{"id":2026,"date":"2026-05-22T13:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/?p=2026"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:49:22","slug":"20-year-old-walmart-receipt-shows-just-how-expensive-food-has-got-in-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/?p=2026","title":{"rendered":"20-year-old Walmart receipt shows just how expensive food has got in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1521.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1521.jpeg 708w, https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1521-291x300.jpeg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren Buffett has long been considered one of the world\u2019s greatest investors, and his investment in The Coca-Cola Company highlights his strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the 1987 stock market crash, Buffett recognized Coca-Cola\u2019s strong global brand and growth potential. He began buying shares through Berkshire Hathaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 1994, Berkshire Hathaway had invested about $1.3 billion to acquire 400 million Coca-Cola shares, representing roughly a nine percent ownership stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, this investment became one of the most successful in history. By 2024, its value had grown to more than $25 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This represents a return of nearly 2,000 percent, showing the power of long-term investing in high-quality companies with strong brand recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even more impressive is the steady dividend income. Coca-Cola now pays Berkshire around $816 million annually in dividends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That equals roughly $2.23 million per day, allowing Buffett\u2019s company to recoup its original investment about every two years through dividends alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buffett has often expressed his admiration for Coca-Cola, even joking about drinking it daily. His success illustrates how patience, consistency, and confidence in enduring businesses can generate extraordinary wealth over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren Buffett has long been considered one of the world\u2019s greatest investors, and his investment in The Coca-Cola Company highlights his strategy. After the 1987 stock market&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2026"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2028,"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026\/revisions\/2028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}