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☆ Warren Buffett's decision to sell stocks and raise record cash before sell-off sends wake-up call
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The selling activity picked up significantly last quarter though with Berkshire offloading more than $75 billion in stocks in the period and raising the conglomerate's cash pile to a record $277 billion. Many Buffett followers view the accelerated sale of his top holdings as a pessimistic call on markets and the economy. Buffett was selling stocks last quarter when the S & P 500 rose to an all-time high in anticipation that the U.S. would skirt a recession while squashing inflation. When Buffett trimmed the Apple stake by 13% in the first quarter, he hinted at the Berkshire annual meeting in May that it was for tax reasons. But the magnitude of this selling last quarter suggests it could be more than just a tax-saving strategy.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, James Shanahan, Edward Jones, Barbara Goodstein, You've, Shanahan, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs, Tim Cook's, It's, Warren, Jim Reid, Deutsche Organizations: Apple, Berkshire, America, Oracle, Dow Jones, Nikkei, U.S Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, U.S

☆ Nvidia, Super Micro Computer lead AI trade carnage with both stocks down more than 12%
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

With investors in a risk-off mood, AI shares with high valuations were among the first to be dumped from portfolios. Nvidia and Super Micro Computer shed about 12% each before the bell, while Advanced Micro Devices lost about 5%. Megacap technology stocks also sold off during premarket trading, with Alphabet , Meta Platforms and Amazon falling more than 5% each. Major technology stocks — with the exception of Nvidia — wrapped up a busy earnings stretch last week. Nvidia, Alphabet and Meta Platforms pulled back more than 5%, while Microsoft dropped more than 6%.

Persons: Tesla, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Nvidia —, Mark Haefele, Jefferies Organizations: Federal Reserve, Nvidia, Computer, Super, VanEck, Microsoft, Apple, UBS Global Wealth Management

☆ Tech stock sell-off may herald the long-awaited AI reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe tech slide follows a dramatic sell-off in Asia, with Japan's main stock market index, the Nikkei 225, ending 12.4% lower and other AI heavyweights such as SoftBank slid hard. By the end of the year, the company expects to spend up to $40 billion on AI research and product development. That's because AI's been touted as a technology as revolutionary as the internet and smartphones by tech luminaries like Bill Gates. If others really start to believe that's the case, it could mark the beginning of the end for the AI rally.

Persons: —, Jensen, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, SoftBank, Sundar Pichai, Susan Li, AI's, Bill Gates, Goldman Sachs, Jim Covello, Daron Acemoglu, it's, Blackwell, Elliott, Dan Ives Organizations: Service, Tech, Business, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Nikkei, Google, Big, Investors, Meta, Elliott Management, Financial Times Locations: Asia

☆ Dow crashes 1,000 points and the Nasdaq loses 3% as recession fears fuel market panic
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US stocks plunged Monday amid recession fears and the yen carry trade unwind. AdvertisementUS stocks plunged on Monday as investors worried about a potential recession and the knock-on effects from the unwind of the yen carry trade. All of those factors have drummed up fears that a recession could be imminent, especially given that the Federal Reserve could be "behind the curve" in its failure to cut interest rates last month. AdvertisementHere's where US indexes stood at the 4:00 p.m. closing bell on Monday:Some believe the Fed should implement an emergency interest rate cut, including Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel. AdvertisementBut perhaps the biggest driver of Monday's stock market decline was the unwind of the yen carry trade.

Persons: Dow Jones, —, payrolls, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Jeremy Siegel, Siegel, LPL, Ed Yardeni Organizations: Nasdaq, Bank of, Service, Dow Jones, Apple, Amazon, Intel, Federal, Here's, Bank of Japan, Yahoo Finance Locations: Japan

☆ Banks have been trashed for no reason, other than Warren Buffett selling BAC, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBanks have been trashed for no reason, other than Warren Buffett selling BAC, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer talks today's market downturn and how to navigate it.

