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Warren Buffett puts his son in the Berkshire Hathaway hot seat
Last week, Berkshire Hathaway announced that Warren Buffett’s son, Howard, would replace him as chairman of the sprawling conglomerate. There was no outcry. At face value, Howard, 71, has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a venerated $US1.08 trillion ($1.5 trillion) company, other than that he is the founder’s son.
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Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built
Stephen BartholomeuszSenior business columnist
Updated September 23, 2026 — 2:51pm,first published 11:59am
Updated September 23, 2026 — 2:51pm,first publi... [7183 chars]
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