Day: May 1, 2022

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -2.55% was able to quickly buy a large stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY, -3.40% during the first quarter as the market has been “a casino” to an “extraordinary degree” over the past couple years, said Berkshire chief executive officer Warren Buffett at the conglomerate’s annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday. He […]

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, -2.94% BRK.B, -2.55% Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett said the company would be able to preserve its culture long after he’s left the scene. Responding to a question at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting, Buffett, 91, said Berkshire has “a culture that a) has worked and b) has the shares and shareholders […]

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, -2.94% BRK.B, -2.55% Vice Chairman Charlie Munger on Saturday said the Robinhood trading app was “unraveling” after engaging in practices he labeled “disgusting.” “Look what happened to Robinhood from its peak to its trough,” Munger said at Berkshire’s annual meeting. “Wasn’t that pretty obvious that something like that was going to […]

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. started buying more shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. since Microsoft Corp. announced its plan to acquire the videogame maker in January and now has a 9.5% stake, Warren Buffett said Saturday at Berkshire’s annual meeting. Buffett said those purchases were his decision and are a bet that the deal will close. Activision […]

The large influence that just a few passive index fund managers have on corporate governance is “not a good development” for the U.S., remarked Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman, at Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday. “I don’t think it’s good for the country to have three passive investors” telling companies what “proper […]