Persons: Banks, Warren Buffett, Jim Cramer

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq in correction territory; Berkshire's cash holdings reach record high
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Kevin Lim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.43% and is now in correction territory, having declined more than 10% from its recent high. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest since October 2021 when the global economy was still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. The stocks had to pass several criteria, including receiving five or more earnings upgrades in the past three months.

Persons: Warren Buffett Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Treasury, Federal, Berkshire Hathaway's, Apple . Berkshire, Exxon, Chevron, CNBC Pro Locations: New York City, Apple ., Berkshire, Guyana, U.S, San Ramon , California, Houston , Texas

☆ Dow plunges more than 1,000 points as global stock rout deepens on recession fear
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The stock market crashed Monday, with the Nasdaq 100 dropping nearly 6%. AdvertisementUS stocks crashed on Monday, with the Nasdaq shedding nearly 6% as the global market rout that kicked off late last week accelerated. AdvertisementThe losses accelerated on Monday after Japan's stock market experienced its worst decline since the Black Monday crash in 1987, falling 12%. Berkshire Hathaway now holds a record $277 billion in cash, leading to some investors worrying that Buffett has soured on the stock market. The bigger question is whether this bloodletting will prove sufficient to provide a basis for a resumption of the stock market rally, and ultimately fresh record highs.

Persons: —, nonfarm payrolls, Jamie Cox, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, bitcoin, David Morrison Organizations: Nasdaq, Berkshire Hathaway's Apple, Service, Dow Jones, Amazon, Intel, Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve, Harris Financial, Berkshire Hathaway's, Berkshire, FCA Locations: Berkshire

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Markets fall with Japan stocks in bear territory; Berkshire's cash hoard at record high
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Kevin Lim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Jobs shock hits stocksU.S. stocks plummeted on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report added to fears of a recession. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.43% and is now in correction territory, having declined more than 10% from its recent high. Asian stocks plungeAsian stocks continued to sell-off on Monday, with the Japanese market confirming a bear market. The stocks had to pass several criteria, including receiving five or more earnings upgrades in the past three months.

Persons: Topix, Taiwan's Taiex, Warren Buffett Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Treasury, Federal, Nikkei, CSI, Berkshire Hathaway's, Apple . Berkshire, Exxon, Chevron, CNBC Pro Locations: New York City, China, Apple ., Berkshire, Guyana, U.S, San Ramon , California, Houston , Texas

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Robinhood, Nvidia, Intel and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Crypto stocks — Several bitcoin-related names were hit following the cryptocurrency's drop below $50,000 for the first time since February. Apple — The tech stock dropped more than 5% in the broad market sell-off after news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped half its stake in the iPhone maker. Palantir — The software stock fell more than 4% ahead of the company's s quarterly results. Tech stocks — Major tech names dropped during Monday's sell-off. According to LSEG, analysts are expecting a loss of 26 cents per share on revenue of $192 million.

Persons: Robinhood, MicroStrategy, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Tyson, Tyson Foods, —, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Darla Mercado Organizations: Nvidia, Computer, Micro Computer, Semiconductor, VanEck Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Arm Holdings, Apple, Oracle, Tech, Microsoft, Facebook, Meta, Intel —, FactSet, GameStop Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, FactSet .

☆ The S&P 500 is down 7.5%—but if you're worried about it, 'you shouldn't own stocks,' says Warren Buffett
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday as part of a global selloff fueled by mounting recession fears among investors. Further roiling global markets is unusual currency trading out of Japan. The S&P 500 — a measure of the broad U.S. stock market — was down about 2% in early trading, putting it 7.5% below the index's all-time high close on July 16. In fact, you'd be wise to ignore short-term ups and downs in the stock market altogether — at least according to Buffett. "If you're worried about corrections, you shouldn't own stocks," Buffett said in a 2015 interview with The Street.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, you'd, Buffett Organizations: Federal Reserve, Berkshire, Apple, Treasury Locations: Japan, Omaha

☆ Warren Buffett's moves on Apple 'make a lot of sense' to me right now, says Maxim Group's Tom Forte
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWarren Buffett's moves on Apple 'make a lot of sense' to me right now, says Maxim Group's Tom ForteTom Forte, Maxim Group senior consumer internet analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Apple after investors slash their stake on the tech giant stock.

