For nearly two decades, Warren Buffett's summer transfer of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Gates Foundation has been an annual certainty. This year, it has not arrived.
Buffett, the 95-year-old Berkshire chairman, is holding back his usual gift while an external review into the foundation's historical ties to Jeffrey Epstein runs its course, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported the pause on 29 June. People familiar with his plans said a final decision could wait until his annual Thanksgiving letter.