Berkshire Hathaway, led by CEO Greg Abel, nearly tripled its Alphabet shares to about 57.8 million, valuing the stake at $16.6 billion, making Alphabet a top-five holding. This move follows strong Q1 2026 results from Alphabet, including a significant cloud backlog and robust AI investments. Meanwhile, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square sold most of its Alphabet shares to invest heavily in Microsoft, which also shows strong AI-driven growth but trades at a lower valuation. Both investors are betting on AI infrastructure but differ on which company will better monetize AI. For retirement investors, diversifying between both stocks may align better with institutional strategies than choosing one over the other.
Larry Page's fortune surpassed $300 billion following a 3.9% rise in Alphabet shares, boosted by Warren Buffett's acknowledgment of Berkshire Hathaway's significant investment in the company. Berkshire Hathaway initially invested $4.3 billion in Alph...
Warren Buffett has decided to stop directing his annual Berkshire Hathaway donations to the Gates Foundation, citing Bill Gates' association with Jeffrey Epstein as "distasteful." Instead, Buffett is now giving his donations to four family-linked fou...
Warren Buffett is accelerating his donations of Berkshire Hathaway shares to four family foundations, aiming to give away all his shares within about eight years. He recently donated nearly $6 billion in shares, excluding the Gates Foundation, which ...
Warren Buffett, 95, is donating 9 million Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares to four family-linked foundations, excluding the Gates Foundation, which had been a major recipient for years. This shift follows concerns about the Gates Foundation's ties t...
In 2026, Berkshire Hathaway's B shares are down 1.8% year-to-date, trailing the S&P 500's 10.7% gain. A strong June helped reduce Berkshire's deficit but it still underperformed in Q2, gaining just over 3% versus the S&P's 16% tech-driven rise. Berks...
