Warren Buffett Just Spent $2.6 Billion Buying 6 Different Stocks for Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio. Here's the Best of the Bunch.

Berkshire Hathaway is adjusting the rules for its March Madness pool. Warren Buffett says he hopes to award $1 million to someone this year, but they’re going to need a fair bit of luck on their side,

Berkshire’s Class A stock rose 1.8% to $784,957 while the Class B shares ended at $523.01, up 1.6%. Both are new closing highs for the shares. Berkshire’s Class A stock now is up 15.3% year to date, against a 3.2% decline in the S&P 500 index.