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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Is Getting Back Into Buying Stocks

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Under the guidance of new CEO Greg Abel, the conglomerate purchased $23.5 billion in equities in the second quarter.

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  1. Quartz

    Greg Abel is keeping 63% of Berkshire Hathaway's $355 billion portfolio in just 5 stocks (opens Quartz)

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    Apple, American Express, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, and Alphabet together account for $222.3 billion of the conglomerate's holdings

  2. The Republic

    Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel spends a chunk of the company’s massive cashpile (opens The Republic)

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    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway’s new CEO Greg Abel spent a significant chunk of the company’s massive pile of cash as it invested $10 billion in Google’s parent company and repurchased about $4.5 billion of its shares.

  3. Insider

    Warren Buffett is out, and Berkshire Hathaway is spending again (opens Insider)

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    Berkshire Hathaway's famously large pile of cash shrank by about $30 billion last quarter after Greg Abel took over from Warren Buffett as CEO.

  4. Inc.

    Berkshire Hathaway’s Rare Spending Spree Turns Heads on Wall Street (opens Inc.)

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    A strong earnings report reveals that new CEO Greg Abel dipped into Warren Buffett’s $380 billion cash reserve to buy back stock, boost Berkshire’s stake in Alphabet, and pursue one of its biggest acquisitions in years. One weak spot: GEICO.

  5. Inc.

    Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Is Getting Back Into Buying Stocks (opens Inc.)

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    Under the guidance of new CEO Greg Abel, the conglomerate purchased $23.5 billion in equities in the second quarter.

  6. Quartz

    Berkshire Hathaway posted higher profit as Greg Abel ramped up buybacks and stock purchases (opens Quartz)

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    Operating earnings rose 16% to $12.98 billion, while the conglomerate spent $4.5 billion on buybacks and became a net buyer of equities

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