Google taps markets for $30bn AI cash call Tech Alphabet will raise up to $80bn (£59bn) from investors to fund its AI expansion, marking one of the largest equity fundraisings in history and a major shift for a company that has traditionally relied on its vast cash generation to finance growth. The Google parent said on Monday it would use the proceeds to expand [...]
NetJets: Losses spike at Warren Buffett’s private jet company Transport and infrastructure Losses at the UK arm of NetJets, the private jet company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The division has posted a pre-tax loss of $11.2m (£8.4m) for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The total comes after NetJets UK also [...]
The post-Buffett era is an opportunity for UK small caps Opinion Undervalued, small UK companies are ripe for Warren Buffett-style investing, says Edmund Hill-Smith Warren Buffett’s decision to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway marks a historic turning point, not just for the company, but for global capital allocation more broadly. For over six decades, Buffett’s disciplined, value-oriented approach has steered billions into what he [...]
Billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square makes moves on Berkshire Hathaway aspirations May 6, 2025 FTSE 100 trust Pershing Square has made further steps towards billionaire manager Bill Ackman’s aspiration to emulate Berkshire Hathaway by building a diversified holding company. Pershing Square Capital Management, which runs the investment trust, has made a further $900m investment into property company Howard Hughes, bringing Ackman’s stake in the firm to 46.9 per cent. [...]
Warren Buffett set to resign as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway May 4, 2025 Warren Buffett is set to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, marking a surprise ending to his 60 year career as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’. The famed American investor said he will recommend to the company’s board that Greg Abel, chair of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, should take over [...]
Which stocks are Warren Buffett, Michael Burry and Bill Ackman buying? August 15, 2024 A raft of the biggest US investors, like Warren Buffett, the Big Short’s Michael Burry, and Bill Ackman have disclosed which stocks they’ve bought and sold over the last three months. The holdings were revealed in 13-F filings last night, which all US funds worth over $100m have to file with the Securities and Exchange [...]
Workers to strike at Rolls-Royce supplier owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway August 14, 2024 Almost 200 workers at a supplier to the likes of Airbus, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems are to strike over an “unacceptable” pay offer. The employees at SPS Technologies in Leicester will begin industrial action later this month, union Unite has confirmed. SPS Technologies is part of Precision Castparts Corp which is owned by Warren Buffett’s [...]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumps half of its Apple stake August 4, 2024 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has dumped half of its Apple holdings as it continues to trim its position in the company.
Warren Buffett and The Big Short’s Michael Burry: Why are they selling Apple and buying gold? May 16, 2024 The latest portfolio moves of Warren Buffett and Michael Burry have been revealed.
Days of ‘eye-popping’ gains are over for Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett writes February 25, 2024 Warren Buffett warned that the days of "eye-popping" gains for Berkshire Hathaway are over given its huge size and the dearth of attractive investment opportunities.