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Warren Buffett's sobering advice: 'Reaching for yield is really stupid' but 'very human'

Billionaire Warren Buffett told CNBC that investors should not reach for yield beyond their risk-tolerance, even with stocks seemingly like the only place to get a return.

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European shares suffer worst day since 2016 as virus spreads

Europe's share markets suffered their biggest slump since mid- 2016 on Monday, as a jump in coronavirus cases in Italy, South Korea, Japan and Iran sent investors scrambling to the security of gold and government bonds.



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Buffett says coronavirus doesn't dampen his long-term support for stocks

Warren Buffett said on Monday that negative headlines, including on the coronavirus outbreak, do not dampen his view that stocks are a good place for many people to invest for the long-term.



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Boeing scours idle 737 MAX plant for industrial snags

Insiders note an "eerie" calm at Boeing Co's 737 MAX factory, formerly a bustling hub that has helped fuel the aviation industry's record growth over the last two decades.



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Exclusive: Juul halts Indonesia e-cigarette sales, throwing Asia expansion in doubt

Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can't stop retailers from selling its high-nicotine e-cigarettes to young people in a largely unregulated tobacco market.



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Oil prices drop 4% on demand concerns as virus spreads

Oil prices fell 4% on Monday, as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China added to investor concerns about the impact on demand.



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Warren Buffett says bank stocks are 'very attractive compared to most other securities I see'

Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett called out bank stocks as one of his favorite equity holdings in the U.S. market.

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Oil slides 4% on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads

Oil prices slumped by 4% on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China added to investor concerns over the impact on demand for crude.



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Buffett calls coronavirus outbreak 'scary,' but says he won't be selling stocks

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Monday called the coronavirus outbreak "scary stuff" but said stocks remain a good long-term investment and that he won't sell stocks despite the threat of a pandemic.



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Futures plummet as investors dump stocks on fears of pandemic

U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Monday as investors scurried to perceived safe-haven assets after a surge in coronavirus cases outside China stoked fears of a bigger impact to global economic growth.



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The Netflix and Spotify tax: States are making streaming services more expensive

Half of the states in the U.S. have passed laws to tax subscriptions to digital streaming services like Netflix and Spotify to raise revenue, and more are likely to follow.

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German industrial sectors see supply shortage over virus: BDI

Several sectors of Germany's manufacturing sector are expecting a shortness of supplies from the Far East region in the coming weeks due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, business association BDI said on Monday.



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U.S. Supreme Court turns away religious bias claim against Walgreens

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Walgreens, turning away an appeal by a fired former Florida employee of the pharmacy chain who asked not to work on Saturdays for religious reasons as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.



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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Inc's bid to avoid paying about $440 million in damages for using patent licensing firm VirnetX Inc's internet security technology without permission in features such as FaceTime video calling.



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Warren Buffett calls coronavirus outbreak 'scary stuff,' but says he won't be selling stocks

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Monday called the coronavirus outbreak "scary stuff" but said that it was no time to sell stocks despite the threat of a pandemic.



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