Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Tops $1 Trillion Market Valuation

Published on August 29, 2024

Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holding company briefly surpassed $1 trillion in market value on Aug. 28, making it the first nontech firm in the United States to reach the milestone. The Omaha-based conglomerate joined six other companies in crossing the $1 trillion threshold: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook parent Meta Platforms. Berkshire Hathaway’s valuation is based on 553,234 Class A and 1,325,192,508 Class B shares outstanding as of July 23. Its Class A shares were trading at $696,502, while its Class B shares were worth $464.59 at the end of the trading day on Aug. 28, just about pushing it over the $1 trillion mark....

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