Where the Money Is: August 16

By David Hanson, Blake Bos, and Alison Southwick – Aug 16, 2013 at 2:32PM

NYSE: BRK.B

Berkshire Hathaway

Market Cap

$881B

Today's Change

(-0.68%) -$2.79

Current Price

$405.95

Price as of April 24, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

The biggest stories from Friday's world of finance.

On Friday's edition of The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, analysts Blake Bos and David Hanson discuss today's top headlines, review the recent stock draft, and answer a question from Facebook.

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Alison Southwick has no position in any stocks mentioned. Blake Bos has no position in any stocks mentioned. David Hanson owns shares of Zillow, JPMorgan Chase, and Markel.

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