Monthly Archive: July 2020
Berkshire Hathaway’s 6% stake in Apple (245 million shares as of March 31) is currently valued at $100 billion, or 21% of Berkshire’s market capitalization of $472 billion. Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Apple ($100...
In a SEC Form 4 filing last evening, Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it added another $522 million for 21.2 million Bank of America shares July 28-30. Since July 20, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire has picked...
These are 5 highlights of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Press Conference today: (1) We are facing disinflationary pressures, not inflationary pressures. (2) We will be there (accommodative policy) for a very long time...
I am quoted in this Smith Brain Trust (Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland) article “Why Gold Prices Have Been on the Rise”. Jul 28, 2020 Finance SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The price...
In an SEC Form 4 filing this evening, Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it added $398 million to its $24 billion stake in Bank of America (BAC) on July 23, 24, and 27. Berkshire now owns...
The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of July 24, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5...
I am quoted in U.S. News & World Report on “Too Big To Fail”: David Kass, clinical professor of finance at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, agrees: “Unlike 2007...
In an SEC Form 4 filing this evening, Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it added $813 million to its $23 billion stake in Bank of America on July 20-22. Berkshire now owns about 11% of...
The largest 5 stocks by market capitalization are substantially outperforming the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Year-To-Date (YTD) as of July 17, 2020. The total market capitalization of these 5...
Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Apple ($94 billion), plus its cash as of March 31 ($137 billion), plus its stock portfolio less Apple as of March 31 ($113 billion) equal $344 billion or 77% of...