Berkshire Hathaway Is Buying Back Its Own Stock for the First Time Since 2024. Here's What It Signals.

There's good news for Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB) shareholders who've been growing increasingly frustrated with the company's ever-growing pile of cash. It's finally doing something with it! It's not the something most shareholders were likely expecting. But something is better than nothing. That is, for the first time since May 2024, Berkshire is repurchasing its own stock, making any shares remaining in investors' hands worth at least a little more. It's not a massive buyback, for the r ...