For the 55 calendar years from 1965 through 2019, Berkshire Hathaway’s stock rose at an 18.6% annualized pace, versus 11.8% for the S&P 500 SPX, -1.15% . (Both returns reflect reinvested dividends.) Warren Buffett can take credit for this, and he appears to be very much in charge of Berkshire. …
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We’ve got a meaty call of the day from Pershing Square Capital Management hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman, who told investors on a call on Wednesday that he is dumping shares in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, -0.52% BRK.B, -0.61%. While Buffett is always the main attraction in a room, Ackman …
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‘I think there are lots of troubles coming… There’s too much wretched excess.’ That’s Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, +0.06% , sharing his thoughts on the current climate at the Daily Journal annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. Munger, who serves as chairman for the Daily Journal along …
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