{
  "id": 2832745,
  "title": "Greg Abel Just Spent $23.5 Billion on 9 Stocks for Berkshire Hathaway. Here's the Best of the Bunch.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/greg-abel-just-spent-23-5-billion-on-9-stocks-for-berkshire-hathaway-2832745",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/23/warren-greg-abel-just-spent-23-billion-on-9-stocks/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Warren Buffett recently transferred leadership of Berkshire Hathaway to Greg Abel, who retains oversight with Buffett's approval. Abel, as CEO, manages Berkshire's expansive portfolio and operating companies, though his investment experience is less established. Recently, Abel allocated approximately $23.5 billion of Berkshire's cash reserves across nine publicly traded companies. Among these investments, one stands out as the most promising.",
  "summary": "Berkshire was a net purchaser of stocks for the first time since 2022.",
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        "outlet": "Motley Fool",
        "title": "Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Is Sitting on Nearly $400 Billion in Cash. Here's How His Deal-Making Approach Differs From Warren Buffett's.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/berkshire-ceo-greg-abel-is-sitting-on-nearly-400-billion-in-cash-2818594",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:15:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Is Sitting on Nearly $400 Billion in Cash. Here's How His Deal-Making Approach Differs From Warren Buffett's.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/berkshire-ceo-greg-abel-is-sitting-on-nearly-400-billion-in-cash",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:35:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Is Sitting on Nearly $400 Billion in Cash. Here's How His Deal-Making Approach Differs From Warren Buffett's.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/berkshire-ceo-greg-abel-is-sitting-on-nearly-400-billion-in-cash-2820315",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:35:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}