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Berkshire Hathaway

Multinational conglomerate holding company

berkshirehathaway.com

Headquarters: United States
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 10,000+
Industry: Investment Holding Companies

Last updated October 4

Latest news about Berkshire Hathaway

In short: Berkshire Hathaway named Greg Abel CEO and Howard Buffett chairman, then deployed record cash into stocks, housing, and buybacks.

Company announcements

September 18 Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway appoints Howard Buffett as Chairman

Warren Buffett becomes Chairman Emeritus. Greg Abel remains CEO. Succession plan executes.

August 8 Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway reports second quarter 2026 earnings

Net earnings rose to $25.7 billion from $12.4 billion a year earlier, with operating earnings of $13.0 billion. The company repurchased $4.5 billion of its shares during the quarter.

July 24 Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway completes acquisition of Taylor Morrison

The deal worth $8.5 billion creates the fourth largest US homebuilder

May 31 Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion

All-cash transaction at $72.50 per share, a 24% premium, expected to close in H2 2026.

Media coverage

October 4 Ad Hoc News

Berkshire Hathaway stock reports stronger second quarter results

Yahoo Finance reported that second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 10 percent year over year to USD 101.8 billion, while operating earnings increased 16.3 percent to USD...

October 1 MSN

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway just made its first major AI investment: Here's the next AI buy it could make with its $365 billion cash pile

Quick ReadGreg Abel deployed $10 billion into Alphabet (GOOGL), marking BRK-B's first major AI investment from its $400 billion cash pile.Meta (META) at 22x P/E...

September 23 MSN

Warren Buffett's son chose farming over college, now chairs $1 trillion Berkshire Hathaway

Howard Graham Buffett has recently succeeded his father as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, a trillion-dollar company. He began his career farming without previous experience and...

September 21 Fortune

Warren Buffett Built Fortune After Buying Dumb Stock

Billionaire Warren Buffett steps down after 60 years at Berkshire Hathaway, leaving with $145 billion despite once calling the acquisition his dumbest investment ever.

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