Buffett halves stake in Apple, boosts cash


Closely watched: Buffett attending the Berkshire annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, in May. The conglomerate’s cash holdings have surged to US$277bil. — Reuters

New York: Warren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash at Berkshire Hathaway soar to nearly US$277bil and selling about half its stake in Apple , even as the conglomerate posted a record quarterly operating profit.

Berkshire’s results released last Saturday suggest the 93-year-old Buffett, one of the world’s most revered investors, is growing wary about the broader US economy, or stock market valuations that have gotten too high.

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