Berkshire Hathaway buys Bank of America stock, sees $11.7 billion profit
Ed Adamczyk United Press International OMAHA, Neb. (UPI) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will be Bank of America's largest stockholder and will receive a profit after announcing Friday it plans to purchase 700 million shares. Berkshire will use its $5 billion in Bank of America preferred stock to purchase the common stock at $7.14 per share, well below its closing price of $24.32 per share. The preferred stock was bought in 2011; it came with a 6 percent annual dividend and a warrant allowing […]
