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Berkshire Hathaway
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Berkshire Hathaway: A Conglomerate Colossus Berkshire Hathaway Inc, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, has evolved from a textile manufacturer into a multinational conglomerate under the stewardship of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Since Buffett assumed control in 1965, the company's impressive ...
- Company type Public
- Industry Conglomerate
- Founded 1839
- Founders Oliver Chace
- Headquarters Blackstone Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people Warren Buffett (chair &
- Revenue US$371.4 billion (2024)
- Net income US$88.99 billion (2024)
- Number of employees 392,400 (2024)
- Subsidiaries See List of subsidiaries
- Website www.berkshirehathaway.com
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Berkshire Hathaway history
Last Updated : 28/03/25, 08:52 AM
Berkshire Hathaway: From Textiles to a Conglomerate Colossus Berkshire Hathaway's journey began in 1955 as a textile manufacturer, a sector Warren Buffett would later deem his biggest investment mistake. The initial merger of Hathaway Manufacturing and Berkshire Fine Spinning created a sizeable oper...
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY NEWS
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries climbs 8 spots to 45th rank on Forbes' Global 2000 list
June 13, 2023 1:38 pm
Reliance was ranked ahead of well-known names like Germany's BMW Group, Switzerland's Nestle, China's Alibaba Group, US-based Procter & Gamble and Japan's Sony.
Warren Buffet assures shareholders Berkshire '100% prepared' for his departure
February 23, 2020 2:55 pm
Berkshire has more than 90 units employing 391,539 people, including the BNSF railroad, Geico car insurer, Dairy Queen ice cream and See's candies; clothing and jewelry companies, and namesake utility and real estate brokerage businesses.
Microsoft products to be available through Hathaway's broadband network
November 28, 2017 1:23 pm
In a new partnership, cable and internet services provider Hathaway has said that it will sell Microsoft products through its broadband services across India.
Losing touch? Buffett may face questions on lags
May 02, 2014 12:31 am
Buffett has told investors for several years that the massive size of Berkshire makes it impossible for him to match the investment gains he delivered decades ago, but he still believes Berkshire will beat the overall market.
McDonald's axes ketchup king Heinz
October 26, 2013 12:46 pm
McDonald's is ending a relationship of over 40 years as it drops Heinz from its supplier list.
Google vaults past Microsoft,Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway,Apple Inc ahead
October 19, 2013 10:55 am
Google quarterly result puts it on course to challenge Apple Inc,despite rivals Facebook Inc,Yahoo Inc.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway no longer to sell Bajaj Allianz online insurance
July 17, 2013 4:34 pm
Berkshire's advent into Indian market announced with much fanfare has met with failure.
New book teaches children ABCs of Warren Buffett
May 13, 2013 1:59 pm
'My First Berkshire ABC' to teach children about one of the world's best-known companies.
Part rock concert,part investment workshop: Warren Buffett leads annual meeting like no other
May 05, 2013 11:01 am
More than 30,000 people got the chance to learn about business and life from Berkshire CEO.
Buffett to take major Goldman Sachs stake in warrant deal
March 27, 2013 12:47 am
Warren Buffett will become one of Goldman Sachs' ten largest shareholders essentially for free,after he and the bank amended a 2008 deal to exchange his potential profit on Goldman warrants for stock.
