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Buffett not selling stocks as a result of Paris attacks: CNBC

November 16, 2015 at 08:00 am EST

(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is not selling any securities from his portfolio as a result of Friday's attacks in Paris, CNBC said on Monday.

Buffett's remarks were reported by CNBC anchor Rebecca Quick, who spoke with him after Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway posted its quarterly filing of securities ownership with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier on Monday.

Among other moves in its portfolio, Berkshire had cut stakes in Wal-Mart Stores Inc (>> Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (>> Goldman Sachs Group Inc) to raise cash for its pending purchase of Precision Castparts Corp. (>> Precision Castparts Corp.), Buffett told CNBC.

(Reporting By Dan Burns; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Stocks treated in this article : Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Precision Castparts Corp.

Stocks mentioned in the article

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WALMART INC.	59.53 USD	+0.46%	-1.01%	480B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.	611,244 USD	+1.18%	+0.52%	876B
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.	404 USD	+0.22%	+3.73%	139B
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP.	- USD	-	0.00%	0

Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett is an American businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies. Presently, Mr. Buffett occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for General Reinsurance AG, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp., Chief Executive Officer at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Investment Management) and Manager of Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC (which are all subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.). Mr. Buffett is also Trustee at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Principal at West End Capital Management (Bermuda) Ltd. and Member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences and on the board of 5 other companies. Mr. Buffett previously was Chairman of Justin Brands, Inc. Mr. Buffett received an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska and a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York.

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