“It has $365 billion of cash that's mainly invested in short-term treasuries… the Fed essentially gave Berkshire a billion-dollar raise by raising rates.”

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kept $365 billion of cash invested in short-term Treasury securities

$365 billion cash; $1 billion gain from rate rise

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