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  "id": 8227997,
  "title": "Warren Buffett exits Berkshire Hathaway as his son Howard becomes chairman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/warren-buffett-exits-berkshire-hathaway-as-his-son-howard-becomes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MarketWatch Top",
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buffett-exits-as-berkshire-hathaway-as-his-son-howard-becomes-chairman-095cc4f9?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Warren Buffett has stepped aside as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. He had previously relinquished his role as CEO earlier in the year.\n\nBuffett remains executive chair of the company. His impact on Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio is expected to endure, with some of the stakes he initiated likely to remain in the portfolio for decades.\n\nThe conglomerate's stock portfolio is valued at roughly $363 billion, according to Motley Fool. Two of the stakes in the portfolio earn the company roughly $1.44 billion in combined annual dividends.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Warren Buffett exits Berkshire Hathaway as his son Howard becomes chairman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/warren-buffett-exits-berkshire-hathaway-as-his-son-howard-becomes-8228949",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:55:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "Warren Buffett steps down, hands Berkshire chair post to son",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/warren-buffett-steps-down-hands-berkshire-chair-post-to-son",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:19:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Buffett replaced by son Howard as Berkshire Hathaway chairman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/buffett-replaced-by-son-howard-as-berkshire-hathaway-chairman",
        "published": "2026-09-18T12:42:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}