Billionaire Warren Buffett continues to profit from the financial crisis, with the latest pretax income on his crisis-era investments earning him $10 billion and counting, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The latest payment came last week from candy maker Mars Inc. after it repaid $4.4 billion that its subsidiary, Wrigley, borrowed in 2008. That payment alone is expected to net Berkshire Hathaway a profit of approximately $680 million.
Buffett began lending money as a last resort to companies including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs Group, and Swiss Re in the beginning of fall 2008.
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