2017 •  Berkshire Hathaway sells about 90 percent of its shares in Walmart. •  Berkshire Hathaway sells about one-third of its stock in IBM after IBM stock prices fall over a number of years. •  Buffett criticizes the 2017 Better Care Reconciliation Act proposed by Senate Republican leaders for cutting the corporate tax rate. Buffett views corporate tax cuts as an unnecessary measure since corporations have done just as well under high tax rates as they have under lower ones. 2018 •  Greg Abel and Ajit Jain join the Berkshire Hathaway board as vice chairs. Abel is appointed head of all Berkshire Hathaway’s non–insurance related operations, while Jain oversees the insurance side of the business. •  Forbes ranks Buffett third (after Gates and Jeff Bezos) in its list of highest-earning billionaires. •  Berkshire Hathaway purchases approximately 75 million more shares in Apple. 2017 ·伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司出售了沃尔玛90%的股份。 ·伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司在IBM股价连续几年下跌后，出售了其持有的IBM股票的三分之一。 ·巴菲特批评参议院共和党领导人提出的2017年《更好医疗和解法案》削减企业税率。巴菲特认为，企业减税是一项不必要的措施，因为企业在高税率下的表现与在低税率下的表现一样好。 2018年 ·格雷格·阿贝尔和阿吉特·贾恩加入伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司董事会担任副主席。阿贝尔被任命为伯克希尔哈撒韦公司所有非保险相关业务的负责人，而贾恩则负责监管公司的保险业务。 ·在《福布斯》收入最高的亿万富翁排行榜中，巴菲特排在第三位(盖茨和杰夫·贝佐斯之后)。 ·伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司又购买了大约7500万股苹果股票。