Persons: Warren Buffett's, Maxim, Tom Forte Tom Forte Organizations: Apple, Maxim Group

☆ Apple leads tech rout after Berkshire Hathaway sells more than half of its stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple stock plunged as much as 11% on Monday on news that Berkshire Hathaway sold about 50% of its stake. Warren Buffett's conglomerate sold about 390 million Apple shares in the second quarter. The decline in Apple shares, which was double the Nasdaq 100's decline of about 5%, came after it was revealed over the weekend that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold about 50% of its Apple stake. According to its second-quarter earnings report, Berkshire Hathaway sold about 390 million Apple shares during the quarter, which is on top of the 115 million Apple shares it sold during the first quarter of the year. This is an opportunity, especially going into what I view as a really historic upgrade cycle for Apple," Ives said.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's, —, Warren, Buffett, Cathy Seifert, Dan Ives, Ives, It's Organizations: Apple, Berkshire, Service, CFRA, CNBC Locations: Berkshire, Cupertino

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Apple, Kellanova and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Chip stocks — Nvidia shares fell roughly 12.5% in premarket trading as the artificial intelligence trade continues to unwind, dragging down once-hot semiconductor plays. Apple — Apple shares sank more than 6% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed it sold nearly half its stake in the iPhone maker. Tech stocks — Major tech stocks were among the biggest losers of Monday's global market sell-off. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast a loss of 27 cents per share for the second quarter on $190.3 million in revenue. Crypto — Stocks tied to the price of bitcoin were among the hardest hit in premarket trading as the flagship cryptocurrency dropped below $50,000 for the first time this year.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Tesla, Crypto, Stocks, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Palantir, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Brian Evans Organizations: Nvidia, Broadcom, Computer, Arm Holdings, Apple, Tech, Facebook, Microsoft, FactSet, Reuters, Street Journal, Marathon

☆ The global 'carry trade' is unwinding. Here's why it's a brutal force crushing stocks worldwide.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The unwind of the global yen "carry trade" is a force battering stocks. AdvertisementStocks plunged on Monday, and market pros say a lot of it has to do with the global unwind of the yen "carry trade." The carry trade refers to investors borrowing money at near-zero interest rates in Japan, and then redeploying that cash into higher-yielding assets around the world, such as stocks and bonds. "The selloff here is to a large extent attributable to the unwind of the so-called carry trade," Ed Yardeni told Yahoo Finance on Monday. AdvertisementThe unwind in the yen carry trade will go down as the biggest ever, according to a Monday note from Societe Generale.

Persons: —, Stocks, Ed Yardeni, that's, Yardeni, That's, Kit Juckes, Warren Buffett's, Juckes, It's Organizations: Service, Yahoo Finance, Bank of Japan, Federal, Bank of, Federal Reserve, Societe Generale Locations: Japan, Bank of Japan

☆ Apple shares drop 7% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway slashes stake by half
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. Warren Buffett sent shockwaves through the investing world over the weekend by slashing his big Apple stake by half, causing the tech stock to crater on Monday amid the intensifying global sell-off. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed in its earnings filing that its Apple holding was valued at $84.2 billion at the end of the second quarter, indicating that the Oracle of Omaha dumped a little more than 49% of the tech stake. Global stock markets are on the brink of a major correction, triggered by concerns of an economic slowdown. Buffett also started selling his second biggest holding Bank of America in July.

