Key Takeaways Greg Abel turned 5-cent bottle runs into the habits now steering Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire’s Jan. 1 handoff puts Abel in Buffett’s old seat, with markets watching every move. Abel opened with a $4.5B write-down, giving Berkshire investors an early taste of his style. Greg Abel’s first taste of business came on two wheels in Edmonton, scanning the route home from school for empty soda bottles he could wash and redeem for 5 cents apiece. That small hustle is now part of the origin story of the man who became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway on 1/1/2026, the board’s unanimous …

