Also: Buffett’s Amazon purchase ahead of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting and a blow-out jobs report.
1. How many falsehoods has the president really uttered? Steve Goldstein takes the Washington Post to task over claims President Trump has made 10,000 false or misleading statements.
5. Buffett buys into Amazon Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, +1.24% BRK.A, +1.10% has purchased shares of Amazon. Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett says it wasn’t his call. 7. Should you worry that the stock market has risen too much this year? Michael Brush thinks it is time for investors to be cautious; Mark Hulbert disagrees.
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