Buffett's Berkshire Ends Its Cash Hoarding Streak as TSMC Rides the AI Wave

Berkshire Hathaway breaks a 14-quarter selling streak and starts deploying its nearly $400 billion cash pile, TSMC's sales jump 45% on AI demand, Intel plans a $15 billion stock offering to fund its AI push, and rising Iran tensions push oil prices higher as the Strait of Hormuz standoff drags on. In this episode: • Berkshire Hathaway ends 14-quarter selling streak, starts spending massive cash pile — https://www.investors.com/news/berkshire-hathaway-earnings-buybacks-cash-hoard-warren-buffett/ • TSMC sales surge 45% on AI demand, boosting semiconductor sector — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/tsmc-revenue-surge-ai-chip-big-tech.html • Intel plans $15 billion stock offering to fund AI investments — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/intel-intc-stock-offering-ai.html • Trump shifts to economic pressure on Iran as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/us-iran-war-trump-hormuz-oman-ships-blockade-shipping.html