Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire owns Gen Re, where Shamieh has served as chairman since 2018

Warren Buffett's successor released his first letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday as the company took a USD 4.5 billion write-down on the value of its Kraft Heinz and Occidental Petroleum stakes. Greg Abel took over as CEO in January, so this is his chance to set the tone for his leadership. Investors are watching closely for any changes he might make, but Abel and Buffett have said there won't be significant changes in the way Berkshire operates. The letter opens with a tribute to Buffett and a promise to maintain Berkshire culture and continue operating the same way that has worked so well for six decades. And Buffett remains chairman and the largest shareholder, so he's still helping guide the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate he built. But Abel is now writing the annual letters that were always known as one of the most-read business reports out there because so many investors admired and followed Buffett because of his remarkable track record, homespun wit and

Berkshire said it also sold 4% of its stake in iPhone maker Apple, still its largest equity holding at $62 billion, and 77% of its 10 million shares in online retailer Amazon.com

Warren Buffett will step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31, ending a six-decade run both as an investor and philanthropist that reshaped global investing

Incoming Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is assembling his team to help him lead the conglomerate Warren Buffett built starting in January after a couple of key departures. Berkshire said Monday that one of its two investment managers besides Buffett who has also served as CEO of Geico for several years, Todd Combs, and longtime Chief Financial Officer Mac Hamburg are both departing. Combs is taking a job helping JP Morgan decide how to invest USD 10 billion while serving as a special advisor to CEO Jamie Dimon while Hamburg is retiring after 40 years. Combs' departure is the most significant news in the announcement that also included creating the jobs of general counsel and a new manager of the many retail and consumer businesses Berkshire owns, But now the question is whether insurance Vice Chairman Ajit Jain, investment manager Ted Weschler and all the CEOs of Berkshire's myriad businesses will remain. There's still two elephants in the room: what's Ajit Jain going to do and wh

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold its entire stake in Chinese EV maker BYD, ending a 17-year investment that grew more than 20 times in value

Warren Buffet has realised that 'buy and hold till death' may not always be the best strategy while investing. We now see that he's more open to selling, when needed, Agrawal said.

The famed investor delivered a more than 5,500,000 per cent return on Berkshire's stock as he turned a once-failing textile firm into the most valuable company

Warren Buffett offered fresh insights into his investing philosophy, particularly his long-standing preference for studying balance sheets over income statements when evaluating a business

Greg Abel, a Canadian executive with deep roots in energy and a long tenure at Berkshire, is set to succeed Warren Buffett as CEO of the conglomerate in 2025

Buffett said during the meeting he was concerned about the US deficit and thought the United States faced problems that need to be solved, including bureaucracy

Greg Abel, the vice chairman for non-insurance operations, will take charge of the conglomerate upon board approval, Buffett, 94, said Saturday at the company's annual shareholder meeting

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is set to receive $776 million in dividends from Coca-Cola in 2024, thanks to a raised quarterly payout, marking a 30-year investment

The conglomerate's strength comes as optimism for the economy builds, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates at its September meeting

With the recent sell-offs, Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway has raised its cash position relative to total assets in the June quarter to 25 percent

Berkshire recently sold 1.3 million Hong Kong-listed BYD shares for HK$310.5 million ($39.8 million)

The size of Berkshire's stake in Apple stake fell 22% to $135.4 billion as of March 31 from $174.3 billion at the end of 2023, even though the iPhone maker's share price fell just 11% in the quarter

Buffett assured shareholders that 'unless something dramatic happens' that really changes Berkshire's capital allocation, it will have Apple as its largest investment

The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm posted higher operating earnings, which briefly boosted a stock that's been been crawling toward the trillion-dollar club since it notched an all-time high last year

Munger was also "a generous philanthropist who provided unfiltered advice and refreshing opinions which positively impacted businesses worldwide," Sloan said