Berkshire divests from General Motors and Procter & Gamble to increase cash reserves

Berkshire divests from General Motors and Procter & Gamble to increase cash reserves


By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway said on Tuesday it has sold its ‌holdings in General Motors and Procter & Gamble, and reduced its stake in Amazon.com, as the ⁣conglomerate controlled​ by billionaire⁤ Warren Buffett increased its cash reserves to a record $157.2 billion.

In a regulatory filing disclosing ‌its U.S.-listed stock holdings as of Sept. 30, Berkshire reported zero holdings in GM and P&G, after previously reporting stakes of $848 million and $48 million in June, and stated that it decreased its stake in Amazon⁢ by 5%.

Berkshire also appears to have divested its ⁢$621 million stake in Celanese, a specialty materials company.

One new addition to⁢ its portfolio is an $8 million stake in Atlanta Braves Holdings, which indirectly controls the Major League Baseball team and ⁢The Battery Atlanta, a mixed-use development⁤ adjacent‌ to the Braves’ Truist ‍Park.

The Braves were separated from Liberty⁤ Media, another Berkshire ​investment, in July.

The ⁣filing on Tuesday provided details of investments⁣ that make up ⁣the majority of Omaha,…

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