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Why Warren Buffett has so many fans outside of Wall Street

By Maria Aspan
Published May 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM MDT

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. What made him so powerful, and why does he have so many fans?

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Maria Aspan
Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance broadly, and how it affects all of our lives.

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