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Core Viewpoint - Berkshire Hathaway's cash balance has reached an all-time high of $334.2 billion, raising questions about the company's outlook amid current market conditions [4][10][14] Group 1: Market Context - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite have started the year poorly, with declines of 3% and 7% respectively, following double-digit gains in 2023 and 2024 [1] - Investors are facing uncertainty due to new tariff policies, ambiguous Federal Reserve communications, and mixed economic indicators [2] Group 2: Historical Analysis - Historical trends show that during previous recessions, such as the dot-com crash and the Great Recession, Berkshire Hathaway increased its cash position before deploying it as market conditions worsened [6][7][9] - In the early 2000s, leading up to the dot-com crash, Berkshire's cash balance increased, but began to decline as the recession started, indicating a strategy of investing during market sell-offs [7][8] Group 3: Current Strategy - Currently, Berkshire has not made significant new portfolio additions, opting instead to accumulate cash and invest in Treasury bills, reflecting a cautious approach in a market perceived as inflated [13][14] - Buffett's philosophy of being greedy when others are fearful is evident in Berkshire's historical actions, but the current strategy suggests a lack of attractive valuations rather than an outright fear of recession [11][14]

Group 1: Market Overview - The Nasdaq Composite is in market correction territory, being over 10% below its recent bull-market high, presenting a buying opportunity for Nvidia and AppLovin [1][2] Group 2: Nvidia - Nvidia has a 60% upside implied by the median target price, with a current valuation of 38 times earnings, which is considered cheap compared to its historical valuation of 58 times earnings [7][11] - The company reported a 78% increase in revenue to $39 billion in the fourth quarter, driven by strong sales in the data center segment due to AI infrastructure demand, and non-GAAP earnings rose 71% to $0.89 per diluted share [4][11] - Nvidia holds a 95% market share in AI accelerators and is expected to maintain its dominance through the decade, with Wall Street estimating a 51% earnings increase in fiscal 2026 [3][6][7] - Concerns arose from reports of a Chinese start-up, DeepSeek, achieving cost efficiencies in training large language models, but capital spending forecasts from major cloud services companies alleviated some worries [5][6] Group 3: AppLovin - AppLovin has a 104% upside implied by the median target price, with a current share price of $270 and a median target price of $550 [9][11] - The company reported a 44% increase in revenue to $1.4 billion in the fourth quarter, with GAAP net income soaring 253% to $0.49 per diluted share [10][11] - AppLovin's software utilizes a machine learning-based recommendation engine called Axon to effectively target ad content [9] - Despite facing scrutiny from short-sellers, the CEO has rejected allegations of data theft and illegal tracking, asserting the company's strong performance and technology [12][13]

Group 1: AI Market Overview - The recent correction in the Nasdaq Composite, driven by AI companies, has raised concerns about potential economic slowdowns affecting AI investments, but no signs of this have emerged yet, presenting a buying opportunity for AI stocks [1][2] - Companies in the AI hardware sector, particularly Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor, and ASML, are expected to emerge stronger from the current market correction due to ongoing investments in AI infrastructure [3][4] Group 2: Nvidia's Position - Nvidia is a key player in the AI arms race, providing GPUs that are essential for training complex AI models, which require significant computing capacity [4][5] - The CEO of Nvidia predicts a $1 trillion data center buildout, indicating strong growth potential in data center computing driven by AI spending [5][6] - Nvidia's stock is currently trading at 26 times forward earnings, which is considered a reasonable price given its growth potential [6][7] Group 3: Taiwan Semiconductor's Growth - Taiwan Semiconductor is experiencing high demand for chips, with a $100 billion investment announced to expand U.S. production capabilities, driven by the need for U.S.-produced chips [8][9] - The company expects AI-related chip revenue to grow at a 45% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years, with overall revenue increasing at around a 20% CAGR [10] Group 4: ASML's Unique Position - ASML is the sole provider of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, which are critical for manufacturing high-end chips, making it a vital player in the chip production expansion [11][12] - With its stock down approximately 35% from its all-time high, ASML presents a strong investment opportunity as demand for chips continues to rise [12]

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The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index is down by more than 10% from the all-time high it set last month, but it was down by as much as 13% earlier in March. A broad sell-off swept the U.S. stock market as historically high valuations ran up against rising fears and uncertainties about tariffs, trade wars, and the macroeconomic outlook, triggering a risk-off sentiment among investors.But historically, the U.S. stock market has always eventually followed its downturns with recoveries to new highs, so corrections ha ...

Despite the stock's struggles, there remains a lot to appreciate about The Trade Desk.After stellar performances in 2023 and 2024 that resulted in a two-year gain of 84.5%, the Nasdaq Composite fell as low as 17,303.01 on March 13 -- a drop of 14.2% drop from the high of 20,173.89 it set on Dec. 16. With that downturn exceeding 10%, the index officially entered correction territory. Although the Nasdaq Composite has ticked up a bit over the past few weeks, it is still about 10% lower than its previous high. ...

Stock market downturns are traditionally the ideal time to go shopping for bargains.Every so often, Wall Street sends a not-so-subtle reminder to investors that stocks can move in both directions.Between the closing bells on Feb. 19 and March 13, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.12%), and growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -2.04%) respectively tumbled by 8.6%, 10.1%, and 13.7%. The double-digit percentage declines for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite placed both index ...

2. Amazon The Nasdaq, an index that roared higher over the past two years, spent most of March doing just the opposite. The benchmark slid into correction territory earlier in the month, meaning it fell more than 10% since its most recent high back in December. The reason for this shift? Investors worried that President Donald Trump's plan to impose a series of tariffs on imports could hurt growth at home. Growth-oriented stocks are particularly sensitive to the economic backdrop, so when uncertainty arises ...