Andrew Bary

4 days ago | barrons.com | Andrew Bary

Sphere Entertainment stock is priced for a lot of bad news when a lot can go right. Sphere Entertainment Has a Dazzling Arena. The Stock Is Undervalued. Sphere is part of the Dolan empire, and its shares look cheap relative to the company’s assets. Sphere Entertainment’s shimmering and audacious Las Vegas arena draws raves from concertgoers thanks to its cutting-edge sound system and top-flight acts like U2 and the Eagles. Its shares could soon attract an audience of their own.

6 days ago | barrons.com | Andrew Bary

Bill Gates’ commitment to give away $200 billion over the next 20 years unveiled Thursday highlights the challenge that Warren Buffett’s three children will face after his death. Buffett, the 94-year-old CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has charged them with giving away his fortune—that consists almost entirely of some $160 billion of Berkshire stock—in a decade or so after his death. Gates, 69, is planning to give away an average of about $10 billion annually over the next 20 years.

6 days ago | barrons.com | Andrew Bary

One of the unknowns about Berkshire Hathaway when Greg Abel takes over as CEO at the start of 2026 is the role that will be played by investment managers Ted Weschler and Todd Combs. Weschler and Combs have run about 10% of Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio for more than a decade with CEO Warren Buffett handling the other 90%.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Andrew Bary

One of the unknowns about Berkshire Hathaway when Greg Abel takes over as CEO at the start of 2026 is the role that will be played by investment managers Ted Weschler and Todd Combs. Weschler and Combs have run about 10% of Berkshire’s $300 billion equity portfolio for more than a decade with CEO Warren Buffett handling the other 90%.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Andrew Bary

Warren Buffett said Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway nearly made a $10 billion acquisition, leading to speculation that the deal that got away involved Skechers. The footwear company agreed to be taken private by 3G Capital for about $9.3 billion in a deal announced Monday. The price is $63 a share, which was a 30% premium to the 15-day volume-weighted average price of the stock, but below its 52-week high of $79. Skechers might have appealed to Berkshire because it is a top footwear company.