extinction.
As of closing bell on May 29, the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average have each generated roughly breakeven returns on the year. Normally, returns this mundane wouldn't be celebrated.
It's been a good week for shareholders of Nvidia (NVDA -2.85%). The market has been worried about the powerhouse artificial intelligence (AI) company, but management assuaged many fears about its future opportunities and its ability to thrive despite regulatory issues that are weighing on its financial statements.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is this decade's most prominent investing theme so far. As AI-powered applications took the world by storm, Wall Street fell in love with AI stocks.
It's not surprising that the Nasdaq Composite's return of 275% outpaces the S&P 500 return of 178% over the last 10 years. The Nasdaq is full of tech-centric companies that are driving change and innovation in the economy, which is where you'll find stocks with monster growth potential.
After touching a multi-year low of around $84 in early 2023, Amazon's (AMZN -0.31%) stock price has more than doubled to $200 (as of this writing), thanks to the improvement in financials.
Warren Buffett plans to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year. As his 60-year tenure comes to an end, his cumulative stock picks have allowed Berkshire to approximately double the S&P 500's (^GSPC -0.01%) performance under his leadership.
As the Trump administration's unpredictable tariffs, unresolved trade wars, geopolitical conflicts, and other macro headwinds rattle the markets, it might seem like a risky time to buy stocks. But according to Warren Buffett, investors should "be greedy only when others are fearful.
Everyone knows about Amazon (AMZN -0.31%). It's one of the most dominant, innovative, and disruptive enterprises that the world has ever seen.