Greg Abel speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday it has resumed repurchasing its own shares for the first time since 2024 and separately new CEO Greg Abel purchased $15 million worth of stock himself, an amount equal to his after-tax annual…
(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…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters UBS’ top equity strategist dialed back his view on U.S. stocks, citing mounting risks from a weakening dollar, stretched valuations and policy turbulence in Washington. Andrew Garthwaite, head of global equity…
Berkshire Hathaway‘s Greg Abel used his first annual shareholder letter as chief executive to reassure investors that the conglomerate’s culture of financial conservatism and disciplined investing established under Warren Buffett will continue “into perpetuity.” “I am honored by our Board’s decision to appoint me CEO of Berkshire and humbled to succeed Warren as I write…
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Women investors are stepping up their game, gaining confidence and taking some more risks. Yet they still lag their male counterparts when it comes to the amount of money they are putting to work in the market. But women are expected to see an influx of wealth as part of…
In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump described soon-to-launch Trump accounts as “tax-free investment accounts for every American child.” “This is something that’s so special, has taken off and gone through the roof,” Trump said in the annual speech before Congress. The accounts, created under Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” function largely like a traditional…
On the heels of a massive publicity push, families have signed up about 3 million kids for Trump accounts, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury — well ahead of the July launch date. The “free money” is likely a major incentive. The federal government has said it will make a one-time $1,000 contribution…
(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…
Investors are facing a period of historically high concentration in the S&P 500 Index headed into 2026, with a small number of mega-cap technology and AI-related companies dominating the index’s performance and risk. That’s leading more investment managers to advise clients as part of an annual portfolio review process to pay extra attention to opportunities…
A recent decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin allowing fund companies to create ETF share classes of traditional mutual funds is expected to lead to a flood of new ETFs on the market, but State Street‘s fund management arm, State Street Investment Management, has other ideas. The ETF giant, which manages roughly…
