The stocks erased some of those losses to end the week down around 1.2%. CNBC.com’s Yun Li quotes Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields as saying he views “both the resumed share repurchases and Greg’s commitment to annual buying as positives, but they don’t change the earnings challenges at units like GEICO or Berkshire Hathaway…
(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: Berkshire’s culture and values ‘remain unchanged and will continue into perpetuity’ In his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, new CEO Greg Abel…
(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 was a net seller of stocks in Buffett’s final quarter as CEO Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Berkshire has sold Apple shares…
Shop owners of a 70-year-old “takoyaki”, or octopus balls, restaurant chat while cooking along a street in the Taito Ward area of Tokyo on February 21, 2025. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s headline inflation rate fell to 1.5% in January, its lowest level since March 2022. The reading ended a run…
(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 Hathaway’s new CEO likes the surprise course reversal announced this week by the new CEO of Kraft Heinz. In the food company’s Q4 earnings…
Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Japanese stocks jumped to a record high Monday, leading gains in the region after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landmark election victory. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower…
(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 Hathaway’s stock outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 stock index this week as investors sought safety from a sell-off for technology stocks sparked by concerns that…
