“Berkshire Hathaway terminated a large wager on the municipal-bond market five years early, the Wall Street Journal quoted a person familiar with the transaction as saying.
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In a quarterly regulatory disclosure filed this month, the Warren Buffett-owned company terminated credit-default swaps insuring $8.25 billion of municipal debt.
The paper said the early termination is deepening questions among some investors about the risks of buying debt issued by cities, states and other public entities.”
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