Greg Abel’s $365 Billion Test: How Berkshire’s New CEO Is Quietly Rewiring a Legend
Abel directed $23.5 billion into nine stocks and an $8.5 billion homebuilder deal, signaling a more active use of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash.
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Greg Abel’s $365 Billion Test: How Berkshire’s New CEO Is Quietly Rewiring a Legend
Warren Buffett handed over the top job at Berkshire Hathaway on New Year’s Day 2026. He left his successor a balance sheet swollen with cash. Nearly $400 billion of it. Greg Abel, the Canadian-born operator who spent years running Berkshire’s energy businesses, now decides how to spend that hoard. By the end of June the pile had shrunk. Not collapsed. Just eased down to roughly $365 billion after some stock purchases and a homebuilder acquisitio…
Berkshire earnings rose last quarter and CEO Greg Abel is starting to deploy Buffett's massive cash hoard
Berkshire Hathaway reported operating earnings of $12.98 billion for the second quarter, up from $11.16 billion in the prior-year period, reflecting a 16% increase. The results demonstrated strength in several business segments, with manufacturing, service and retailing earnings climbing 24% to $4.47 billion and Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s profit surging 27% to $891 million. The railroad division BNSF also contributed with a 6% earnings increase…
Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Is Sitting on Nearly $400 Billion in Cash. Here's How His Deal-Making Approach Differs From Warren Buffett's.
Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO has the firepower to make big deals, and his first deal reveals how he's likely to approach acquisitions.
Berkshire Hathaway has increased its holdings of Alphabet stock from almost zero to approximately $38 billion in less than a year. It is highly likely that Warren Buffett is leading this investment.
Berkshire Hathaway touches the $400 billion in cash and that forces Greg Abel to decide. The figure, released by Yahoo Finance, places Warren Buffett’s successor before a scenario that Buffett himself did not manage with this dimension. A $400 billion box alters the Berkshire board The Omaha-based conglomerate’s box has become an uncomfortable asset. For years, Buffett’s patience allowed to accumulate liquidity without yield just a little. Now t…
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