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Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire HathawayCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe Motley Fool[3] calls it "Warren Buffett's Oct. 16 New York Times op-ed" and Zacks (Seeking Alpha[2]) says he wrote it on Oct 16, 2008 and it appeared in print on Oct 17; the republished text carries the October 17, 2008 print date, so the day is the 16th by two sources.
On 16 October 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, Warren Buffett wrote in The New York Times that he was buying American stocks in his personal account and urged investors to be greedy when others are fearful.
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