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...I tread carefully in not specifying which woman is bereaved: the film deals its cards sharply enough that you don’t want to spoil its surprises....
...But don’t fear: while the restructurings aren’t playing out in court, they’re still incredibly lucrative....
...Warren Buffett said Greg Abel should have the final decision on investments at Berkshire Hathaway, making clear that his successor will have authority over not just takeovers but the sprawling conglomerate...
...What is Berkshire Hathaway?...
...Retirees don’t have jobs to lose, after all. It left Viking in a stable cash position....
...I don’t know where I got that notion from, but I had it.”...
...Investors and analysts don’t believe the company will make any immediate changes, given that succession plans have largely been laid out and that Munger’s $2bn-plus stake was not large enough to affect control...
...“They don’t have to check with me before they buy or sell anything,” he said in 2017. “Sometimes they will have talked to me about something they are doing....
...I tell this to my assistants all the time, you don’t know how you are going to connect with someone,” she says. “And be nice....
...“I don’t want to denigrate anybody, but I think [Paramount] needs a little bit of new energy. I think he will bring that,” Emanuel said....
...And then Berkshire Hathaway. (Laughter) Katie Martin(Laughter) Berkshire Hathaway just gets in because it’s Berkshire Hathaway. Toby NangleI know. It’s in the rule book....
...Don Hankey, a Los Angeles-based subprime auto loan billionaire, has said two of his biggest early-career mistakes were to only do business with honest people and to trust his gut to pick those people out...
...Berkshire Hathaway was a net seller of equities (including Apple shares) in the first quarter and its cash pile grew to a new record....
...Charlie Munger, who has died aged 99, was instrumental in helping Warren Buffett turn Berkshire Hathaway into an investment powerhouse....
...I’m joined now by the FT’s Eric Platt, who covers Berkshire Hathaway. Hi, Eric. Eric Platt Hey. Persis Love So tell me a little bit about this energy and utility business from Berkshire Hathaway....
...And they especially don’t like seeing beloved analogue creative implements being trashed,” he said....
...“I don’t know how long it will take.”...
...[MUSIC PLAYING] Kasia BroussalianBerkshire Hathaway is sitting on its biggest pile of cash ever — $189bn in the first quarter of 2024....
...But you do not get like, gentlemanly chaps wondering, well, I don’t think . . . Robert Armstrong Yeah, I don’t know, not even. But you don’t . . . Jo Ellison I mean, look at HTSI....
...The stockpile of assets, called “strategic holdings”, has been created by Nuttall and Bae to replicate the success Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has had in compounding its assets, profits and market...
...“We don’t really understand why you would need to introduce an additional criteria of ‘investability’,” said Andy Manning, principal economic regulation specialist at Citizens Advice....
...His wager is that he can earn higher returns, benefiting policyholders as well as insurers, an approach he says Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway pioneered....
...The FT’s Eric Platt, along with our data team, has published a terrific read on Berkshire Hathaway and whether its heirs apparent can pick stocks as well as Warren Buffett....
...That could be a few months off: On top of labour market resilience, Don Rissmiller of Strategas notes that inflation often travels in waves....
...I don’t get it, Rob. Make it stop. Robert ArmstrongI’m long something. I am long Berkshire Hathaway....
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