January 26, 2024 • 1 min
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company for a multitude of businesses, including GEICO and Fruit of the Loom. It's run by chair and CEO Warren Buffett.
Berkshire Hathaway is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally, it was a company comprised of a group of textile milling plants. Buffett assumed control of the struggling New England company in 1965.
Since that time, Berkshire has grown to be one of the largest companies in the world, based on market capitalization. Today, it is one of the world's largest companies by market capitalization.
As of May 2023, Berkshire Hathaway had a market capitalization of over $715 billion, making it one of the largest publicly traded companies worldwide.
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Berkshire Hathaway is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally, it was a company comprised of a group of textile milling plants. Buffett assumed control of the struggling New England company in 1965.
Since that time, Berkshire has grown to be one of the largest companies in the world, based on market capitalization. Today, it is one of the world's largest companies by market capitalization.
As of May 2023, Berkshire Hathaway had a market capitalization of over $715 billion, making it one of the largest publicly traded companies worldwide.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/investment-terms--4432332/support.
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