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Bill Gates' foundation dumps shares in Warren Buffett's Berkshire
Marketwatch ^ | 3/7/09 | David J. Reynolds

Posted on 03/08/2009 4:59:29 PM PDT by jimbo123

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sold 36,056 Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKA, BRKB), the holding company run by famed value investor Warren Buffett.

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Gates Foundation sold the shares from Jan. 5 through Thursday for a total of $99.7 million, or $2,766.66 a share. Berkshire Hathaway's Class B shares closed on Friday at $2,327.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billgates; buffett; gates; sec

1 posted on 03/08/2009 4:59:29 PM PDT by jimbo123
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Yeah. I love it when Democrats fight amongst themselves.


2 posted on 03/08/2009 5:03:03 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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Buffet should be minding the store instead of giving out free erroneous advice to everyone else. helping obozo is his ruination.


3 posted on 03/08/2009 5:03:32 PM PDT by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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Warren Buffett is going to be on CNBC tomorrow morning for 3 hours and will be defending The Kenyan’s wealth destruction rampage.


4 posted on 03/08/2009 5:07:35 PM PDT by jimbo123
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No longer ButtBrothers?


5 posted on 03/08/2009 5:09:14 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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The mind-numbing part is that Buffett is an ‘expert” in the private sector but when it came to the public sector (aka Ahnold, Obama’s economic/business advisors), he couldn’t do squat. It’s a mystery to me that rich people who came from nowhere to get rich via capitalism, lean Democrat due to financial guilt.


6 posted on 03/08/2009 5:10:52 PM PDT by max americana
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"Warren Buffett is going to be on CNBC tomorrow morning for 3 hours and will be defending The Kenyan’s wealth destruction rampage.

I haven't calculated it, but I think it would be interesting to know how much of Buffet's net wealth has been destroyed since Barry took office.

What choice does Buffett have? He's got to try and restore the un-restorable; confidence in the American economy under an Obama administration. If he can't, Buffett will be found working at the local car wash by October, alongside his "good buddy" Bill Gates.

7 posted on 03/08/2009 5:14:15 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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8 posted on 03/08/2009 5:17:44 PM PDT by jimbo123
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I know it’s small and petty that chart makes me feel better about myself, but it still does.


9 posted on 03/08/2009 5:22:33 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
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10 posted on 03/08/2009 5:31:47 PM PDT by jimbo123
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Looks like I'm smarter than Warren. My biggest holding (on which I remain bullish)...


11 posted on 03/08/2009 6:17:38 PM PDT by FreepShop1 (www.FreepShop.com)
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If I still watched CNBC, which I don’t. I would turn OFF Buffett because I do not trust ANYTHING he says.

I do not trust anything in the MSM. I do not trust anyone who associates with “The One”.


12 posted on 03/08/2009 6:40:02 PM PDT by oiler (Reagan Republicans Unite!!!!! It's all about the Freedom, Palin/Jindal/DeMint/Pence 2012)
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I agree that the Sage does not understand politics sufficiently and is foolish to support Obama. But anybody dumping BRKB (barring a real need to reallocate cash) is an idiot.


13 posted on 03/08/2009 6:59:34 PM PDT by jimfree (Freep and ye shall find!)
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