{
  "id": 8228949,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MarketWatch",
    "slug": "marketwatch",
    "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",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Warren Buffett, the investing legend that turned Berkshire Hathaway into an massive conglomerate, has officially stepped aside as chairman after leaving as CEO at the beginning of the year.",
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        "outlet": "MarketWatch Top",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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."
}