In the Margins

Buffett spends big on stocks post-election

January 31, 2017

By Reuters

Warren Buffett has bought $12 billion of stock for his company Berkshire Hathaway since Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election. In an interview with talk show host Charlie Rose that aired on Friday night, Buffett suggested that Berkshire's post-election stock purchases overall were even higher, reflecting stocks that his deputies Todd Combs and Ted Weschler bought. Read the original story from Reuters.

 

 

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