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NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc revealed on Monday new investments in Nestle AG and Exxon Mobil Corp, respectively the world's largest food maker and oil company, and that it has nearly doubled its investment in Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer. In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing reporting U.S.-listed equity holdings as of Sept. 30, Berkshire said it held 3.4 million American depositary receipts of Nestle valued at $144.7 million and about 1.28 million Exxon Mobil shares valued at $87.6 million. It also reported boosting its stake in Wal-Mart by 90 percent from three months earlier, to 37.8 million shares valued at about $1.86 billion from 19.9 million shares as of June 30. Berkshire, which is based in Omaha, Nebraska, also reported a new $96.3 million investment in waste collection company Republic Services Inc, and a $1.35 million investment in the insurer Travelers Cos. Berkshire did not immediately return a request for comment. Buffett, the world's second-richest person, does not publicly discuss what he is buying and selling, or ordinarily explain purchases and sales revealed in quarterly SEC filings. Monday's SEC filing includes investments made by various Berkshire subsidiaries, so it may not be the case that Buffett himself is making particular investment decisions. A separate filing also revealed that Berkshire had begun accumulating its stake in Exxon in the second quarter. The SEC occasionally gives Buffett permission to delay disclosing investment activity so investors cannot copy him while he is still buying and selling. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel; editing by Andre Grenon) Keywords: BERKSHIRE/HOLDINGS (jon.stempel@thomsonreuters.com +1 646 223 6317; Reuters Messaging: jon.stempel.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.
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