Cautious optimism: Berkshire investors weigh future under new CEO Greg Abel

Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, meets with shareholders at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 1, 2026. David A. Grogan | CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — At the shareholder shopping day that kicks off Berkshire Hathaway 's annual meeting, the mood in the air was cautiously optimistic as new and returning investors weighed the company's direction under a new chief executive. …