BECKY QUICK: Welcome back, everybody. Berkshire Hathaway first invested in Japan’s five main “trading houses” just over six years ago, and it consistently increased its position. Berkshire now owns more than 10 percent of each of the top five. And the company’s CEO, Greg Abel, is in Japan right now. He joins us for a…
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 20, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images After wrapping up its longest monthly losing streak on Wall Street in more than a decade, Google has started September by giving investors several reasons for optimism. The company on…
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel discussed with CNBC’s Becky Quick on Wednesday the conglomerate’s massive investment in Google-parent Alphabet, calling the tech giant a “significant player” in artificial intelligence. Abel said that Berkshire…
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating earnings climbed 16% in the second quarter as strength across its energy, railroad and manufacturing businesses more than offset weaker insurance results. But the bigger takeaway from the results is that…
With 2026 a bit more than half over, Berkshire Hathaway’s B shares are down 1.8% year-to-date and 12.4 percentage points behind the S&P 500’s 10.7% gain. Source link
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Berkshire CEO Greg Abel sworn in as U.S. citizen at baseball game Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is now a citizen of the…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Lingering mysteries from Berkshire’s portfolio update The large reduction in the number of stocks in Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio that was revealed in last Friday’s first quarter 13F…
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s revamp of its portfolio sent certain stocks higher Monday, as investors parsed the company’s latest bets and exits disclosed in the conglomerate’s quarterly filings. The Omaha-based conglomerate disclosed its…
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) ABEL OVERHAULS PORTFOLIO Notable positions cut, Alphabet more than tripled, Delta is back Berkshire Hathaway’s equity portfolio got one of its biggest renovations ever…
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 4, 2024. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway added a sizeable stake in Delta Air Lines, marking the conglomerate’s return to the airline industry after exiting the sector entirely during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The Omaha-based company built a position…
