Buffett Goes Out Like a Bear With $5 Billion in 4Q Sales

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Warren Buffett's last quarter as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO showed a bearish sentiment as he reduced the company's Amazon stake by 75%, while increasing positions in Chevron and Chubb, and building a stake in the New York Times Co.

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Neutral How the article is written, as reported by the source.

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 85% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 85% confidence.

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Source Bloomberg
Claim Buffett Goes Out Like a Bear With $5 Billion in 4Q Sales
AI inference Bearish · 85%
Generated 2026-02-18 21:56

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

Warren Buffett's last quarter as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO reflected a bearish sentiment as he prepares to depart the firm, handing the reins to Greg Abel. The conglomerate cut its Amazon stake by 75%, with the position likely gaining 130-140% and performing broadly in line with the S&P 500. Chevron and Chubb, among its top 10 holdings, saw position increases. Berkshire Hathaway is also building a stake in the New York Times Co. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Property & Casualty Insurance Matthew Palazola joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 19, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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