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Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI Spending

Google parent Alphabet Inc. is raising $80 billion through a package of equity offerings, including an investment deal with Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to help fund ambitious and growing artificial intelligence spending plans.

The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Taylor Morrison for $6.8 Billion

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash deal worth about $6.8 billion, the first major purchase under chief executive Greg Abel and a vote of confidence in the US housing market.

Workers pave a driveway outside a new home at the Rosemary Grove community by Taylor Morrison in Vacaville, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. The US Census Bureau is expected to release housing starts figures on October 17.

Berkshire Amasses $2.6 Billion Stake in Delta Airlines

15. Mai 2026 um 21:39
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. amassed a $2.6 billion stake in Delta Airlines Inc., reigniting the conglomerate’s complicated relationship with the airline industry.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, June 28, 2024. Wall Street traders sent stocks toward fresh all-time highs as signs of inflation cooling reinforced bets the Federal Reserve will be able to start cutting interest rates this year. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Prudential CEO Plans Strategic Update With Japan Sales Paused

05. Mai 2026 um 22:09
Prudential Financial Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andy Sullivan plans to provide investors with a strategic update later this year as the firm contends with a sales pause in Japan, one of its biggest markets.

A person enters the Prudential Financial Inc. Tower in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Prudential Financial Inc. is scheduled to release earning figures on February 6, 2018. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

Berkshire Investors Praise Greg Abel at Post-Buffett Meeting

02. Mai 2026 um 19:16
Greg Abel didn’t take long to address the elephant in the room.

Attendees enter the convention hall during a shareholders shopping day ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, US, on Friday, May 1, 2026. CEO Greg Abel has pledged to follow Buffett's approach to investing and managing risk - Saturday's meeting is branded with the slogan "The Legacy Continues."

Berkshire Hathaway’s Cash Surges in Abel’s First Quarter as CEO

02. Mai 2026 um 13:09
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s cash pile soared to its highest level ever and operating earnings jumped in Greg Abel’s first quarter as chief executive officer.

Squishmallow toys in the likeness of Warren Buffett and Greg Abel on the sales floor at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 2.

Berkshire’s Ailing Share Price Clouds Abel’s First Annual Meeting as CEO

30. April 2026 um 11:00
Days before his first annual meeting as the chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Greg Abel is facing a problem that seldom confronted his legendary predecessor: a floundering stock price.

Greg Abel and Warren Buffett at the 2025 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Festival in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 2. Photographer: Matthew Putney/AP Photo

US Life Insurers Have Shifted More General Account Risk Offshore

24. April 2026 um 22:02
US life insurers have shifted more of their general account risk to entities abroad than in the US as of year-end, the first time that offshore reinsurance hubs have overtaken domestic ones for that business.

Vehicles travel along Front Street in Hamilton, Bermuda, on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Bermuda's Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the first Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on November 1, announcing a decrease in 2.8 percent. This decline in GDP is largely attributable to the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Furbert said.
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