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Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Warren Buffett’s Farewell Letter: “Going Quiet,” $1.35B Gift to Family Foundations, and the Hand‑Off to Greg Abel (Nov. 11, 2025)

Dateline: November 11, 2025 Warren Buffett has published what is effectively his farewell message as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, signaling the end of his famed annual report essay and marathon Q&A at the shareholder meeting. In the same message, the 95‑year‑old detailed a fresh phase of his philanthropy and disclosed the conversion and donation of Berkshire stock worth roughly $1.35 billion to four family foundations. He plans to continue communicating each November with a shorter “Thanksgiving” note as he transfers day‑to‑day leadership to vice chair Greg Abel at year‑end. For background and reporting, see coverage from CNN, the Financial Post, and
11 November 2025
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Next Act: Trillion-Dollar BRK-B, Buffett’s Farewell & 2025 Forecasts

Berkshire Hathaway Today: Buffett’s “It’s Not Me” Deepfake Warning, BNSF’s Phoenix Setback, and GEICO’s Tracey Laws Tapped to Lead RAA

Date: November 7, 2025Tickers: NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B Key takeaways Buffett issues “It’s Not Me” warning about AI deepfakes Berkshire Hathaway said it has identified several YouTube videos using AI‑generated images to mimic Warren Buffett and deliver advice he never gave. The company’s “It’s Not Me” release stresses that the audio is a tell—flat and robotic, not Buffett’s voice—and cautions viewers against being misled. Notably, Berkshire added that Buffett will share a separate message on philanthropy, Berkshire, and other matters on Monday, Nov. 10, to be posted on the company’s website. berkshirehathaway.com Newsrooms amplified the warning today, noting it comes as
7 November 2025
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Next Act: Trillion-Dollar BRK-B, Buffett’s Farewell & 2025 Forecasts

Berkshire Hathaway’s Next Act: Trillion-Dollar BRK-B, Buffett’s Farewell & 2025 Forecasts

Current Price & Recent Performance Berkshire Hathaway’s Class B stock (NYSE: BRK-B) trades around $477–$480 as of early November 2025 stockinvest.us. The share price has eased off about 5% since mid-October, when it briefly crossed the $500 mark before pulling back stockinvest.us. Year-to-date, BRK-B is up roughly 8–9% in 2025, which means it has underperformed the S&P 500 (the S&P is up about 14–16% over the same period) tipranks.com. Berkshire’s stock had been at record highs earlier in the year, but it fell back after CEO Warren Buffett announced his retirement plans in May – since that news, the stock has
3 November 2025
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Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Berkshire’s $381B Cash Haul & Buffett’s Exit: Will Shares Explode Monday? Market Prep: Nov 3, 2025.

Q3 2025 Results: Profit Surge, but Modest Revenue. Berkshire’s latest earnings report (released Nov 1) was largely positive. Operating earnings – Buffett’s preferred measure (excluding stock-market swings) – jumped to $13.49 billion in Q3, a +34% gain from year-ago businesstimes.com.sg reuters.com. This beat expectations and was fueled by a rebound in insurance underwriting (weather losses were low) and favorable currency movements. For example, fewer hurricane losses helped primary insurance profits recover. BNSF railroad profits also rose (~6%), and manufacturing/retail businesses did well. On the other hand, utilities (Berkshire Energy) saw profit decline ~9% ts2.tech and GEICO’s pretax profit dipped (~13% drop) as
2 November 2025
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Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Buffett’s Berkshire Stuns with Record Cash Hoard and Profit Surge Ahead of CEO Exit

Q3 2025 Earnings Highlights Berkshire Hathaway delivered strong third-quarter results that surprised to the upside. Operating earnings — Buffett’s preferred metric which excludes investment swings — surged to $13.485 billion (about $9,376 per Class A share), up from $10.09 billion a year earlier reuters.com. This ~34% jump in operating profit was aided significantly by a rebound in insurance performance and favorable foreign exchange movements. In fact, fewer large catastrophes (no repeat of the prior year’s major hurricane losses) helped Berkshire’s insurance underwriting profit jump by $1.6 billion marketscreener.com. Additionally, currency fluctuations accounted for roughly two-fifths of the operating profit increase, providing an extra earnings
1 November 2025
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Sirius XM Stock Shocks Wall Street: Buffett’s Big Bet, Liberty Merger Fallout & 2025 Streaming Showdown

Sirius XM Stock Shocks Wall Street: Buffett’s Big Bet, Liberty Merger Fallout & 2025 Streaming Showdown

Bottom Line: Sirius XM Holdings stands at a crossroads in late 2025. The stock is cheap by the numbers (single-digit P/E, hefty dividend) nasdaq.com stockinvest.us and now free from Liberty’s tangle, it’s attracting big-name investors who see value. Upcoming earnings and guidance will be crucial in determining if Sirius XM can deliver growth or if it remains a cash cow in slow decline. With a 37% Buffett endorsement on one hand and Spotify-led disruption on the other, Sirius XM has become a fascinating battleground. Investors should watch subscriber trends, new product uptake, and management’s strategic pivots in the streaming era.
20 October 2025
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Nancy Pelosi & Warren Buffett Are Both Betting on These 4 Stocks — What Do They Know?

Nancy Pelosi & Warren Buffett Are Both Betting on These 4 Stocks — What Do They Know?

Pelosi & Buffett’s $Billion Stock Overlap: Tech Titans and Financial Giants It’s not often that the “Oracle of Omaha” (Buffett) and a prominent Washington figure (Pelosi) end up betting on the same horses. Yet recent disclosures reveal four stocks common to both their portfolios benzinga.com. Amazon and Apple form the tech half of this overlap, while Visa and American Express form the finance half. In summary: these four shared stocks suggest that despite very different investing styles, Pelosi and Buffett are finding common ground in companies with dominant market positions and long-term growth stories. Their overlap spans two industries –
16 October 2025
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Warren Buffett’s $10B Oil Bet: Could Berkshire’s OxyChem Deal Supercharge Occidental (OXY)?

Warren Buffett’s $10B Oil Bet: Could Berkshire’s OxyChem Deal Supercharge Occidental (OXY)?

Occidental’s Background and Debt Burden Occidental Petroleum (ticker OXY) is a Houston-based oil & gas company with large Permian Basin and Gulf of Mexico production. It has grown aggressively through acquisitions, notably Anadarko Petroleum in 2019 (financed with $10 billion from Buffett’s Berkshire) and the CrownRock shale deal in 2024 reuters.com tipranks.com. These moves boosted production but also piled on debt. As of June 30, 2025, Occidental’s long-term debt stood around $23.3 billion reuters.com, well above its management’s comfort zone (a stated target near $15 billion) seekingalpha.com. To address this, Occidental has been selling non-core assets. In 2024–2025 it divested about $4 billion worth
30 September 2025
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