Persons: Warren Buffett, shockwaves, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Organizations: Berkshire, Apple, Oracle, Global, of America Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha

☆ Here's Jim Cramer's market sell-off playbook
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowCNBC's Jim Cramer shared his playbook for the brutal global market sell-off on Monday. Identify what's actually wrongAlthough the global sell-off hit U.S. markets hard, "the epicenter of the damage" was Japan, Cramer said. The sell-off started when Japan's stock market posted its worst drop since the stock market crash of 1987 known as Black Monday. The sell-off is sparked by money managers who think the Federal Reserve should have cut rates last week. Investors can also take advantage of the decline in interest rates and buy stocks that yield more than 4%, Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Cramer, Blackwell, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, you'd, Banks, Morgan Stanley, haven't, Harris, Biden Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Berkshire, Apple Locations: U.S, Japan

☆ The stock market is in no man's land. Here's what investors should expect next
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Anything above 4% indicates the market is overbought, anything below a minus 5% means the market is oversold.) I am just prematurely predicting other investors fleeing the stock because they think Warren knows more than them. Many investors thought that Amazon was the best set up of the Mag Seven going into earnings. We are right smack in a most perilous moment because the Fed doesn't want to move too fast but the stock market does and the Fed does not care about that. I don't think a presidential election is all that conducive to the market.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, Warren, That's, Buffett, Tim Cook, Cook, Carl Icahn, I'd, Donald Trump, don't, Jerome Powell, Meta, It's, Pat Gelsinger, Andy Grove, Gelsinger, Craig Barrett, that's, Pat, Let's, Mark Zuckerberg, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, of America, Apple, Microsoft, Bank of America, Amazon Web Services, Investors, Comcast, Walgreens, CVS, Federal, whimpers, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, Intel, Lenovo, Dell, HP, CNBC, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Friday's, China, —, Wells, U.S, humorless, Taiwan, Brookfield, Arizona, NBCUniversal

☆ Dow futures slide nearly 200 points after Nasdaq falls into a correction: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on August 02, 2024 in New York City. U.S. stock futures fell Sunday night following a volatile week for Wall Street, in which the Nasdaq Composite dropped into correction territory. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures dipped 0.7% and 1.1%, respectively. On Friday, the Nasdaq capped a third straight week of losses, bringing the tech-heavy index down more than 10% from a record set last month. The S&P 500 also posted a third straight losing week, down 2% for the week.

Persons: Dow, Keith Lerner, CNBC's, It's, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Daly Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Wall, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow Jones, Treasury, Federal Reserve, PMI, San Francisco Fed Locations: New York City . U.S, Hawaii

☆ Has the Long Friendship of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Reached Its Final Act?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Anupreeta Das | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the summer of 1991, Mary Gates, the mother of the Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, convinced her workaholic 35-year-old son to spend the July 4 holiday at Hood Canal, a scenic, outdoorsy location about two hours from Seattle that had long been the family getaway. The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, was among the guests. When Mrs. Gates tried to introduce her son to Mr. Buffett, however, he brushed her off, saying that he didn’t want to meet a “stockbroker.”But the two men hit it off immediately. Mr. Gates was surprised by the penetrating questions Mr. Buffett directed at him about the software business, and found himself warming to the avuncular Midwestern billionaire. Once, recounting the story of their meeting to students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mr. Gates called it an “unbelievable friendship.” Mr. Buffett quipped, “The moral of that is, listen to your mother.”

Persons: Mary Gates, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Gates, Buffett, —, ” Mr, ” Organizations: Microsoft, University of Nebraska Locations: Hood, Seattle, Omaha, Lincoln

☆ Joe Biden Stepped Aside. a Lot of Aging CEOs Should Do the Same.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Less discussed, however, is a parallel crisis in corporate America: a wave of aging business leaders who refuse to step aside. The average retirement age is similarly increasing: to 62 in 2024 from 57 in 1991. Using public data from 1992 to 2018, they assessed the relationship between a CEO's age and their "managerial ability," as measured by how they turned company resources into revenue and profit. "A 10% increase in CEO age is associated with a 1.9% decrease in managerial ability," they wrote. And older workers, both above and below the traditional retirement age, already face unwarranted discrimination in the workplace.

