Billionaire Warren Buffett back to a breakthrough. Investors who entered the ranks of the Richest in the world, will invest the fund valued at USD34 billion, or Rp326, 2 trillion (Rp9.594 per USD) in the railway sector. This action is the greatest of all time American recession.
This action makes the stock Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp jumped significantly to $ 20, 93 or 27 percent, to USD97 on the trade Tuesday, November 3rd.
This sentiment, too, shares mengakat other railway companies. Berkshire has a two percent stake in Union Pacific, and less than one percent stake in Norfolk Southern.
Buffettt said he realized his delay to invest in the railways sector. Though this sector is very interesting. Assumption, while diesel prices rose, sending goods by rail to be in demand. Another thing that is profitable is very difficult for competitors to build a new railway.
“They do it with cost-efficient and environmentally friendly. In fact, the extraordinary way,” Buffett said in an interview with CNBC.
“Basically I believe America will prosper. The population of the community will continue to increase in 10, 20, and 30 years. The function will continue to benefit rail. Basically, it is also betting the country,” explained