5 d. ago Buffett will remain chairman at Berkshire Hathaway when Abel takes over as CEO in 2026

Billionaire Warren Buffett will remain chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after Greg Abel takes over as CEO at the start of the new year

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5 d. ago Warren Buffett and Donald Trump are two extraordinary men. One is modest and wise, the other vulgar and venal. How sad it's the latter who now defines America, writes DOMINIC LAWSON

At the age of 94, and after 60 years at the helm of his company Berkshire Hathaway, on Saturday Warren Buffett told the annual public meeting of his adoring shareholders that he was leaving them.

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5 d. ago Warren Buffett reveals his thoughts on tariffs at Berkshire Hathaway conference

Speaking about the negative impact of tariffs on Saturday, the 94-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway did not explicitly name Donald Trump

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5 d. ago Mission impossible? Abel faces tricky task leading Berkshire after Buffett

Handpicked successor inherits record cash pile — but will be scrutinised more than ‘Oracle of Omaha’

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5 d. ago Mission impossible? Abel’s tricky task leading Berkshire after Buffett

Handpicked successor inherits record cash pile — but will be scrutinised more than ‘Oracle of Omaha’

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6 d. ago Warren Buffett’s best and worst investments in his 60 years as Berkshire Hathaway CEO

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he wants to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year

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6 d. ago Who is Greg Abel, the executive picked to be successor to Warren Buffett?

When Warren Buffett announced at his annual shareholder meeting that he is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, he elevated a 62-year-old Canadian executive named Greg Abel who has long been one of his top lieutenants

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6 d. ago Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway

Billionaire shocked audience of investors with disclosure and said his vice-chair, Greg Abel, should take overWarren Buffett, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. He is 94 years old.Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, shocked an arena full of shareholders on Saturday when he announced that he would step down as the CEO and chair of the trillion-dollar conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025. He will recommend to the 11-person board that his vice-chair, Greg Abel, who currently oversees most of the company’s investments, be named as his successor, Buffett said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Warren Buffett stuns crowd as he steps down from Berkshire Hathaway... and issues stark warning to Trump

The 94-year-old had been speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, when he made the announcement.

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6 d. ago Warren Buffett stuns crowd as he steps down from Berkshire... and issues stark warning to Trump

The 94-year-old had been speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, when he made the announcement.

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6 d. ago Warren Buffett shocks investors by announcing retirement from Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year

The 94-year-old made the announcement at the company’s 2025 investor conference on Saturday

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6 d. ago Investor Warren Buffett says he will retire at the end of the year from Berkshire Hathaway

The 94-year-old made the announcement at the company’s 2025 investor conference on Saturday

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6 d. ago Who is Greg Abel, successor to Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway’s ‘CEO in waiting’?

Billionaire investor Buffett – who will turn 95 in August – announced Abel as the man to take over his investing juggernaut back in May 2021

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6 d. ago Warren Buffett to step down from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades

The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ announces plans to retire from his sprawling conglomerate at annual meeting

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6 d. ago Throngs of admirers fill an arena to get Warren Buffett's take on tariffs and Berkshire Hathaway

Thousands of Berkshire Hathaway investors have streamed into an arena hoping to hear Warren Buffett address what he thinks of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and explain why he is sitting on $347.7 billion cash

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