The hiring slowdown follows earlier signs that Amazon's HQ2 buildout has fallen short of initial expectations. The company originally projected it would create 10,000 jobs by 2024, but hiring totals fell well short of that mark.
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Buffett is known for identifying stocks before they peak and making the most of their upside. While investors shouldn't blindly follow his moves, it can be interesting to see what he's betting on. Warren Buffett made an interesting last move in the fourth quarter before retiring. He sold Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) and invested in the New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT).
Blue Jay, a multi-armed robot designed to sort and move packages, was unveiled in October for use in the company's same-day delivery facilities. At the time, the company was testing the robots at a facility in South Carolina and said it took Amazon significantly less time to develop Blue Jay - only about a year- than it did to develop its other warehouse robots, a speed the company credited to advancements in AI.
Berkshire slashed its Amazon position by 77%, continuing a pattern of reducing big tech exposure. This follows Berkshire's well-documented Apple trimming and reflects Buffett's broader cash-raising mode as the company transitions to Greg Abel's leadership. Buffett has never been comfortable with businesses he doesn't fully understand, and Amazon's sprawling empire of AWS, advertising, and retail may be too complex for his taste.
