Berkshire Hathaway Spends Down Cash Pile Under CEO Greg Abel

Berkshire Hathaway reduced its cash hoard to $365.5 billion in Q2, as CEO Greg Abel deployed capital into $4.5 billion of stock buybacks and nearly $20 billion in equities, including investments in Alphabet and Taylor Morrison. Operating earnings rose 16% to nearly $13 billion…

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. spent about $4.5 billion to buy back its own shares in the second quarter and purchased nearly $20 billion of equities in the period, signs that Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel is putting more of the firm’s cash pile to work.