Warren Buffett went viral, stacked cash, and dropped a bombshell in 2025. Here are 6 highlights of his last year as CEO.

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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Warren Buffett is resigning as CEO but remaining chairman. He once said retiring would be 'unthinkable' and worse than death.

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Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett's deputy goes to JPMorgan: What close watchers say about Jamie Dimon hiring Todd Combs

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (left) and Todd Combs.
Todd Combs (right) is leaving Berkshire Hathaway to work for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (left).

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Warren Buffett hired Todd Combs to take over Berkshire's portfolio one day. Here's what close watchers say about his surprise exit.

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A side-by-side image of Warren Buffett and departing Geico CEO, Todd Combs.
A side-by-side image of Warren Buffett and departing Geico CEO, Todd Combs.

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Berkshire Hathaway is seeing its biggest shake-up in decades. Warren Buffett watchers say it's just the start.

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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals $4.3 billion Alphabet stake in his final weeks as CEO

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Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Warren Buffett says he'll keep writing a yearly letter — and plans to 'step up' his charitable giving

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FILE - In this May 5, 2018 file photo, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is seen during a tour of the exhibit floor at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. Buffett will release his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Buffett’s letters are always one of the best-read business documents every year.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cashed in another $6 billion worth of stocks in his penultimate quarter as CEO

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Warren Buffett

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A 'Succession'-style settlement keeps Rupert Murdoch's media empire intact. But not forever.

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Rupert Murdoch at the Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica, California, April 2025
A new settlement means Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan will control the family business after Rupert dies.

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The real-life 'Succession' fight for control of the Murdoch media empire has come to an end

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Rupert Murdoch with his sons Lachlan Murdoch (L) and James Murdoch (R) in 2016 — before the latest chapter of their bitter succession dispute began.

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