Warren Buffett, the “Omaha’s Omaha”
Wall Street investors have been on suspense since May after a purchase record revealed that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway was buying mysterious actions. Now, finally, we know what they are.
From time to time, important investors lose authorization to regulators to hide certain details of their operations – a strategy that allows them to silently build significant positions.
It is usually to say that the secret is the soul of business; And when the investor concerned is Warren Buffettthe mythical “Omaha Oracle” that goes, people tend to be aware – and then their example.
If the other investors suspect that someone is accumulating an important position in a company, they can also bet on the same stocks – causing an early climb of price and making the position of the initial investor more expensive.
Berkshire assets may be worth more than $ 1 billion, but Buffett has never turned his back on another good deal – particularly, If it’s a bargain.
Thus, since in May, Berkshire registered the purchase of $ 1.8 billion (about 1.5 billion euros) In shares of an unclogged company, Wall Street has not stopped trying to guess what was the target of buffet.
Finally, we know what buffet walked to plot. According to, the Guru of Investment Markets bought more than 5 million shares and UnitedHealth – whose actions had fallen by pique after in December last year his CEO, when he was preparing to enter the company’s annual investor conference.
A health insurance company also faced, in recent months, an unexpected increase in medical costscaused by Donald Trump’s tariff war, which affected the value on the scholarship of most pharmacists. In April, the profit predictions failed for the first time in over a decade.
Few anticipated the Berkshire movement. Perhaps there were signs that, as often happens, Only the “Omeha Oracle” managed to read. One thing is certain: Buffet practices what he preaches: “It’s afraid when others are greedy and Be greedy when others are afraid”.
And, as it is usual, when Buffett moves, the market follows: Unitedhealth’s actions almost 13% rose Since the company’s entry into the company has become public.
