Warren Buffett Is Stepping Down. What’s Next for Berkshire Hathaway?

沃伦·巴菲特即将卸任。伯克希尔·哈撒韦的未来何在?

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2025-05-06

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P.M. Edition for May 5. The Oracle of Omaha’s move after a 60-year run will be a moment of reckoning for the company he built. WSJ deputy markets editor Justin Baer discusses how Berkshire Hathaway’s new leadership will navigate that. Plus, a study out today shows that Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” plan helped its homegrown companies close the technology gap with the West. We hear from the Journal’s chief China correspondent Lingling Wei about the implications for American tariff negotiations with China. And the Trump administration plans to offer $1,000 payments for migrants illegally in the U.S. to leave the country. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Beijing's Made in China plan has helped it close the technology gap with the West.

  • Plus, what will Berkshire Hathaway look like without Warren Buffett at the helm?

  • The question is always going to be Warren Buffett's presence there.

  • To what extent does that create a halo or a premium in the value of Berkshire as a company?

  • We'll see.

  • And the Trump administration plans to offer $1,000 payments to migrants who leave the country.

  • It's Monday, May 5th.

  • I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

  • This is the PM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

  • We kick off today with the U.S. economy.

  • President Trump is downplaying concerns over further economic turmoil.

  • He's stepping up pressure on Congress to pass a tax and spending bill,

  • which would extend cuts made during the first Trump administration.

  • And according to a senior administration official,

  • the White House aims to announce at least one deal with a country seeking to escape higher tariffs in the coming week.

  • This person said that the president and his advisors are feeling somewhat more confident about the economy amid some signs of resiliency,

  • including a streak of stock market gains and a better-than-anticipated jobs report on Friday.

  • Many economists still expect a trade-induced slowdown later this year.

  • Employers, too, are worried.