Thursday, August 14, 2014

Milestones: Berkshire Hathaway Trades Above $200,000 Per Share (BRK.A)

From Slope of Hope:

A Club with One Member
It’s not every day you see a common stock cross above $200,000 per share. In fact, I don’t think there’s ever been any such day before. Let us have a moment of respectful reflection for Uncle Warren and his astonishing victory:
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$202,286.00 last I saw. Yesterday's high was $199,999.00.

Approximate closing prices:
Year end 1970  1980    1990      2000
                 $41  $425   $6675  $71,000

The stock broke $1,000 for the first time in 1983, $10,000 in 1992 and $100,000 in 2006.