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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (/ ˈ b ɜːr k ʃ ər /) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger (1978–2023).
Oliver Chace (August 24, 1769 – May 21, 1852) was an American 18th and 19th-century businessman. He was the founder of several New England textile manufacturing companies in the early 19th century, including the Valley Falls Company, the original antecedent of Berkshire Hathaway, which as of 2019 is one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world.
[70] [71] Berkshire Hathaway already owned a 3% stake, with rights to own more than 20%. [72] Also in 2009, Buffett acquired Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. for $34 billion in cash and stock. Alice Schroeder, author of Snowball, said that a key reason for the purchase was to diversify Berkshire Hathaway from the financial industry. [73]
Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., center, laughs with Bill Gates, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corp. and a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. director, left, as they play bridge ...
Berkshire Hathaway history. When Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway, textile manufacturing was a business in decline, but it did experience occasional cyclical highs that generated profits ...
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has minted many millionaires during the past six decades. If you had invested $10,000 in Berkshire on May 10, 1965 -- the day Warren Buffett's ...
At year end 2021, Berkshire Hathaway Energy owns 7.7% of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company, and Berkshire Hathaway owns approximately 6% stakes in five major Japanese conglomerates, ITOCHU Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. [79]
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, Walmart heir Rob Walton, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and LVMH founder and CEO ...