Berkshire Hathaway shares rose to a record on Monday after the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, driven by improvement in insurance operations.

Warren Buffett on Saturday assured Berkshire Hathaway investors that despite the company's record cash pile and recent stock sales, "the great majority" of their money remained invested in equities.

Berkshire Hathaway delivered a strong Q4 2024, with operating income surging 71% YoY, growing to $14.5 billion, driven by strong operating gains in the insurance business. Despite the solid macro ...

The stock sales meant the famed investor's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate paid the most corporate income tax of any American company in history, Buffett said in his annual shareholder letter on ...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., led by Warren Buffett, has outperformed the S&P 500 since 1965 with a 19.9% compounded annual gain versus 10.4% for the S&P 500. Berkshire's core businesses include ...

When it comes to CEO selections, prestigious schools will only get you so far at Berkshire Hathaway. “I never look at where a candidate has gone to school. Never!” declared Buffett in this ...

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A), founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer, is now the ninth-largest company globally by market cap, exceeding $1 trillion. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO ...

WARREN Buffett said on Saturday (Feb 22) that his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will likely increase its ownership in the five Japanese trading houses it holds. In his annual letter to Berkshire ...

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab shares rose to a record on Monday after the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, driven by ...

Berkshire Hathaway shares jumped 5% Monday, on pace for their best day since November. Here are five key areas investors are watching after the conglomerate's annual report and shareholder letter ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday joined a growing list of American companies to publicly change their approach to discussing their commitment to diversity and inclusion. Berkshire ...

But what about less conventional and far simpler names like Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), which is as much a mutual fund and private equity outfit as it is anything else?