Persons: who'd, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sen, Dianne Feinstein, It's, Rosemond Desir, Scott Seavey, Seavey, what's, Mark Fisher, Sumner Redstone, —, David Ekerdt, Olivia S, Mitchell, Desir, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdoch, Fisher, Biden imbroglio, they're Organizations: Business, Supreme, California, Florida Atlantic University, University of California, CBS, Viacom, Barclays, gerontology, University of Kansas, Wharton, Chevron, Caterpillar, Berkshire Hathaway, News Corp Locations: America, Irvine, Southern California, United, Berkshire

☆ Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor. Even after the selling Apple remains the largest stock stake by far for Berkshire. Buffett had trimmed the Apple stake by 13% in the first quarter and hinted at the Berkshire annual meeting in May that it was for tax reasons. Berkshire’s Apple holding was once so big that it took up half of its equity portfolio. Berkshire began buying the stock in 2016 under the influence of Buffett’s investing lieutenants Ted Weschler and Todd Combs.

Persons: Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs Organizations: Apple, Oracle, Berkshire, U.S, Apple . Berkshire, Bank of America, Buffett Locations: Omaha, Berkshire, U.S

☆ Here are Warren Buffett's top stock holdings, revealed in Berkshire's latest quarterly earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett is turning heads after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it sold nearly half of its Apple stake last quarter. About 72% of Berkshire's equity portfolio is concentrated in five stocks, according to the conglomerate's latest earnings report. Meanwhile, Berkshire held onto longtime bets Coca-Cola and American Express , worth $25.5 billion and $35.1 billion, respectively, at the end of the second quarter. Buffett was in a selling mood overall in the second quarter with Berkshire shedding more than 75 billion in stock, raising its total cash level to an eye-popping $277 billion. After the sales, these holdings remain same top five holdings Berkshire disclosed in the first quarter.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Organizations: Apple, Oracle, of America, Bank of America, Chevron, American Express, Berkshire Locations: Omaha, Berkshire

☆ Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Apple by nearly 50%
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Robert Ilich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in tech giant Apple by nearly 50%, according to Berkshire’s second quarter earnings report released on Saturday. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed its holdings in Apple were valued at $84.2 billion at the end of the quarter, dropping from 790 million shares to 400 million shares. Berkshire Hathaway has previously downsized its stake Apple, which has a market cap over $3.3 trillion. In the final three months of 2023, Berkshire Hathaway sold off 10 million shares of Apple stock, representing about 1% of its holdings in the company. Along with Apple, Berkshire cut its stake in its second largest position, Bank of America, to $41.1 billion.

Persons: CNN — Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Organizations: CNN, Berkshire, Apple, Bank of America, American Express, Chevron Locations: Apple, Berkshire, Omaha , Nebraska

☆ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor. Even after the selling Apple remains the largest stock stake by far for Berkshire. Buffett trimmed the Apple stake by 13% in the first quarter and hinted at the Berkshire annual meeting in May that it was for tax reasons. But the magnitude of this selling suggests it could be more than just a tax-saving move. Berkshire's Apple holding was once so big that it took up half of its equity portfolio.

Persons: Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett Organizations: Apple, Oracle, Berkshire, U.S Locations: Omaha, Berkshire

☆ Warren Buffett raises Berkshire cash level to record $277 billion after slashing stock holdings
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Warren Buffett walks the floor and meets with Berkshire Hathaway shareholders ahead of their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3rd, 2024. Berkshire Hathaway 's cash pile swelled to a record $276.9 billion last quarter as Warren Buffett sold big chunks in stock holdings including Apple . The Omaha-based conglomerate's cash hoard jumped significantly higher from the previous record of $189 billion, set in the first quarter of 2024. For the second quarter, Berkshire's operating earnings, which encompass profits from the conglomerate's fully-owned businesses, enjoyed a jump thanks to the strength in auto insurer Geico. Operating earnings totaled $11.6 billion in the second quarter, up about 15% from $10 billion a year prior.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Tim Cook, Buffett, I've Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire, Apple, Oracle, Buffett, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, Dow, Industrial Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, Berkshire

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