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Some Warren Buffett wisdom on his last day leading Berkshire Hathaway Yahoo FinanceToday is Warren Buffett's last day as Berkshire CEO. Business leaders tell us what they learned from him CNN‘Be fearful when others are greedy': Warren Buffett's sharpest lessons in investing The GuardianWarren Buffett is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO. It's one of several big C-suite shake-ups in 2026. Yahoo Finance
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Division at the Fed: Some officials want to keep interest rates on hold "for some time" AxiosFed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut CNBCFederal Reserve minutes highlight deep fissures at US central bank Financial TimesDeep Divide Inside Fed Raises Questions About Timing of Further Rate Cuts The New York TimesFed officials showed deep divisions at December meeting, minutes show Re
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A pause would give Federal Reserve officials time to assess the effects of the three rate cuts made this year.
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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC.
The government is reacting in part to the explosive growth of digital currencies. About three out of ten U.S. adults currently invest in some form of cryptocurrency, or "crypto," like Bitcoin or Ethereum. These digital "coins" rely on a decentralized network of computers to verify financial transactions, cutting out third parties like banks or credit cards.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto
Advocates of crypto point to its affordability, efficiency, and its ability to reach consumers with little or no access to traditional banking services. With just a mobile phone or a crypto ATM, consumers can easily send and receive digital currency, even across international borders.
On the other hand, crypto is still largely unregulated and volatile. Investors in Bitcoin, for example, saw returns of over 70% in 2021, but the currency is down almost 60% year to date. And if you send your payment to the wrong account (called a "digital wallet") there may be no way to retrieve it. Crypto has also been used for money laundering, fraud, and to fund terrorism. Several
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