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Financials: Berkshire Hathaway’s Earnings and Massive Cash Hoard

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4.6854 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The conglomerate had an excellent second quarter, but its cash problem continues.

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Welcome to Industry Focus, the show that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day.

0:44.0

It's Monday, August the 6th, and on today's financial show

0:48.0

we're talking about Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

0:52.0

We'll discuss their latest quarterly performance.

0:54.6

What's up with that massive pile of cash

0:56.7

they've been hoarding and how that's forcing Buffett and company

0:59.6

to change their minds when it comes to one particular corporate role.

1:04.0

We'll dive into what that change is and ultimately what it means for Berkshire shareholders.

1:10.0

I'm your host Shannon Jones and I'm joined in the studio via Skype with Financial's

1:14.4

Guru and one of the hardest working fools I know Matt Frankel.

1:18.7

Matt how are you?

1:20.3

How's everything over there? It's going well I must say the the heat is taking over here in DC but I will take the

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heat over the torrential downpours any day. Yes definitely South Carolina is hot

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and rainy.

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Same here.

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