Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B shed 0.95% to $452.16 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.07% to 5,906.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.

Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A -0.39%) ( BRK.B -0.56%) has been one of the most successful stock investments of all time. From 1965 through the end of 2023, it produced a 4,384,748% gain for investors. And that isn't a typo.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

The CEO slashed Berkshire’s Apple stake by two-thirds—and left some $30 billion on the table while incurring a big tax bill.