Berkshire shares shake the Buffett blues with new all-time highs

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) After almost 18 months, Berkshire Hathaway shares have entirely erased all the ground they lost in the wake of Warren Buffett's surprise announcement at the 2025 shareholders meeting that he would step down as CEO at the end of that year. On Friday, May 2, 2025, the Class A shares closed at $809,350. The Class B shares finished at $539.80. CNBC.com noted a 14% drop in Q1 operating earnings , also announced that Saturday, may have contributed to the declines.