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NYSE: BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock, explained like you're 5
Berkshire Hathaway is a giant holding company run for many years by Warren Buffett. It owns whole businesses like GEICO insurance and BNSF railroad, and big stakes in companies like Apple.
- Ticker
- BRK.B
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
How Berkshire Hathaway makes money
- Insurance, including GEICO, which also gives it cash to invest.
- Owning railroads, utilities and many other companies outright.
- Returns on a large stock portfolio and a big pile of cash.
What moves BRK.B stock
- How the insurance businesses perform.
- The value of the stocks it holds.
- Leadership changes and what it decides to buy with its cash.
In the news lately
- Berkshire Hathaway: The Abel Era Needs More Than Continuity (NYSE:BRK.A) (Seeking Alpha)
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock Looks Reasonable Despite A 77% Five Year Run (Simply Wall Street)
- Berkshire Hathaway Is Buying Up Shares of This Beaten Down Stock. Should You Invest Too? (The Motley Fool)
- Berkshire Hathaway Is Buying Up Shares of This Beaten Down Stock. Should You Invest Too? (Yahoo Finance)
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock Looks Reasonable Despite A 77% Five Year Run (Simply Wall Street)
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Questions about Berkshire Hathaway stock
What does Berkshire Hathaway do?
Berkshire Hathaway is a giant holding company run for many years by Warren Buffett. It owns whole businesses like GEICO insurance and BNSF railroad, and big stakes in companies like Apple.
What is the ticker symbol for Berkshire Hathaway?
Berkshire Hathaway trades under the ticker BRK.B on the New York Stock Exchange.
How does Berkshire Hathaway make money?
Insurance, including GEICO, which also gives it cash to invest. Owning railroads, utilities and many other companies outright. Returns on a large stock portfolio and a big pile of cash.
What moves BRK.B stock?
How the insurance businesses perform. The value of the stocks it holds. Leadership changes and what it decides to buy with its cash.
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