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Warren Buffett sold all TSMC shares over concerns about Taiwan’s stability

Warren Buffett sold all TSMC shares | Taiwan skyline

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has now sold all its TSMC shares in what has been described as an “abrupt” move.

Buffett said that while he remained a great admirer of the company, tensions between China and Taiwan were too great to make it a safe investment – highlighting concerns about Apple’s total dependence on the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for all of its processors …

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Buffett says Apple is the best business Berkshire owns; users would give up a 2nd car before iPhone

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Berkshire Hathaway’s yearly meeting was today and chairman/CEO Warren Buffett shared some thoughts about Apple. Along with praising the company as being the best that his conglomerate owns, he believes iPhones have become more important to consumers than a second car. Here are his thoughts on why Apple is such a powerhouse, how much AAPL stock Berkshire owns, and more.

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AAPL makes up 43% of Berkshire Hathaway stocks; seen $55B growth in 18 months

Berkshire Hathaway stocks now 43 percent AAPL

AAPL shares now make up 43% of Berkshire Hathaway’s stocks, says a new analysis. Warren Buffett’s conglomerate owns $91.3B worth of Apple stock – giving it 5.5% of the company – of a total $213.6B across all 46 companies in its portfolio.

That investment has paid off big-time, the conglomerate’s AAPL holdings seeing $55B in growth since the beginning of 2019 …


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Warren Buffett thinks Apple ‘can afford a mistake or two’ with Apple TV+ launch he views as risky

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Warren Buffett gave a talk today at The Gatehouse’s Hands Up for Success luncheon and Apple’s new Services came up. The billionaire is mostly positive on Apple, but his comments about the company’s latest push into new Services like original TV content show he has doubts about how things might play out.


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Long-time Apple skeptic Warren Buffett’s conglomerate has bought $1B of AAPL stock

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Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has purchased more than a billion dollars worth of AAPL stock. An SEC filing (via CNBC) revealed that the fund had purchased 9,811,747 shares worth a total of $1.069B as at the end of the first quarter.

It’s believed that Berkshire Hathaway owned few AAPL shares prior to this move. Warren Buffett said way back in 2011 that the conglomerate ‘held very few in the past and we’re likely to hold very few in the future’ as the company’s long-term prospects were too difficult to predict …


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