Berkshire marked down its carrying value of the Kraft Heinz stake to $8.4 billion at the end of June, according to a regulatory filing Saturday
Investing in bonds and stocks can be guided by similar principles—focusing on a company's financial strength, debt coverage and valuation to minimise risk and to generate alpha.
Luminaries from the technology and banking worlds rushed to praise the man whose lessons they partially credit for their success
In Buffett's eyes, the US stands as a shining example of capitalist success, not just in wealth generation but in building an economic structure
Warren Buffet shared his insights on various important and relevant issues including trade tariffs, DOGE, artificial intelligence, and currency debasement while announcing that Greg Abel will become the new chief executive of the firm by the year-end.
Warren Buffett, who has long called Apple Berkshire’s “third business,” reflected briefly on the company’s legendary co-founder.
Warren Buffett added that they are 'very comfortable both with the Japanese companies and with the currency we would ultimately realize — i.e., in the yen'
“Lot of people have gotten very rich in the country by essentially figuring out how to get others put up the capital. And that's what people do in the money management business. And they get very, very rich because they get an override on other people's capital,” said Buffett while speaking at the annual shareholders meet of Berkshire Hathaway.
Buffett found that executives often opened up freely when asked about competitors. “Every manager likes to talk about their competitors. They're like a bunch of school kids,” Buffett said with a laugh. “I probably learned more about various industries by just making sure that they didn't think I'd stay too long.”
Warren Buffett said he likes to think he knows most of Berkshire’s companies, but added, 'It may be a subsidiary of a subsidiary in some way, but I really don’t know a thing about it. I’m sorry'
"But while we're being patient, never underestimate the amount of reading and work that's being done to be prepared to act quickly, because we do know... that when the opportunity presents itself, we're ready to act," said Warren Buffett while speaking at Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meet.
'We started out as an agricultural society. We started out as a society with high promises and we didn’t deliver on it very well,' Warren Buffett said in response to a question
Chairman Warren Buffett said he plans to hold on to his investments in Japan’s five major trading houses—Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Sumitomo
“Well, in respect to real estate, it's so much harder… in terms of negotiation of deals, time spent. The involvement of multiple parties in the ownership, usually when real estate gets in trouble, you find out you're dealing with more than the equity holder,” said Buffet at the annual shareholders meet at Omaha.
Warren Buffett reiterated his support for global commerce: “We should be looking to trade with the rest of the world, and we should do what we do best, and they should do what they do best.”
Last month, Berkshire issued a statement saying Buffett never praised Trump’s recent economic policies
Held at the CHI Health Center in downtown Omaha, the gathering draws crowds akin to a music festival. Overflowing hotels, packed flights, and bustling vendor stalls make it clear: this is no ordinary AGM.
With global markets on edge, political shifts in Washington, and questions looming over Berkshire’s massive cash pile, the stakes are as high as they’ve ever been.
Tesla reported a 13 percent drop in first-quarter auto sales on Wednesday amid lower production during factory upgrades and blowback over Musk's work for the US President Donald Trump administration.
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