Last week, Berkshire Hathaway has submitted a report form 13F to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the second quarter of 2020, by providing an updated information about its portfolio of shares for publicly traded companies.
The portfolio of one of the most famous in the world of investment companies headed by Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett has changed significantly.
Berkshire reports introduce a particular interest and are carefully studied by many investors. Changes in the portfolio – Buffett’s sales or purchases of large stakes – often affect the movement of the price of these shares in the market.
The main changes were the sale of shares of American banks and financial companies, the entire stake in the restaurant chain Restaurant Brands International the entire stake in the restaurant chain Restaurant Brands International; a major purchase became shares of world leader in gold mining Barrick Gold (GOLD).
Berkshire’s report to the SEC also confirmed Buffett’s sale of all its assets in shares of American airlines – United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines.
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway fell more than 1% and shares of Barrick Gold rose by 11.3%.
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Ryanair has made a multibillion-dollar order for a Boeing 737 Max, reports the Financial Times, citing the head of the carrier Michael O’Leary. This is the first agreement with the plane after the investigation of two plane crashes involving it, which in 2018 claimed more than 300 lives. Vertical Research Partners aerospace analyst Rob Stallard […]
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In the current 2017 the debt amount that is obligated to return Ukraine to the International Monetary Fund is $ 1 billion. Given the fact that the state at present is in anticipation of the next transfer of credit funds from the Fund, in fact, it will be “shifted from one pocket to other”. This […]
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The Supervisory Board of the state-owned PrivatBank has elected Gerhard Bösch as the new Chairman of the Board. This was announced on Thursday, May 27, the press service of the bank. It is noted that Bösch will take office after the approval of his candidacy by the National Bank of Ukraine. According to the press […]
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Automaker Lincoln Motor Company has introduced a new car Lincoln Nautilus. The basic version of the car has a 2-liter turbo engine with a capacity of 250 horsepower. The more powerful version is equipped with a 2.7-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine with 335 hp. Both models have standard 8-speed automatic transmission. The interior of the car […]
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Volvo dropped several cars from a height of 30 meters for crash tests. According to the automaker, such tests are very important for training rescue services. Volvo lifted the cars to a height of 30 meters with a crane, and then smashed them several times. Such a test allowed to simulate damage to cars at […]
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One of the largest airlines in the United States and globally, United Airlines Holdings Inc., warned on Wednesday that it could lay off 36,000 employees since October 1. Almost half of these employees are flight attendants. The company employed about 96,000 people as of December. This step of United confirms the deplorable state of the […]
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In the first half of 2021, Metinvest earned $ 2.769 billion compared to a loss of $ 240 million a year earlier, according to the company’s press service. According to the financial report, as of June 30, the Group’s net debt decreased by 52% since the beginning of the year – to $ 1.016 billion, […]
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The Georgian Industrial Group purchased 25% of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical company, which is 70% owned by the state. Buyer of the is Luraq Investments Limited (Limassol, Cyprus), which is part of the Georgian Industrial Group (Georgian Industrial Group, GIG) bought the last 25% of the insulin producer “Indar”, PJSC (Kyiv). This information was published by […]
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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices, increased on 47.4% since the beginning of the year, rose on 10% after the announcement of the financial results of the 2nd quarter, which ended on June 27, and the publication of optimistic forecasts, despite the pandemic. The report was preceded by a sharp rise in shares of AMD after […]
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Hong Kong is known to all as the home of world capitalism. In contrast to the politicized financial centers in mainland China, where according to local residents the markets are transparent and the rights of minority shareholders are protected. As a proof of this is an example of the fact […]
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During the week, foreigners bought Ukrainian government bonds by UAH 2.844 billion, increasing the share of non-residents to UAH 102.864 billion, which is 10% of the total volume of IGLBs. The press service of the Ministry of Finance reports. Ukrainian banks remain the largest owners of IGLBs with a total share of 51.17%. During the […]
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The Supreme Commercial Court of Ukraine overturned the decision on the recovery of a fine in the amount of 72.7 million UAH to PJSC Arcelor Mittal Kryvyi Rih. This information was reported by the representatives of the Ukrainian industrial complex on December 20th. According to a statement, prosecutors claim was rejected, and the previous decision […]
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US President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that under the terms of the agreement between ByteDance and Oracle, the Chinese company will retain a majority stake in the TikTok service, and Oracle will have a minority stake. This Trump said during the press briefing at the White House. Responding to the question […]
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KSG Agro agroindustrial company (Dnipropetrovsk region) initiates the restructuring of debt in the amount of $ 20 million. The company offers compensation to creditors in the amount of 1% of each of the outstanding principal. This was said in a statement of the company. In particular, the Board of Directors announced that the company has […]
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