Berkshire Investors Should Pay Attention to What Warren Buffett Just Said About Greg Abel
Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway's ( NYSE :BRK.B | BRK.B Price Prediction ) CEO a little over 6 months ago, though he's still the chairman.
Warren Buffett stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway's ( NYSE :BRK.B | BRK.B Price Prediction ) CEO a little over 6 months ago, though he's still the chairman.
Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Wednesday it has produced and sold its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from soybean oil sourced from Bunge and certified under the CORSIA low ILUC risk standard, in what it said was a global first.
Over the past decade the S&P 500 beat Berkshire (about 15% vs. 13% a year), but only on a narrow, tech heavy rally that pushed index concentration to record highs. Berkshire's edge is turbulence: it rose 36% while the S&P fell 37% through the dot com bust, and its ~$400B cash is dry powder for the next reset. Valuations are at opposite extremes: the S&P at a 32x P/E and Shiller above 41, versus Berkshire at 1.45x book, near its 10 year average.
Berkshire's diversification, cash strength and positive analyst sentiment outweigh stronger 2026 growth estimates for Markel.
The Federal Reserve has a new chair, and Kevin Warsh's first Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the helm gives investors their first real look at how he may steer interest-rate policy. Investors aren't expecting any change in interest rates at this meeting, but will be looking for clues about the next directional decision.
Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) reached $495.52 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.28% change compared to its last close.
Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a $1 trillion empire.
Billionaire Warren Buffett retired as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO on Dec. 31, officially passing the torch to his protege, Greg Abel. Berkshire is making an additional $10 billion investment in an artificial intelligence (AI) applications leader.
At one point, Apple made up half of Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio. Had Berkshire not sold Apple stock, its stake would have increased by $90 billion.
Berkshire Hathaway just made a big bet on Alphabet, tripling its stake last quarter and upping it by another 50% recently. Alphabet is now Berkshire's fourth-largest position.
Much is made of Berkshire Hathaway's investments, but the real story behind the company's success is the "float." Auto insurance giant Progressive generated nearly $1 billion from its float in the first quarter of 2026 alone.
Berkshire Hathaway has operated in the housing space for a long time. The company just expanded its presence with its pending purchase of Taylor Morrison.
Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
Greg Abel has been CEO of Berkshire Hathaway for a little under six months. This year, Berkshire Hathaway made some large purchases of a stock closely tied to the artificial intelligence sector: Alphabet.
If you are building a portfolio you intend to never touch again, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) warrants a central role, because it is engineered to compound capital across decades regardless of who is in the White House, what the Federal Reserve is doing, or which sector is in fashion.
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Recently, Warren Buffett said that the almost 10% pullback we saw in February was not big enough to get Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) excited.
Berkshire Hathaway has nearly $400 billion in cash on its balance sheet. Cash isn't what made Berkshire Hathaway a successful business.
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Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a $1 trillion empire.