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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Could Buy Almost Any S&P 500 Company With Its $397 Billion Cash Pile, but Keeps Waiting for a Better Price

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Motley Fool - Stock Analysis Title: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Could Buy Almost Any S&P 500 Company With Its $397 Billion Cash Pile, but Keeps Waiting for a Better Price Date: 2026-08-01 21:45 Source: https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/01/warren-buffetts-berkshire-could-buy-almost-any-sp/?source=iedfolrf0000001 <p>…

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Berkshire's cash was $397.4 billion at the end of the first quarter, and only about two dozen S&P 500 companies have a market capitalization greater than that amount
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