Berkshire Hathaway A Stock News

With Warren Buffett releasing his last Thanksgiving letter to shareholders as CEO, many investors are likely feeling uncertain, maybe even a bit sad, as Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) enters a new era.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is currently sitting on an unprecedented and massive cash pile, with approximately 31% of its portfolio held in cash and short-term Treasury bills—a record $381 billion.

The $1 trillion club is dominated by big tech. JPMorgan Chase could be the first big bank to surpass $1 trillion in market cap, thanks to its high capital efficiency and earnings growth runway.

Stock futures are lower this morning following a big tech-fueled rally on Monday amid hopes that the federal government shutdown is set to end soon; the Senate late Monday passed legislation to fund the government through January, sending the measure to the House of Representatives; CoreWeave (CRWV) shares are plunging after its full-year revenue projections came up short of analysts' expectati...

It is now a week since Disney and YouTube TV's carriage negotiation battle resulted in Disney pulling the ABC broadcast network and Disney networks such as ESPN and Disney Channel from YouTube TV subscribers. It's tempting to simply say “it's just like the old days of cable-broadcaster fights and it'll all work out like usual.

Warren Buffett's impending exit as Berkshire Hathaway's chief has been a drag on the stock of late, but needlessly so. Walmart may not be a thrilling holding, but what it lacks in excitement it makes up for in unstoppability.

For many years, Warren Buffett has recommended that investors buy the S&P 500 index fund. After Buffett sold his own shares in S&P 500-tracking funds, many investors are now having second thoughts.

In his final annual message to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, a tradition he has maintained since 1965, investing icon Warren Buffett announced he will be “going quiet” after stepping down as CEO at the end of this year.