Berkshire Hathaway now owns 981.6 million Bank of America shares worth around $ 24 billion. Houston Cofield / Bloomberg Text size Bank of America is Warren Buffett’s favorite bank. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.B) collected 33.9 million shares last week, paying around $ 810 million, or an average price of around …
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The Federal Reserve has shown that it knows how to maintain the flow of credit during a crisis. But bond investors now also expect the Fed’s unprecedented stimulus in financial markets to change the course of the credit cycle – that is, preventing more companies from falling than expected just …
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Warren Buffett disbursed more than $ 800 million in Bank of America shares this week. The billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway chief bought nearly 34 million shares, raising his stake in the bank to approximately 11.3%, SEC filings show. Bank of America shares have fallen 32% this year, suggesting that …
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The US dollar is taking a beating on Wall Street, measured by a popular index. The blame is partly on the revival of the EURUSD euro, -0.01% as European leaders forged a historic fiscal pact to lift the eurozone economy out of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought much of …
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Rich interests have thrived during the pandemic. The CARES Act authorized billions in expenses to support wealthy individuals and corporations. Most of the money was used to guarantee the liquidity of banks and hedge funds, back corporate balance sheets, and buy debt to save commercial loan markets. Overall, 82% of …
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