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Warren Buffett is back in the cockpit. Berkshire Hathaway has quietly built a stake in Delta Air Lines worth more than two point six billion dollars, making it Berkshire's fourteenth-largest holding as of the end of March. It's a striking reversal from Buffett's pandemic-era exit from all four major carriers, and signals renewed conviction in air travel's long-term economics.
On the policy front, a story with serious ethical weight. Financial disclosures show President Trump purchased between six hundred thirty thousand and roughly two hundred forty-seven thousand dollars worth of Palantir stock in the first quarter, then sold more than one point one million dollars of it — all while publicly promoting the company on Truth Social. The overlap between the trades and the endorsements is drawing sharp scrutiny from ethics observers and market participants alike.
And for fixed income investors watching the rate environment, MarketWatch is flagging an April two thousand thirty-two inflation-protected TIPS bond that analysts project will return five point one percent this year. With real yields elevated and inflation uncertainty still baked into the market, that combination of protection and yield is getting serious attention from risk-averse allocators.
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