It's no secret that Warren Buffett isn't finding many stocks he likes enough to buy these days. The legendary investor has been a net seller of stocks for eight consecutive quarters, a streak dating back to late 2022.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns one of the world's most closely watched stock portfolios. It holds stakes in 46 stocks and exchange-traded funds that are worth $296.8 billion, or 30% of its entire market capitalization.

These five companies -- one of which is near and dear to the Oracle of Omaha's heart -- stand out for all the right reasons.

Occidental is also making significant efforts to combat climate change and is planning to open the largest direct air capture (DAC) facility in the world in 2025 with the potential to capture 250,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. The company has an average break-even point on oil production of less than $60 per barrel.

While many investors poured into the stock market last year, legendary investor Warren Buffett eased on the brakes. Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company Buffett founded and still leads,

Buffett has trimmed some stocks more than others. Integrated oil and gas company Chevron (NYSE: CVX), for example, is Berkshire's fifth-largest position, and Buffett only sold small amounts in the first and second quarters of 2024 and didn't sell any in the third quarter.

The Oracle of Omaha has more than enough justification to add to the roughly $78 billion he's spent buying shares of his favorite stock since mid-July 2018.

In a famous Arthur Conan Doyle story, “The Adventure of Silver Blaze,” Sherlock Holmes draws the attention of Scotland Yard’s Inspector Gregory to the “curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” Gregory,

Warren Buffett, the world’s greatest stock picker, isn’t picking many stocks these days. Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for eight consecutive quarters. There’s a reason Buffett isn’t buying many stocks,

It's been a couple of great years for the U.S. stock market. From the end of 2022 through the end of 2024, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index soared by 53%. Excitement about artificial intelligence and a full percentage point of interest rate cuts has been driving major market indexes to new heights.