Warren Buffett says these are the best stocks to own when inflation spikes — with consumer prices still surging, it's time to follow his lead

The Oracle of Omaha knows how to beat inflation. So ride his coattails.

Ben Bernanke helped the U.S. recover after 2008 and now sees huge warning signs on inflation, stagflation and student debt

“Why did they delay their response? I think in retrospect, yes, it was a mistake."

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  Bernanke Says Fed Too Slow on Inflation and Faces Stagflation

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  Ben Bernanke Says He Doesn't See Value in Bitcoin

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UPDATE 1-Buffett's Berkshire buys Citigroup and several other stocks, slashes Verizon

Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said it added new investments in Citigroup Inc and several other companies in the first quarter, as Warren Buffett's conglomerate took advantage of volatile stock markets to invest $51.1 billion that had largely been sitting in cash. In a regulatory filing describing its U.S.-listed equity investments as of March 31, Berkshire reported new stakes in Ally Financial Inc, chemicals and specialty materials company Celanese Corp, insurance holding company Markel Corp, drug distributor McKesson Corp and Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS.

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  Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup

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  Berkshire Hathaway Sold Nearly All Its Verizon Stake in the First Quarter

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Ethereum co-founder says every ‘average smallholder’ impacted by Terra’s stablecoin crash should be made whole, cites FDIC’s $250,000 as ‘precedent’

"The obvious precedent is FDIC insurance (up to $250,000 per person)," Vitalik Buterin tweeted, adding that he “strongly supports” helping the “average UST smallholder."

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  Terra creator Do Kwon proposes ditching his UST stablecoin, creating a new chain altogether

  Fortune
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  Terra's UST and LUNA Collapse: How the Crisis Unfolded

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