Greg Abel

Susan Decker will continue as lead independent director

The comments offer new insight into Berkshire's growing bet on Alphabet, an investment that stands out for a conglomerate historically associated with businesses such as insurance, railroads, energy and consumer products rather than rapidly evolving technology

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel discussed with CNBC's Becky Quick on Wednesday the conglomerate's massive investment in Google parent Alphabet, calling the tech giant a "significant player" in artificial intelligence

A majority of Americans have concerns about data centers cropping up across the country, and the opposition among lawmakers spans party lines

CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year, agreed in June to make a $10 billion stock investment in Alphabet, expanding on the stake that Berkshire started to build last fall

Greg Abel’s new strategy boosts Berkshire Hathaway stock holdings

On Tuesday, Buffett's firm Berkshire Hathaway stopped giving donations to the Microsoft co-founder's charity for the first time in 20 years and instead handed his remaining stock to foundations linked to his family

Warren Buffett: I am the driving force behind our bet on Alphabet

In the span of just a few days, Berkshire committed nearly $17 billion across two major transactions, agreeing to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home for $6.8 billion, excluding debt, and investing $10 billion in Alphabet through a discounted private placement tied to the Google parent's massive artificial intelligence fundraising effort

Berkshire Hathaway 's new CEO Greg Abel started off the week with a $6.8 billion acquisition of homebuilder Taylor Morrison and then followed that up Monday with a $10 billion stock investment in Google's parent company

Google parent Alphabet is asking investors for an extraordinary $80 billion to help finance one of the most ambitious artificial intelligence expansion plans ever undertaken by a technology company

The offer represents a 24% premium to the homebuilder's closing price on May 29 and values the company at about $8.5 billion, including debt

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway executed one of its most significant portfolio overhauls in years during the first quarter of 2026, selling stakes in 16 companies while initiating new positions and boosting others as Greg Abel assumed the CEO role

The Omaha-based conglomerate published its quarterly U.S. stock portfolio on Friday, under new CEO Greg Abel, who took the helm at the start of the year from legendary investor Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google's parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after taking over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year

Abel recently sought to reassure investors at Berkshire Hathaway’s first annual meeting without Buffett at the helm

Wall Street analysts came away from Greg Abel's first annual meeting at Berkshire Hathaway broadly impressed with his command of the business, but underwhelmed by the company's restrained pace of share buybacks

Abel, 63, who became chief executive in January, must earn the trust of investors increasingly focused on technology and artificial intelligence, unlike Berkshire's collection ‌of insurers, retailers and hard-asset businesses in energy, industrials and manufacturing

Berkshire’s Ailing Share Price Clouds Abel’s First Annual Meeting as CEO

Greg Abel is wasting little time putting his stamp on Berkshire Hathaway 's investment portfolio, reportedly moving to unwind positions tied to the departed lieutenant Todd Combs

The repurchases began on Wednesday and ​are Berkshire's first since May 2024

Abel used his first letter to shareholders to underscore his investment bona fides and his commitment to the principles that predecessor Warren Buffett had long extolled

Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for most of the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times on Tuesday

Five years after Warren Buffett sold off all of Berkshire Hathaway's newspapers and predicted unending declines for most of the industry, Berkshire disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times on Tuesday

Berkshire Hathaway is preparing to sell the more than 325 million shares it holds in Kraft Heinz ahead of a planned split

His compensation was set by Buffett during that period, and included a $21 million salary in 2024, a $20 million salary in 2023, and a $16 million salary plus a $3 million bonus in 2022

Buffett, who turns 95 this year, has led the conglomerate for nearly six decades, transforming it from a struggling New England textile manufacturer into a diversified global powerhouse valued at over USD 1 trillion