Berkshire Hathaway’s shopping extravaganza draws lighter crowds as spotlight shifts to Greg Abel

Squishmallow display the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 1, 2026. Sarah Min | CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — At the cavernous exhibit hall inside CHI Health Center Omaha, the annual “Berkshire Bazaar of Bargains” is still stocked with fan-favorite deals, just with a bit more breathing room this year. The 20,000-square-foot…

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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square USA starts trading well below IPO price

Bill Ackman’s long-awaited push into public markets debuted Wednesday, marking a scaled-back but still ambitious step toward building a Berkshire Hathaway-like investment platform. The Pershing Square Capital Management founder’s combined initial public offering raised $5 billion, pricing at the low end of expectations after marketing a deal that initially targeted between $5 billion and $10…

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