New York — Warren Buffett gave Berkshire Hathaway investors something to talk about at the company’s annual meeting this weekend: he sold about a third of Berkshire’s investment in computer-services giant IBM. Berkshire reduced the stake during the first and second quarters, CNBC reported, citing Buffett. The billionaire chairman and CEO of Berkshire said he had since stopped selling, according to the broadcaster. Before the sales, Berkshire held about 81-million shares.
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