The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended nearly flat on Friday after hitting a record high in morning action — riding a wave of market optimism and a timely push from the “Oracle of Omaha.”

Berkshire Hathaway revealed four new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor, insurer UnitedHealth and two of the nation’s biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but only one of the investment

The big surprise was a brand new, $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth, accumulated entirely during the second quarter.

Investing in index funds or exchange-traded funds is often simpler and more straightforward than buying individual stocks. Each fund may contain dozens or even hundreds of stocks,

It’s that one decision Buffett says you can’t afford to ignore. Integrity is such a non-negotiable aspect of Warren Buffett’s business practice that he vows the key to success is to associate only with people who possess it. He once said:

Super investors like Buffett and Michael Bury piled heavily into UnitedHealthcare in Q2, signalling confidence that the sector's business model

Leveraged positions in the stock market jumped 18% in one month and topped $1 trillion for the first time. Increasing use of debt to invest can tell us a lot about investors' attitudes. And while this has always been the case,