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62% of Warren Buffett's $313 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in These 4 Magnificent Stocks

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In May, during Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting, Buffett suggested that corporate tax rates were likely to climb, and used this as something of a pivot to explain his company's recent selling of Apple stock. He believes shareholders will, in hindsight, value Berkshire Hathaway locking in sizable gains at a lower tax rate.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett Sold 56% of Berkshire's Stake in Apple and Is Piling Into Wall Street's Most Prominent Reverse Stock Split of 2024

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During Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting in early May, he opined that the corporate tax rate would likely climb in the future. To add to this point, Berkshire's chief has continued to praise Apple's business, even as he sizably pared down his company's No. 1 position.

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Only 10 Companies Have Reached a Trillion-Dollar Market Cap -- This Is the 1 That's a Screaming Buy Right Now

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While artificial intelligence (AI) and stock-split euphoria have played a role in sending the market to new highs, it's Wall Street's trillion-dollar companies that have been the foundation of this rally. Image source: Getty Images. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) Saudi Aramco (not traded on U.S.

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It's Time to Ditch These 2 "Magnificent Seven" Stocks and Replace Them With 2 Bona Fide Outperformers

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As I've highlighted in the past, Tesla also generates a sizable percentage of its pre-tax income from unsustainable sources that include interest income on its cash and regulatory tax credits. This makes the company's premium valuation all the more egregious. On the bright side, Apple's iPhone still dominates in the U.S.,

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3 Ultra-Popular Stocks Billionaire Investors Are Selling

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In addition to Berkshire's operating results spilling the beans, Buffett freely admitted during his company's annual shareholder meeting that he and his investment team pared down this mammoth stake in the March-ended quarter. He justified this reduction by pointing to corporate tax rates. However, Apple isn't immune to headwinds.

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3 Stocks That Cut You a Check Each Month

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Very few public companies offer monthly dividends, and the ones that do are typically real estate investment trusts (REITs) because they are legally required to pay out 90% of their taxable earnings to shareholders. The company first issued a quarterly payment in 1998 and transitioned to a monthly distribution in 2013.

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Microsoft, Tesla, Netflix, and More: Big Names in the Market Worth Talking About

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Bill, IBM shares up eight percent post earnings, sending the stock to its highest level since 2013. Bill Mann: IBM is like the nickelback of AI companies. Like nobody wants to admit that they like it because, I mean, it's a company that's disappointed for so long. What has the market so excited about IBM?