Reuters) - Warren Buffett will invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp, stepping in to shore up the largest U.S. bank in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs and General Electric during the financial crisis.

Hope that works out better than his investment in General Re:

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jun2005/nf20050614_1155_db016.htm

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