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Warren Buffett Just Bought Another $345 Million Worth of His Favorite Stock

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According to Berkshire's 13-F filing for the second quarter of 2024 (ended June 30), the conglomerate just sold a substantial amount of stock, which implies Buffett might be feeling cautious about the broader market. However, Berkshire's Q2 financials suggest there is still one stock he appears to absolutely love.

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Squishmallows Are Coming Soon to McDonald's Happy Meals. But Squishmallows Already Made a Sneaky Stock-Market Debut a Long Time Ago.

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Jazwares was acquired by Alleghany Corporation in 2016. Then, in late 2022, Alleghany was acquired by none other than Warren Buffett 's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B). The surprise owner of Squishmallows Squishmallows is a toy brand owned by toy company Jazwares.

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45% of Warren Buffett's $398 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

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Buffett isn't the type of investor who chases the latest stock market trends, so you won't find him piling into red-hot artificial intelligence (AI) stocks today. But three stocks Berkshire already owns are set to benefit tremendously from AI, and they account for more than 45% of the conglomerate's entire $398.7

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Meet America's Newest $1 Trillion Company. Warren Buffett Has Spent $77.8 Billion Buying Its Stock Since 2018

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He and his team manage a portfolio of publicly traded stocks worth $317 billion, in addition to a $277 billion cash pile and numerous private, wholly owned subsidiaries. billion worth of Berkshire stock. That's twice as much as the conglomerate has invested in any single company in its entire history. But that's not all.

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38.3% of Warren Buffett's $315 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

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The conglomerate's success stems from Buffett's simple investment strategy : He likes companies with steady growth, robust profitability, strong management teams, and shareholder-friendly initiatives like stock buyback programs and dividend schemes. Berkshire spent approximately $38 billion buying Apple stock between 2016 and 2023.

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This Stock Turned $10,000 Into $263,690 Since Its 2016 IPO. Here's Why It's Not Too Late to Buy.

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The key to building wealth in the stock market is finding high-quality companies and holding on to them for years. One stock that has provided stellar returns for its shareholders since its 2016 initial public offering (IPO) is Kinsale Capital (NYSE: KNSL). Insurance stocks are appealing for a few reasons.

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Did Warren Buffett Just Make a $16 Billion Mistake?

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He's also one of the biggest evangelists for investing in the stock market. He has encouraged buying stock in funds that mirror the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) because he believes investing in America has always been a smart move. Berkshire's stock moves always attract attention because of Buffett's stature.