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The second-quarter 13F from Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKA)(NYSE:BRKB) reached the SEC on Aug. 14, and it shows what CEO Greg Abel did with the conglomerate’s $299 billion U.S. stock portfolio during his second full quarter running the company. Much of the portfolio sat still: Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola — three of the four biggest positions…

Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $397.4 billion in cash. That number is larger than the market value of ExxonMobil. It exceeds the GDP of South Africa. It is the largest liquid reserve in the company’s history. Berkshire has been a net seller of stocks for more than three years and has not found a major…

After months of volatility and stagnating performance, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) both reached new record highs this week. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is still working through its recent pullback, it’s surged by nearly 4% in the last five days alone, as of this writing.