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Warren Buffett Is Selling Activision Stock Before the Microsoft Acquisition Closes. Should You?

The Motley Fool

Buying a stake in Activision proved to be a lucrative move for Berkshire. Now, though, Buffett is selling Berkshire's Activision stock before the Microsoft acquisition closes. By the end of 2022, its stake had been trimmed to 6.7%. The giant conglomerate's stake was reduced to only 1.9%. of Activision.

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Why Warren Buffett Loves Sirius XM Stock

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But Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) million shares of Sirius at the time of the September merger, up from 101 million at the end of June. Then last week, Berkshire disclosed it had increased that stake to 108.7 In September, after the merger was completed, Sirius reauthorized its $1.17

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Blackstone makes $1.7bn bid for Japan e-comics platform Infocom

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The company’s current parent Teijin separately said it will sell all of its 58% stake in Infocom for 134.4 Teijin, a conglomerate with chemical, healthcare and internet businesses, said it will book a 105 billion yen profit on a consolidated basis from the sale of Infocom in the current financial year ending in March 2025.

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Blackstone makes $1.7bn bid for Japan e-comics platform Infocom

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The company’s current parent Teijin separately said it will sell all of its 58% stake in Infocom for 134.4 Global investor interest in Japanese companies has surged in recent years as the weak yen, strong public markets and corporate governance changes make mergers and acquisitions (M&A) attractive.

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Is 3M Spinoff Solventum a Buy? (And What It Means for 3M Investors)

The Motley Fool

In reality, two new companies came out of the spinoff of Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) -- a newly created healthcare company and an industrial conglomerate without a healthcare business. Third, it's worth noting that 3M Healthcare/Solventum was the focus of 3M's merger and acquisition activity over the past five years.

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2 Warren Buffett Stocks That Are Screaming Buys Right Now

The Motley Fool

Which of these two stocks owned by the Warren Buffett-led conglomerate is the better fit for you? A highly profitable bank with a bright future Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) is one of Berkshire's smaller bank stock holdings, with a stake of 2.6% of the bank worth "only" $1.6

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2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid

The Motley Fool

It's never a bad idea to start your search with stocks already hand-picked by Warren Buffett (and his lieutenants) and currently held by his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway. KR Dividend data by YCharts Management expects this growth streak to continue indefinitely, driven by continued inflation, population growth, and acquisitions.