Ajit Jain, the insurance chief long floated as a Berkshire kingmaker, just cut roughly 59% of his Class B stake. The timing lands as the company finishes handing the chairman role to Howard Buffett.
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Berkshire became a net buyer of stocks for the first time in over three years, putting roughly $23.5 billion into equities including a $10 billion private placement in Alphabet. Watch whether the buying continues alongside the $4.5 billion of repurchases.
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Berkshire Bought $193 Million More Lennar. Abel Doesn’t “Envision a Quick Recovery”
Berkshire keeps buying Lennar shares even as the stock sinks below what it paid, a short seller questions the company's reported deliveries, and Greg Abel himself admits he sees no quick recovery…
Berkshire Hathaway’s Stock Price Problem Gets Worse
Maybe it is because Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) at the end of last year. Maybe his replacement, Greg Abel, is not…
In 1978, A Nevada Man Nicknamed ’40-Dollar Frank’ First Bought Shares Of Berkshire Hathaway. Three Decades Later Frank Fitzgerald Gathered His Family On The Deck Of His New Dream Home To Say “Thank you, Warren.”
Frank Fitzpatrick bought Berkshire Hathaway shares for $40 each, watched them double, sold too soon, and then did something most investors never find the courage to do.
Morgan Stanley Just Bet Against Berkshire Hathaway’s Favorite Homebuilder
Morgan Stanley just issued a sell rating on a homebuilder that Berkshire Hathaway keeps buying in larger and larger quantities, and the reasoning behind each side reveals a fundamental disagreement about time,…
‘Sometimes I Wish I Hadn’t Sold’: Why a 40-Year Owner Regrets Her Multimillion Dollar Payout
She spent 40 years building a multimillion dollar business, then sold it and discovered she had no idea what to do next. Her story reveals a trap that catches far more sellers…
If Berkshire’s $2.1 Billion Bet Is Right, You’ll Probably Wish You Bought This Unloved Housing Stock. Abel and Weschler Just Bought Another 2.7 Million Shares Of Lennar.
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) moved fast into a homebuilder Wall Street has turned against. Per TipRanks, Berkshire bought $212.4 million of Lennar (NYSE:LEN) stock, over 2.7 million shares, between…
Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell Above $500?
Berkshire Hathaway has gone nowhere for a year while the S&P 500 climbed 12.5%, and the reasons behind that divergence reveal a company in the middle of a transformation that could resolve…
Berkshire Hathaway Owns 400 Million Shares of Coca-Cola. Here Is What That Dividend Is Worth Now.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has held roughly 400 million shares of Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO | KO Price Prediction) for decades, a position originally built in the late 1980s and left untouched through every…
5 of Warren Buffett’s Largest Berkshire Hathaway Stocks Are Raising Their Dividends Every Year
Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into a dividend-collecting machine even though the company refuses to pay one itself, and five of his biggest holdings are quietly handing shareholders more cash every single…
Warren Buffett’s Succession Triggers Search for His Spiritual Successors
Warren Buffett's step back from Berkshire forces a harder question: which public companies actually run his playbook, and how close do any of them get to the real thing?
Is Markel the New Berkshire Hathaway Blueprint for Value Investors Post-Buffett?
Warren Buffett's exit from Berkshire Hathaway reignited a debate value investors have circled for years: whether one smaller insurer running the same three-engine compounding model can fill the void, and whether its…
Legendary Investor Warren Buffett Is Resigning as Berkshire Chairman
Markets have become accustomed to corporate leaders eventually moving on, but few departures carry the weight of Warren Buffett leaving the chairman’s office at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE.BRK-A | BRK-A Price Prediction)(NYSE:BRK-B). Buffett…
Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chair: ‘Father Time Always Wins’
After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett just made a move that reshapes who controls the culture and the cash at one of the world's most powerful companies.
Warren Buffett Is Stepping Down as Chairman. Here’s How Much You’d Have If You Invested $1,000 In 1970 When He First Took The Role
Warren Buffett is handing over the Berkshire Hathaway chairmanship at 96, closing a run that began when the stock traded at a price most investors today would barely recognize. The math on…
Red October Sell-Off Could Be Coming: 5 Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks Are Safe Havens
A stock market correction of up to 20% may arrive sooner than most investors expect, but five Berkshire Hathaway holdings are already positioned to weather the storm while paying investors to wait.