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Even as other billionaires watch their fortunes shrink in the recent market turbulence—with Elon Musk alone losing over $139 billion in 2025 (as of April 21), Warren Buffett's net worth has grown by $16.

Investing in the stock market has been a roller-coaster ride of late. The S&P 500 shed 2.4% on Monday as investors digested President Donald Trump's latest round of attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,