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Berkshire Hathaway has disclosed a stake in Alphabet that’s now worth about $5 billion.

“The S&P 500 has not seen so much as a 5% pullback since April,” says Truist’s CIO.

“Whales” have been selling as bitcoin drops under $100,000, but analysts say it’s mostly profit-taking, not panic. The real concern is the market’s fading ability to absorb it.

President Trump’s trade deal with four countries in Latin America could lower prices for coffee, bananas and beef, which have been sore spots for a number of American companies.

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On top of surging homeowners-insurance premiums, property taxes are also pushing up people’s costs and putting pressure on their ability to cover basic expenses.

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China has made a pledge to buy U.S. soybeans over the next few years, fueling hope for farmers who have been caught in the middle of a trade war between the two nations. Yet the damage to the U.S. agricultural market may have already been done.

Columnist Charlie Garcia responds to readers concerned about robots replacing jobs and about the companies that make them.

“Advisers do well in bull markets and poorly in bear markets, while I generally do better during downturns than the S&P 500.”