Abel puts a big chunk of Berkshire's cash to work
In his second quarter as the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Greg Abel did some serious spending, including $4.5 billion on buybacks.
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Unemployment appears to have fallen due to an exodus of workers from the labor force, which would be bad for household finances and the economy.
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