Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) is set to earn $2 billion through Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) warrants bought during the 2008 financial crisis, while the federal government was scrambling to stabilize the financial system.
Warren Buffett’s investment in 2008
During 2008, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) turned to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) to bolster capital and shore up market confidence when shares plunged after the Lehman Brothers’ collapse. Warren Buffett, Berkshire’s chairman and chief executive officer,...


