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What’s good for Warren Buffett…

Kai Ryssdal Oct 1, 2008

…is good for Wall Street.

24/7 Wall Street has the details of Warren Buffett’s latest purchase: a big(ger) chunk of General Electric.

How’s that related to the financial crisis, you ask? Two little words — or maybe two initials and a word. GE Capital.

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