Elon Musk Says Warren Buffett Is 'Clearly Expecting A Correction' After Berkshire Sold Nearly Half Of Its Apple Stock
Elon Musk Says Warren Buffett Is 'Clearly Expecting A Correction' After Berkshire Sold Nearly Half Of Its Apple Stock
$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has commented on Warren Buffett-led $Berkshire Hathaway-A (BRK.A.US)$'s decision to sell about half its stake in $Apple (AAPL.US)$.
$特斯拉 (TSLA.US)$ spacex首席执行官埃隆·马斯克对巴菲特领导的公司卖出一半股份作出评论。 $伯克希尔-A (BRK.A.US)$决定卖出约一半在苹果的股份的伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司。 $苹果 (AAPL.US)$.
What Happened: Over the weekend, a user on X, formerly Twitter, shared the news of Berkshire accumulating a cash reserve of almost $277 billion on the platform.
发生了什么: 上周末,X平台上的用户在平台上分享了伯克希尔积累了近2770亿美元的现金储备的消息。
The user humorously suggested that Buffett could make daring, all-in investments with this cash reserve, and acquire any of these companies: $Netflix (NFLX.US)$, $Salesforce (CRM.US)$, Toyota, $Adobe (ADBE.US)$, and Hermes.
该用户幽默地建议巴菲特可以用这些现金储备进行大胆的全球投资,并收购这些公司之一: $奈飞 (NFLX.US)$, $赛富时 (CRM.US)$,丰田, $Adobe (ADBE.US)$和爱马仕。
In response to the user, Musk said, "He [Buffett] is clearly expecting a correction of some kind or otherwise simply cannot see better investments than Treasury bills."
作为对该用户的回应,马斯克表示: "他[巴菲特]显然预计会有某种形式的纠正或者根本看不到比国债更好的投资。"
The tech mogul also criticized the Federal Reserve for not lowering interest rates, suggesting that the current rates are too high.
这位技术大亨还批评了美联储没有降低利率,认为当前的利率太高了。
"The Fed needs to drop rates. They have been foolish not to have done so already," he stated.
"美联储需要降低利率。他们愚蠢地没有这样做。"他说。
He is clearly expecting a correction of some kind or otherwise simply cannot see better investments than Treasury bills.
The Fed needs to drop rates. They have been foolish not to have done so already.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 4, 2024
他显然预计会有某种形式的纠正或者根本看不到比国债更好的投资。
美联储需要降低利率。他们愚蠢地没有这样做。—埃隆•马斯克(@elonmusk)2024年8月4日
Why It Matters: Circuit breakers were triggered for Japan's topix index, halting trading as the index dropped over 6%, leading to urgent stabilization measures on Sunday night.
为什么这很重要:周日晚,日本topix指数下跌了6%以上,引发熔断,需要紧急稳定措施。
The broader Asia-Pacific region saw declines, with the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index falling 2%, Japan's $Nikkei 225 (.N225.JP)$ plummeting 5.60%, and South Korea's KOSPI index dropping 4%.
更广泛的亚太地区出现了下滑,MSCI AC亚太指数下跌2%,日本的 $日经225 (.N225.JP)$ 南韩的韩国综合股价指数下跌了4%。
This continued a trend from Friday, when Japan's Nikkei 225 and TOPIX both fell over 5% and 6%, respectively. In the U.S., markets faced significant losses on Friday due to a weaker-than-expected July jobs report, with the Nasdaq dropping over 10%, and the S&P 500 and Dow decreasing by 5.7% and 3.9%, respectively. At the time of writing, $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ futures fell by 0.81%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures dipped 1.43% and 2.4%.
所有板块的指数都应该俯首称臣,由于资讯五花八门,所以最好不要卖出您的持股。 $道琼斯指数 (.DJI.US)$ 期货下跌了0.81%,标普500指数和纳斯达克100指数期货分别下跌了1.43%和2.4%。
Notably, Berkshire Hathaway's second-quarter net earnings fell year-over-year due to a decline in investment gains, despite an increase in operating earnings. The company continued to offload its stake in Apple during this period.
值得注意的是,伯克希尔哈撒韦公司二季度的净收益由于投资收益下降而同比下降,尽管经营收益有所增加,在该时期继续减持苹果公司的股份。
In the second quarter, net earnings experienced a 15.50% decline year-over-year, dropping from $35.91 billion to $30.35 billion. On the other hand, operating earnings—reflecting income from the company's portfolio entities—increased by 15.48%, reaching $11.60 billion.
在第二季度,净收益同比下降15.50%,从359.10亿美元下降到303.5亿美元。另一方面,反映各公司投资组合的营业收益增加了15.48%,达到了116亿美元。
Gains from the investment portfolio saw a significant decrease of 27.52%, falling to $18.75 billion.
投资组合的收益大幅下降了27.52%,降至187.5亿美元。
Meanwhile, Berkshire's swelling cash position has also led to speculation on social media about potential investments, with some Tesla fans hoping that Buffett would invest in the electric vehicle maker's stock.
此外,伯克希尔的巨额现金头寸也引发了社交媒体上关于潜在投资的猜测,一些特斯拉粉丝希望巴菲特会投资于这家电动汽车生产商的股票。
Price Action: On Friday, Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class A shares closed 0.9% lower and the company's Class B shares ended the regular session down 0.8%. Apple registered a 0.7% upside and ended the previous trading week at $219.86.
价格走势:周五,伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司的A类股收盘下跌0.9%,B类股收盘下跌0.8%。苹果股价上涨0.7%,上周交易结束时收于219.86美元。
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