It may come as a surprise then to learn that Berkshire Hathaway — the multinational conglomerate Buffett runs — held a record ...

Warren Buffett fields a question about Berkshire Hathaway's burgeoning pile of Treasurys and cash equivalents. The query asks whether part of the rationale for the record war chest is to leave ...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s operating profit dropped 14% in the first quarter of 2025 from a year ago to $9.6 billion , while the conglomerate's cash pile grew more massive to nearly $348 billion ...

Warren Buffett's Cash Pile at Berkshire Hathaway Just Hit a Record $348 Billion -- and That's Terrible News for Wall Street By Sean Williams – May 12, 2025 at 3:06AM ...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ’s operating earnings fell about 14% from a year earlier and its cash pile surged to a record $347.7 billion as the conglomerate struggled to put money to work amid ...

Buffett's risk-off approach persisted, increasing Berkshire's cash pile to a record $347.7 billion, while net equity sales slowed to $1.5 billion.

Continue » Berkshire is prepared for a market decline Since the end of 2023, Berkshire has essentially doubled its cash pile. As of last quarter, the business held roughly $350 billion in cash.

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The Cash Pile Also noteworthy in Berkshire’s Q1 release was the cash pile. The pile–made up primarily of U.S. treasuries–grew all the way to $348 billion. That’s a record high.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway posted a 14% drop in first-quarter operating profits on Saturday. Berkshire sold a net $1.5 billion of stocks and grew its cash pile to a record $348 billion ...