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Why Warren Buffett has built a mighty cash mountain

Berkshire Hathaway’s boss is an impressive investor, not an economic oracle

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Illustration: Satoshi Kambayashi

No investor commands attention quite like Warren Buffett. As boss of Berkshire Hathaway, an investment firm that he has run for almost six decades, Mr Buffett’s every movement is scrutinised. When he shifts in his seat, investors large and small ponder what it might mean for their portfolios.

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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Buffett’s cash hoard”

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