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Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining $147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is set to receive $776 million in dividends from Coca-Cola in 2024, thanks to a raised quarterly payout, marking a 30-year investment
Berkshire also reported a 6 per cent decline in quarterly operating profit, largely the result of higher insurance underwriting liabilities including for Hurricane Helene
The conglomerate's strength comes as optimism for the economy builds, with the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates at its September meeting
Buffett has held silent about his reasoning while whittling the highly profitable bet - an investment that began when the stock was trading near $5 in 2011
With the recent sell-offs, Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway has raised its cash position relative to total assets in the June quarter to 25 percent
As a result, Buffett is now sitting on nearly $277 billion in cash, up from what was already a record $189 billion just three months earlier
The sales began after Bank of America's stock price had risen by about two-thirds since late October, and traded at more than 1.2 times book value
Still, Berkshire holds almost 962 million shares, the filing shows - worth $39.5 billion at Monday's closing price
Warren Buffett has donated the stocks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities. This is his biggest annual donation since he began making them in 2006
Berkshire recently sold 1.3 million Hong Kong-listed BYD shares for HK$310.5 million ($39.8 million)
Open AI CEO Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin have decided to give away most of their wealth to The Giving Pledge' - founded by Warren Buffett, Melinda French Gates, and Bill Gates
The conglomerate has also invested in other businesses in the insurance industry. Berkshire owns a stake in Aon Plc, a major broker, and has previously bet on rivals including Marsh & McLennan Cos
Investors had long considered Todd Combs and Ted Weschler, who manage part of Berkshire's $335.9 billion equity portfolio, leading candidates to manage more or all of it
Buffett, 93, said Berkshire has a great reputation around the world. He said, his Japanese experience has been fascinating enough
With the billionaire investor turning 94 this year and Munger's death in November, succession at Berkshire has become an increasingly pressing matter for shareholders
The size of Berkshire's stake in Apple stake fell 22% to $135.4 billion as of March 31 from $174.3 billion at the end of 2023, even though the iPhone maker's share price fell just 11% in the quarter
The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm posted higher operating earnings, which briefly boosted a stock that's been been crawling toward the trillion-dollar club since it notched an all-time high last year
Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile grows to record $168 bn
By that measure, Berkshire reported a 28 per cent jump in operating earnings to $ 8.48 billion, or $ 5,878.21 per Class A share. That's up from $6.63 billion, or $4,527.06 per Class A share