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Warren Buffett tells CNBC he initiated Berkshire Hathaway's investment in Alphabet
Warren Buffett said he — not Berkshire Hathaway 's new CEO, Greg Abel — was the driving force behind the conglomerate's recent big investment in Alphabet .
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Warren Buffett said he — not Berkshire Hathaway 's new CEO, Greg Abel — was the driving force behind the conglomerate's recent big investment in Alphabet . "I initiated it," Buffett said in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick , offering his first public explanation of how the conglomerate came to make Alphabet one of its largest technology holdings.
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