Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Warren Buffett was still searching for that elephant in his final months as Berkshire CEO
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC In the final stretch of his tenure atop Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett was still pursuing that elusive elephant. The 95-year-old legendary investor, who handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel […]
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Powell’s criminal investigation, Google’s AI shopping push, Boeing deliveries and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Monday. I find myself at an impasse trying to decide what to write in this intro. As someone who’s committed to their skincare routine, I should write about this story on the latest men’s beauty trend. But as a Michigan native, […]
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JPMorgan’s looming question: What happens when CEO Jamie Dimon leaves?
As Wall Street’s top bankers huddled in New York last month, preparing to convince Elon Musk’s SpaceX that they should be chosen to lead its upcoming IPO, one firm wasn’t letting its star advisor miss the bake-off. Among the squad of JPMorgan Chase investment bankers flying 2,500 miles west to California to pitch SpaceX was […]
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Abel’s $25 million Berkshire paycheck is in the same league as other S&P 500 CEOs
(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Greg Abel’s annual cash salary for 2026 as the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is $25 million, a 19% increase from the $21 million he got […]
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Maduro pleads not guilty, Nvidia’s robotaxi play, JPMorgan’s ‘secret sauce’ and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. We’re not even a week into the new year and I’ve already started telling myself that my resolution to read more can include reviewing drafts of this newsletter. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off […]
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The latest on Venezuela, Tesla’s second-place finish, inside Chick-fil-A’s marketing blitz and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Good morning. It was anything but a quiet weekend for news, so I’ll cut to the chase. S&P 500 futures are up slightly this morning. The market is coming off a losing week. Here are five key things investors need to know […]
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Berkshire Hathaway shares dip as Warren Buffett exits and Greg Abel era begins
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares slipped Friday as investors digested the formal end of Warren Buffett’s six-decade tenure as chief executive and the start of a new era under successor Greg Abel. Class […]
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Buffett hands over the reins, the stock market’s losing streak, airline class wars and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday and happy 2026! I began my year at the movie theater watching an Amanda Seyfried-led movie-musical (“The Testament of Ann Lee,” not “Mamma Mia!”). Stock futures are up this morning. The market is on a four-day losing streak. Here are […]
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Buffett says Berkshire has the best odds of any company for lasting a century as he hands over reins
Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway is better positioned than any company to endure for the next century as he handed over the CEO reins to his successor Greg Abel, whom he strongly endorsed. “It has a better chance I think of being here 100 years from now than any company I can think of,” Buffett […]
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A 5 million percent return in 60 years leaves Warren Buffett’s legacy unmatched
Key Points Warren Buffett has handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel after a six-decade run. From 1964 to 2024, Berkshire delivered a compounded annual gain of 19.9%, nearly double the S&P 500’s 10.4%. As Buffett relinquishes the helm, investors are increasingly focused on what disappears with him. Source
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