Shares in Berkshire Hathaway fell more than 3% Monday (Aug. 4) after the firm revealed a drop in quarterly profits. That disclosure had come Saturday (Aug. 2) with the Warren Buffet-led firm’s earnings report, which also included a $3.8 billion write-down in Berkshire’s 27.4% stake in Kraft...
Warren E. Buffett’s recent announcement that he will retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at year-end ended one of the longest, most closely watched tenures in corporate America. The 94-year-old investor’s decision, disclosed May 3, set off a flood of tributes, along with fresh...
Investing giant Warren Buffett has warned that President Trump’s tariffs could hurt consumers. “Tariffs are actually, we’ve had a lot of experience with them. They’re an act of war, to some degree,” Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway invests in a number of industries bound to be...
Warren Buffett has once again sold off another large piece of his stake in Apple. As CNBC reported Saturday (Nov. 2), the billionaire investor’s Berkshire Hathaway had $69.9 billion worth of Apple shares at the end of September, according to its latest earnings report. This...
May 05, 2025
Warren E. Buffett’s recent announcement that he will retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at year-end ended one of the longest, most closely watched tenures in corporate America. The 94-year-old investor’s decision, disclosed May 3, set off a flood of tributes, along with fresh nostalgia for his simple, common sense approach to investing and […]
May 04, 2020
The selloff begat the selloff. To that end, news came over the weekend that famed investor Warren Buffett, through his investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway, has sold all of its holdings...
December 23, 2019
When people joke about boring professions and industries, one can bet that insurance will almost always be one of the top targets of such humor. That’s a bit unfair, of...
March 29, 2019
Pushed? Jumped ? The speculation begins and runs rampant as Timothy Sloan steps down from Wells Fargo’s helm – and yes, shares popped. In the meantime, the bank still will...
September 18, 2026
Warren Buffett transitioned from chairman to chairman emeritus of Berkshire Hathaway, effective Friday (Sept. 18), and will remain a member of the board of directors, Berkshire Hathaway said in a Friday press release. In a letter to shareholders accompanying the release, Buffett said his recent 96th birthday and the performance of Greg Abel as the […]
August 04, 2025
Shares in Berkshire Hathaway fell more than 3% Monday (Aug. 4) after the firm revealed a drop in quarterly profits. That disclosure had come Saturday (Aug. 2) with the Warren Buffet-led firm’s...
March 02, 2025
Investing giant Warren Buffett has warned that President Trump’s tariffs could hurt consumers. “Tariffs are actually, we’ve had a lot of experience with them. They’re an act of war, to...
November 03, 2024
Warren Buffett has once again sold off another large piece of his stake in Apple. As CNBC reported Saturday (Nov. 2), the billionaire investor’s Berkshire Hathaway had $69.9 billion worth...