Greg Abel

Canadian businessman

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The culture Warren built and the values he championed will remain at the heart of Berkshire, and Howard will be their guardian,
Warren described in his letter today how his role at Berkshire has been 'the best job in the world.' He gave me an extraordinary responsibility — the best job in American business — and then the latitude to lead in a manner consistent with Berkshire's culture and values. I look forward to continuing to work alongside Warren, with Howard serving as Chairman and Sue as Lead Independent Director, and I am grateful for that opportunity."
They hadn't set the size, but recommended that we consider 10 billion. And Warren and I discussed the size. We discussed the size of discount, and I'd recommended 6.5% discount, and we were comfortable with that,
There is a lot more pushback in the communities across the U.S.,
They're still relatively modest when you think about it,
Our balance sheet is a strategic asset to be deployed at the right time. It allows us to act decisively, invest when others are tentative or fearful, and stand firm when financial storms roll through."

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Berkshire CEO Abel says Alphabet a 'significant player' in AI after growing stake in Q2

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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

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Greg Abel's Berkshire Hathaway Places $10 Billion Bet on Alphabet in Major Portfolio Shift

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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

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Crowd shrinks as Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO leads the annual meeting for the first time Saturday

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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

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