Rich Duprey's 247wallst.com article reports that Berkshire Hathaway under Greg Abel has spent $14.4 billion repurchasing its own shares in 2026, resumed buybacks after a pause, and swung from net stock seller in 2025 to about $11.2 billion in net purchases, including a $10 billion Alphabet stake. The piece cites Reuters on some $2 billion more in October repurchases, Morningstar's note that cash retreated as buybacks picked up, and CNBC's report that shares rose after earnings as Wall Street swooned over AI fears.