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Listen up: Firms spent about $1 trillion on their own shares in 2025, according to Morningstar estimates.
Related Stories Save and Invest Berkshire Hathaway will start repurchasing its own s—what buybacks mean for investors Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, just dropped on March 5 on CNBCs “Squawk Box” that the company would start repurchasing s of its own stock. For Berkshire, this is a relative rarity — the company hasnt bought back s since the second quarter of 2024. (let that sink in)
But for companies like Berkshire, a financially mature conglomerate worth more than $1 trillion and with plenty of excess cash , the move has become increasingly common.
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The business implications here could be significant in the coming months.
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