Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been stockpiling cash all year. At the end of the third quarter of 2024, Berkshire had over $320 billion of cash and short-term Treasury bills.

Warren Buffett is recognized for his legendary ability to uncover high-quality and undervalued companies to invest in. Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) has crushed the returns of stock market benchmarks like the S&P 500 index.

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO spent more than $400 million on Occidental Petroleum shares, which just hit a nearly three-year low amid fears that oil prices may keep falling.

After the Federal Reserve announced its latest interest-rate decision, financial markets sold off as the pace of future rate cuts appears that it will be slower than most had expected. During the sell-off, Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway bought shares of three stocks:

This company built around an aging technology is finally reinventing itself by rethinking how it does business.