BERKSHIRE OPERATING EARNINGS RISE 16% IN SECOND QUARTER. BUYBACKS HIT $4.5 BILLION. - BARRON'S
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Berkshire Hathaway reported a 16% rise in operating earnings for its second quarter, and the conglomerate completed $4.5 billion of share repurchases, according to Barron's. The results come under new CEO Greg Abel, who is beginning to deploy Berkshire’s massive cash reserve.
According to Barron's, Berkshire’s operating earnings climbed 16% year‑over‑year, while the company’s buybacks reached $4.5 billion. The Financial Times notes that Abel is starting to use the cash pile that Warren Buffett had kept idle for years, and CNBC reports that Berkshire used $10 billion of that cash to purchase Alphabet stock. Abel’s strategy signals a shift from Buffett’s historically conservative approach to cash management.
Berkshire’s cash hoard has long been seen as a key asset under Buffett, and the new CEO’s moves to invest and repurchase shares suggest a potential change in the company’s capital allocation policy.
- Operating earnings up 16% in Q2
- Share buybacks totaled $4.5 billion
- New CEO Greg Abel is deploying Buffett’s cash hoard, including a $10 billion purchase of Alphabet shares
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