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taxpayers 0 - Buffet millions

Post by Pigeon » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:32 pm

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Warren Buffett earned $357 million in paper profits on Thursday simply on warrants related to his $5 billion equity infusion into Bank of America. Not bad for a day's work.

In exchange for the Buffett brand name and $5 billion, the Charlotte, N.C. financial institution granted Warren Buffett the option to buy up to 700 million of its shares any time in the next 10 years for $7.14. Yesterday those warrants would've reaped the Omaha investor a nine-figure profit.

Such paper profits could be ephemeral should Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500)'s stock drop dramatically and stay there.

For now, with the bank's stock trading at $7.67 by midmorning Friday, investors are betting that yet again Buffett correctly spotted a long-term safe haven for his and his investors' fortunes.

During the financial crisis, Buffett famously refused to loan money to Lehman Brothers, yet gave Goldman Sachs (GS, Fortune 500) a similar stamp of approval with a $5 billion investment during the financial crisis.


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Re: taxpayers 0 - Buffet millions

Post by Egg » Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:44 pm

I heard about this yesterday. I wonder what makes him choose one over the other. There must be a method to his madness.


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