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The Wall Street Journal Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Trims BYD Stake to Below 5% — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has pared its stake in BYD to less than 5%, further unwinding its long-term bet on China’s largest electric-vehicle maker. U.S. Importers Are Rushing Goods in Early Ahead of Shipping Disruptions — The strategy comes as freight rates are rising and new tariffs are set to hit some goods from China. China Is Getting Secretive About Its Supercomputers — Big mac

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