Berkshire Hathaway stock is now down 12% since Warren Buffett announced his retirement

Under Warren Buffett’s savvy leadership, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B) garnered a reputation for continuously outperforming the overall U.S. stock market by a wide margin.Looking at the XXI century, the benchmark S&P 500 index is up 341.93% as it rose from about 1,320 at the start of 2001 to approximately 5,900 at the start of 2025 – the year ‘The Oracle of Omaha’ announced he would retire.Within the same timeframe, BRK.B stock rallied 884.13% from roughly $85 to just above $442.Berkshire Hathaway ...