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Warren Buffett Is Behind Berkshire Hathaway's Massive Alphabet Investment. Here's What He Likes About the Company.

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Alphabet has become one of Berkshire's biggest investments based on this simple idea.

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Warren Buffett, the investment industry titan and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has revealed for the first time that he personally directed the investment in Google's parent company, Alphabet. According to CNBC on the 18th (local time), Chairman Buffett stated in an interview with the media outlet, in response to a question about who led Berkshire Hathaway's purchase of Alphabet stock, "I proposed it first and started it." Until now, the marke…

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The Motley Fool broke the news in Alexandria, United States on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
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