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  "id": 8502610,
  "title": "Warren Buffett Is No Longer Berkshire's Chairman. Here’s Why I'm Buying the Stock Anyway.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/warren-buffett-is-no-longer-berkshires-chairman-heres-why-im-buying",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T17:02:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
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    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/19/warren-buffett-is-no-longer-berkshire-s-chairman-here-s-why-i-m-buying-the-stock-anyway/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Warren Buffett has stepped down as Executive Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, effective immediately, and has been named chairman emeritus. His son, Howard Buffett, has taken over the role of chairman. This change comes nearly nine months after Buffett stepped down as CEO, handing the reins to Greg Abel, according to VnExpress Business.\n\nBuffett, 96, remains a director of the company. He has transformed Berkshire from a failing New England textile company into a $1.1 trillion conglomerate, promoting a value-oriented investment philosophy that has influenced generations of investors and executives. Berkshire's empire includes various businesses such as GEICO car insurance, the BNSF railroad, and hundreds of billions of dollars of stocks like Apple, American Express, and Coca-Cola.\n\nThe succession plan had been in place for some time, with Howard Buffett, 71, a director since 1993, taking over as non-executive chairman. Warren Buffett expressed his contentment with the transition, stating that he still has the best job in the world and has never felt better about what comes next, as quoted in VnExpress Business.",
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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."
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