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Warren Buffett Issued a $277 Billion "Warning" for the Stock Market. Investors May Want to Ignore It (Mostly).

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The giant conglomerate has also been a net seller of stocks over the past year and a half. Since December 2022, its stock purchases have totaled $21 billion, but its stock sales have exceeded $137 billion. Of that total, Berkshire had $285 billion invested in equities (stocks) as of the end of the second quarter.

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Warren Buffett Just Cut Half of Berkshire Hathaway's Stake in Apple. Why?

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The Buffett-led conglomerate unwound a large chunk of its stake in the iPhone maker in the second quarter, the company revealed in its recent earnings report. Berkshire had begun selling Apple in the first quarter, and the value of its stake in the tech giant is down 56% from the end of 2023, when it was worth $174.3

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Here's the Stock Warren Buffett Spent the Last 9 Months Secretly Accumulating a $6.9 Billion Stake In

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Warren Buffett hasn't seen a lot to like in the stock market recently. With stocks climbing higher for the last 18 months, it's become harder and harder to find a great company trading at a fair price. Here's the mystery stock Buffett's been buying. Image source: The Motley Fool.

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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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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. Berkshire spent $1.3

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Warren Buffett Bought $7.1 Billion of This Stock Over the Past Year, and He's Probably Buying More This Month

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So, when Buffett decides to buy a stock, the whole investing world pays attention. But the Oracle of Omaha hasn't seen a lot to like in the stock market recently. In each of the past six quarters, he's sold more stock from Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) portfolio than he has bought.

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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. That's why investors closely monitor Berkshire's every move. It agreed to spend $1.1