Berkshire Buys Lennar; DeepSeek Funding; Dalio on Debt

“Benzinga reports a filing shows Berkshire Hathaway bought two million four hundred eighteen thousand six hundred thirty-seven Lennar shares on October first and second, at an average seventy-nine sixty-five.” — Gloria Vance, on air

On air: Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Asia Desk
Published 2:51 AM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Benzinga: “Lennar Insider Filing Shows Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Bought 2,418,637 Shares On October 1-2 At Average $79.65, Class A Holdings Reach 28,”, with reporting from Seeking Alpha and Seeking Alpha.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 2:51 AM ET on The Asia Desk, by Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Ray Dalio, Japan, China, US.
BBN covered this story before: Air Force One Access Fight; Taiwan Surveillance Arrest (October 6).

The real story

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BenzingaLennar Insider Filing Shows Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Bought 2,418,637 Shares On October 1-2 At Average $79.65, Class A Holdings Reach 28,
Seeking AlphaRay Dalio flags China and Japan pulling back from U.S. debt - report
Seeking AlphaDeepSeek nears $12B Tencent-backed funding round

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBenzinga reports a filing shows Berkshire Hathaway bought two million four hundred eighteen thousand six hundred thirty-seven Lennar shares on October first and second, at an average seventy-nine sixty-five.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBuffett buying homebuilders is a gift from God. I've been saying it for years.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNobody wrote it down, but I said it, in a bathroom, loudly.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSeeking Alpha reports DeepSeek is nearing a twelve billion dollar funding round backed by Tencent.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, that's a lot of zeros for a chatbot that probably can't fold laundry.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAlso from Seeking Alpha, Ray Dalio flags China and Japan pulling back from U.S. debt.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe ten-year yield sits at five point three one one percent.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive point three percent? Gloria, that's just bonds being dramatic. Bonds are the theater kids of finance, and they never shut up.