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Week ahead: US inflation and China’s trade data due Tuesday US adds 165,000 jobs in October, almost triple forecasts AI sell-off goes global: $2.5T wiped from Nasdaq 100 in a day Greece clears surveys and cable works for the €1.9 billion Cyprus power link Berkshire’s cash hits record $377B as Q3 buybacks reach $9.6B Moderna lifts 2026 growth outlook to 15–25% after 29% Q3 jump Panama’s $8.5B Bet: The Canal That Wants to Be More Than a Canal Microsoft reportedly winds down Oracle AI-computing deal; Oracle falls 4% Up 1,500, down 1,800: Wall Street’s wildest week since the 2025 tariff crash Fox closes $22B Roku takeover months ahead of schedule

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Berkshire’s cash hits record $377B as Q3 buybacks reach $9.6B

Berkshire’s Q3 operating profit fell as insurance weakened, but Greg Abel stepped up buybacks while the cash pile grew to a new record.

News | 8 November 2026

Berkshire’s cash hits record $377B as Q3 buybacks reach $9.6B

Berkshire’s Q3 operating profit fell as insurance weakened, but Greg Abel stepped up buybacks while the cash pile grew to a new record.

Greg Abel’s first year as CEO is showing a clearer pattern: more buybacks and a bigger cash pile. Berkshire bought back about $9.6 billion of its own shares in Q3, double the $4.5 billion in Q2 and well above the roughly $1.6 billion analysts expected. Cash still rose to a record $377.4 billion, up from $364.7 billion at the end of June, even after Berkshire completed its $6.8 billion purchase of homebuilder Taylor Morrison.

Operating profit fell 5.8% to $12.7 billion, mainly because insurance underwriting profit dropped 43% as property insurance became more competitive. The railroad and energy businesses made up part of the gap: BNSF profit rose 19% and BHE profit rose 8%.