Biography Flash Warren Buffett Triples NYT Stake and Legacy Reflections at 95

About this episode

The episode discusses Warren Buffett's recent investment moves and reflections on his legacy at 95.

Warren Buffett Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Warren Buffett may have stepped down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, but over the past few days his shadow has been all over the business pages, the markets, and the chatter in investing circles. In regulatory filings spotlighted by CNBC and detailed by TheStreet, Berkshire Hathaway has quietly but dramatically **tripled its stake in the New York Times Company to roughly 15.1 million shares**, a position worth more than 1.1 billion dollars and equal to about 9.4 percent of the publisher. TheStreet reports that this buying spree took place during Greg Abels first three months as Berkshire CEO, after he formally succeeded Buffett at the start of the year, but the move is widely seen as an extension of Buffetts decades-long thesis that high-quality, subscription-driven media brands can be durable franchises in a changing information economy. While Abel is signing the orders, many commentators frame this as one more chapter in Buffetts long record of backing brands with strong moats and trusted reputations. Any suggestion that Buffett is personally micromanaging these trades now is speculation, but Berkshire watchers…

Topics covered

• Warren Buffett
• Berkshire Hathaway
• New York Times
• investing
• media brands
• business strategy

Keywords

• Warren Buffett
• Berkshire Hathaway
• New York Times
• investment
• media brands
• Greg Abel
• business strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, New York Times Company

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