SAN FRANCISCO — Talk about an expensive date: a mystery bidder will be spending a record $19 million for the right to have lunch with legendary American investment guru Warren Buffett. But it shot up rapidly as rival bidders tried to outdo one another, finally ending on Friday at a total of just over $19 million. San Francisco, a place of income extremes, has struggled for years with a large homeless population. The last pre-pandemic auction was won by Justin Sun, an American entrepreneur active in cryptocurrencies, who spent $4.6 million for the right to dine with Buffett, an outspoken critic of bitcoin. RELATED STORIESWarren Buffett: ‘American magic’ will spur US economic recoveryWarren Buffet donates $4 billion to charityWorld’s top billionaires got richer during pandemicSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

Source: Forbes June 20, 2022 06:45 UTC