Greg Abel tells Berkshire Hathaway investors that cash pile not a retreat from deal-making
New chief executive publishes his first letter to shareholders after Warren Buffett’s retirement
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Chuck Feeney, the billionaire who gave Ireland $1.93bn, was the opposite of Trump
Atlantic Philanthropies made 1,616 grants to the island of Ireland totalling $1.93 billion. Its departure left a void that has been hard to fill
Era of the disposable leader
Chief executive churnover is less visible than political headrolling but can be just as disruptive
Who decides what the common good is in Ireland? The uncommonly privileged, that’s who
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Warren Buffett hands over Berkshire Hathaway’s reins to Greg Abel
Investors hunt for clues on how the investor’s protégé will shape the $1.1tn conglomerate
Berkshire Hathaway stock picker Todd Combs to leave for JPMorgan
Warren Buffett announces leadership shake-up at conglomerate
Google’s gains and Meta’s woes show a more cautious AI market
Markets appear to be increasingly wary of big AI promises unsupported by cash flow or path to profitability
‘Going quiet’ at 95, Warren Buffett shows why time beats returns
Despite stellar returns, Buffett’s fortune was driven by decades of compounding, not just brilliance
Is Warren Buffett’s retirement driving Berkshire’s share price slump?
Stock’s price likely a bigger factor than the 94-year-old founder’s looming retirement
Berkshire Hathaway shares tumble as Warren Buffett prepares to step down
Conglomerate’s stock underperforms market by second widest margin since 1990
Warren Buffett’s approach to errors offers important lesson for other business leaders
The outgoing Berkshire Hathaway boss kept his letters to shareholders brief and breezy, and owned up to his mistakes
Warren Buffett, stock-picker extraordinaire? Not quite
The Sage of Omaha has made some expensive missteps in the past decade
Greg Abel faces tricky task leading Berkshire Hathaway after Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett's handpicked successor inherits record cash pile — but will be scrutinised more than ‘Oracle of Omaha’
Warren Buffett to step down from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades
‘Oracle of Omaha’ announces plans to retire from his sprawling conglomerate at historic annual meeting
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