Fun with spreadsheets

With one week remaining in the year, here's another look at exactly how much Berkshire's stake in Apple is driving its U.S. stock portfolio higher in 2020.

"There's nothing that beats reading"

Last week, we had a short preview of a prerecorded telephone conversation with Buffett that was shared Saturday during a virtual commencement ceremony for graduating students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Buffett, who graduated in the school's Class of 1951, spoke with Chancellor Ronnie Green about his time there, how his parents met at the university, why he's envious of those graduating, and how everyone can, in effect, have "lunch ... with every great personality in the world."

Here it is in its entirety:

BUFFETT AROUND THE INTERNET

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BERKSHIRE STOCK WATCH

BERKSHIRE'S TOP STOCK HOLDINGS - Dec 24, 2020

Berkshire's top holdings of disclosed publicly-traded U.S. stocks by market value, based on today's closing prices.

Holdings are as of September 30, 2020 as reported in Berkshire Hathaway and New England Asset Management's 13F filings on November 16, 2020.

The full list of holdings and current market values is available from CNBC.com's Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker.

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-- Alex Crippen, Editor, Warren Buffett Watch