Buffett's Successor Is Ready To Pass The Ketchup — Berkshire's Kraft Heinz Losses Are Bigger Than You Think

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Berkshire Hathaway's shares underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025, and with Warren Buffett's departure, the company's successor may reassess long-standing stock picks, starting with Kraft Heinz, which plans to sell shares on behalf of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Bearish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

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Source Yahoo Finance
Claim Buffett's Successor Is Ready To Pass The Ketchup — Berkshire's Kraft Heinz Losses Are Bigger Than You Think
AI inference Bearish · 80%
Generated 2026-01-24 00:31

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Original source

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) shares underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025, marking a rare miss in the final year under Warren Buffett‘s leadership. With Buffett gone from the CEO role, his successor could have his eye on changing some of the long-standing stock picks. Berkshire's Kraft Heinz Stake Up First Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC) shares fell Tuesday after hours with the company filing plans to sell up to 325,442,152 shares on behalf of shareholder Berkshire Hathaway. The shares c

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 24, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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