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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He Sold the Berkshire Shares, Then Donated the Cash. Medicare Counted the Gain Before Charity Got a Dollar
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Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell Above $500?
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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?