Reading up on Berkshire Hathaway
10 deep · digging since nov 27, 25
- Nvidia’s Risky Business – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Nvidia is partnering with major financial firms to create $500 billion in financing platforms for AI infrastructure, transforming compute into an investable asset class and expanding systemic risk in the AI buildout.
- Greg Abel finally puts Buffett’s cash pile to work
Greg Abel, Warren Buffett’s successor at Berkshire Hathaway, is deploying the conglomerate’s massive cash reserves into strategic acquisitions and investments after years of conservatism.
- The Google Capital Company – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Google raises $80B in equity, including $10B from Berkshire Hathaway, to fund AI capex, signaling demand vastly exceeds expectations and capital is becoming a commodity.
- Bill Gates Spent Years Crafting His Image. Now It’s Cracking. - WSJ
Newly released Justice Department files and employee accounts reveal Bill Gates's decades-long association with Jeffrey Epstein, including multiple meetings, affairs, and attempts by his staff to control media narratives, leading to severed ties with Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, and international engagements.
- Berkshire Hathaway portfolio changes: How the new stocks are trading
Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a $2.6 billion Delta Air Lines stake and increased its Alphabet position, with several stocks rising on the news.
- See Who Owns The 39 Trillion U S Debt In 2026 From Domestic And Foreign Holders To The Fed And Mutual And Pension Funds
As of March 2026, U.S. debt totals $39 trillion, with domestic investors holding $17.7 trillion and foreign holders $9.3 trillion.
- Berkshire Hathaway Posts a Drop in Earnings in Buffett’s Last Year - The New York Times
Gregory Abel's first earnings report as Berkshire Hathaway CEO shows lower profits, mainly from insurance declines, using straightforward commentary instead of Warren Buffett's folksy style.
- Why Tokens Can’t Compound - by Santiago Roel Santos
Crypto tokens fail to compound value because they are legally designed as non-equity instruments with no reinvestment mechanism, unlike businesses that compound through capital allocation.
- Surely the crash of the US economy has to be soon
Hacker News commenters debate whether a US economic crash is imminent, citing an AI investment bubble, distorted unemployment data, and deepening wealth inequality as key warning signs.
- Exclusive | The Untold Story of Charlie Munger’s Final Years - WSJ
In the year before his death, Charlie Munger made over $50 million from a bet on shunned industry, increased real-estate activities, and questioned if Moore's Law applies to AI.