Warren Buffett

The Sage of Omaha has made some expensive missteps in the past decade

Warren Buffett's handpicked successor inherits record cash pile — but will be scrutinised more than ‘Oracle of Omaha’

‘Oracle of Omaha’ announces plans to retire from his sprawling conglomerate at historic annual meeting

Sage of Omaha has been selling stocks and raising cash over the last year. Does he think stocks are overvalued?

Billionaire investor trimmed equity portfolio and put money in Treasury bills

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Sage of Omaha has pulled back from shares in recent months

This US election, compliance risks becoming a calculated bet on the rise of authoritarianism

From Warren Buffett to Bill Gates, corporate America seems fearful a victorious Trump would seek to punish those who publicly oppose him

Berkshire Hathaway shares up almost 30% this year ahead of the S&P 500 more than all but two of the ‘magnificent seven’ stocks

Since his first investment in 1962, Buffet has steered the company’s market capitalisation into a club dominated by tech giants such as Apple and Microsoft

Legendary investor even appears wary about stock in his Berkshire Hathaway company

Berkshire Hathaway has outperformed S&P 500 over last 10 and 15-years with annualised returns over 13%

Cash holdings hit a record high as billionaire investor dumps $76bn of stocks for $47.2bn gain

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The billionaire investor ends nearly two decades of gifts to the Gates Foundation for a new charity led by his children

BYD car maker is among the best-placed Chinese companies to cope with new tariffs thanks to European factory

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The fact it is not spending big is being seen as a bearish sign

Oracle of Omaha says he doesn’t know where the major car companies will be in five or 10 years

Warren Buffett sells out of Paramount at a loss and cuts exposure to Apple though it remains a significant holding

Reducing angel investment would have had a domino effect on women in business

Tax levied on ETFs makes Berkshire Hathaway a good investment bet even if it performs no better than an index fund

‘Oracle of Omaha’s annual letter pays tribute to the role of his late business partner Charlie Munger in building €836bn conglomerate

Share sale follows investor’s admission that an earlier cut to its holding may have been a mistake

‘If you’re not willing to react with equanimity to a market price decline of 50% two or three times a century, you’re not fit to be a common shareholder’

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Warren Buffett’s right-hand man railed against active fund management

Warren Buffett’s investment acolyte was famous for his polished wit about all aspects of life

Warren Buffett’s longtime lieutenant and business partner was vice-chair of famed investment conglomerate

Well-known fund manager was paid €160m over the last year even as profits at his business fell

Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile hits a record €147 billion

Pension and insurance companies have dumped UK equities, reducing the ability of companies to raise capital and expand

Short-selling hedge funds were right with betting on meme stocks being a losing bet

The longer the boss stays on, the more important it is to ask whether they are still the best person for the job

Bulls outnumbering bears for two consecutive weeks for only the second time in the last 18 months