영어뉴스 공부하기 : Berkshire boosts Apple stake, dumps TSMC

* boost 위로 올리다 raise, hike, increase

* stake 지분 

* dump 갖다 버리다

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# Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in the Taiwanese chip giant TSMC in the last months of 2022, all the while bolstering its holdings in Apple.
According to a regulatory filing, Berkshire cut its position in TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker by just over 86% in the fourth quarter. It comes just three months after the conglomerate unveiled it had bought more than $4. 1 billion worth of TSMC stock. Such a turnaround is rare for Berkshire but not unprecedented. TSMC last month said revenue in the first quarter is likely to dip 5% as it weathers a global downturn in the chip industry.

 

* slash = cut 감소

* stake 지분

* its stake in TSMC

* all the while 반면에 (그 기간 동안에) = during the same period

* bolster = strengthen 강화 = boost / improve

* holdings in Apple = stake in Apple

* file 파일을 정리하다 / file a law 소장을 제출하다

* a filing cabinet 서류함

* 공시자료 = a regulatory filing

* a foundry 파운드리 

* conglomerate 계열사가 많은 => 버크셔 헤서웨이

* dip 하락

* weather : 어려운 상황을 헤쳐 나가다 = deal with difficulties / challenges

 * weather the storm 폭풍우를 헤쳐나가다

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# Berkshire also divested its shares in some banks and trimmed some positions across its portfolio of U.S. listed companies. Those to face the chop include Chevron and Activision Blizzard , the maker of the "Call of Duty" video game. Microsoft is trying to acquire the video game maker but is facing regulatory scrutiny.

 

* divest 투자 회수, 매각

* its shares in some banks 은행주

* across its portfolio 

* IPO = initial public offering 최초 / 누구에게나 / 팔다 (offer = sell)

* 상장 : list

* listed companies 상장사 

* a public company 공개기업

* portfolio : a set of ~ 

* across 전반적으로

* face the chop : 짤릴 예정

* chop : 잘게 썰다 = cut

* get the chop 해고 당하다

* give the chop 해고 시키다

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# Apple was among Berkshire's few additions, which Buffett views more as a consumer products company. Berkshire bought another 20.8 million shares of the firm worth $3.2 billion. Shares in Apple have surged nearly
18% since the start of the year.

 

* additions 늘린 주식

* another = additional

* surge 급등

* since the start of the year 연초대비