Berkshire Class A Hits Record $824,765 as Nasdaq Falls 5.3% in October

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The Facts

  • Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares closed Monday at a record $821,931 and ended the week up 0.3% at $815,600. CNBC only
  • Class A set a record intraday high of $824,765 the previous Thursday, fully erasing a 15% pullback that followed Warren Buffett's announcement that he would step down as CEO. CNBC only
  • Class B shares closed at a record $548.56 on Monday and hit a record intraday high of $550.47 on Friday, up less than 0.1% for the week. CNBC only
  • Berkshire ended October with an 8.9% gain, while the S&P 500 fell 0.9% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 5.3%. CNBC only
  • The Nasdaq fell 2.9% on Friday, its worst one-day drop since June, as money moved away from AI and tech stocks over spending concerns. CNBC only
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  • Alphabet stock fell almost 13% Thursday, its worst day since its 2004 IPO, erasing about $500 billion in market value, after Q3 results showed negative free cash flow of $9.1 billion versus $2.7 billion expected and search revenue missing estimates for a second straight quarter. CNBC only
  • Berkshire's Alphabet stake peaked at $40 billion in early August and fell to $29.6 billion Friday, making it the fourth-largest equity holding, based on shares held as of June 30. CNBC only
  • Berkshire's Coca-Cola position rose to $37.6 billion from a low of $32.5 billion in late July, moving to third place. CNBC only
  • Barron's estimates Berkshire paid more than $300 per Alphabet share, perhaps close to $320. CNBC only
  • In an SEC disclosure, Berkshire said it sold $69 million of DaVita shares on Tuesday; its remaining 28.3 million shares are worth $5.3 billion. CNBC only
  • The DaVita sale is part of a series of reductions under a 2024 agreement capping Berkshire's stake at 45% as DaVita buys back shares. CNBC only

Context

Berkshire Hathaway shares set new record highs during the week ended Oct. 30 while tech-heavy indexes fell, as investors rotated away from AI-related stocks. Berkshire's Alphabet holding lost about a quarter of its value since early August after Alphabet's earnings report.

Berkshire's September 30 portfolio snapshot is due to be released in about two weeks, and could change the value of its holdings as of that date.

How the Agent Panel Scored This

Independent AI personas each scored importance 1–10; the story's score is a trimmed mean (highest and lowest votes dropped). Vote spread: 1.

4 Business Analyst The story reports a stock record and Berkshire's portfolio marks, with the concrete events being a Nasdaq drop, an Alphabet selloff, and a small $69 million DaVita share sale, which are notable market moves but mostly routine for a single-company update with only one source.
3 Informed Citizen This story reports stock price movements and record highs for Berkshire shares plus a minor $69 million DaVita share sale, which are market recaps with limited direct impact on ordinary people within a week.
3 Critical Reader The story reports stock price moves and portfolio valuations for Berkshire Hathaway, a financial-market recap with limited broad impact, plus a small $69 million DaVita share sale, making it minor news.
3 Global Affairs Analyst This is a market-price story about Berkshire Hathaway stock records and portfolio valuation changes, with only minor concrete actions such as a $69 million DaVita share sale, so it has limited geopolitical significance and is mostly financial routine reporting.
3 Policy Expert The story reports market price movements and record stock highs for Berkshire, plus a routine SEC disclosure of a $69 million DaVita share sale under a pre-existing agreement, none of which is a new government action or law, so its impact is limited to investors and market observers.
3 Science & Tech Analyst This is a market recap reporting record stock prices, a routine DaVita share sale, and Alphabet's earnings-driven drop, with limited broad impact despite notable Berkshire and Nasdaq moves.
3 News Editor This is a market-recap story about a stock hitting record prices and routine portfolio/SEC disclosures (a $69 million DaVita share sale), with limited broad impact and only one source, though the Nasdaq drop and Alphabet's $500 billion loss add some market significance.

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